Quartering to shot.

[Short Track]

If you were to shoot a bull, quartering to you, would you sneak it in just behind the shoulder, and hope to catch the rear of the 2nd lung.

or between the 2 front shoulders, and it would exit through 1 lung ?

 

[Pgohil]

If I can't hit both lungs, I don't shoot. Wait for the high % shot.
One lung and liver is very fatal, however it'll be a slower death and a gut hit as well.

There is too much heavy bone to shoot a quartering to bull in front of the shoulder.
True frontal shots are great under 25 yrds

Again, patience is the key, don't force a shot you are not 100% confidant in.



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[realunlucky]

Elk can die with one lung hits but they are very hard to find. You force it and they run far with very little blood trail.

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[MTNRCHR]

NO quartering to shots ! Absolute worst shot to take on an elk. period

 

[WeiserBucks]

Guns or bows ?

 

[Still Hunter]

nope

 

[Short Track]

What if he is facing directly at you ?

 

[Logan T]

It's kind of a forgotten thing now a days.... but you don't HAVE to take a marginal shot......

 

[realunlucky]

What if he is facing directly at you ?

Frontals are deadly if you can make the shot also they need to be close because they are going to try and whirl

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[MTtrout]

I shot a bull at close range several years ago and he was quartering to, more than I thought. Hit back of lung, though liver, and out stomach. I found the arrow covered in blood and stomach matter. I waited 6 VERY stressful hours and luckily he didn't go more than several hundred yards. I would strongly discourage taking that shot. Too high of a risk and if I didn't wait that time and ended up bumping him, I probably wouldn't have found him...very little blood. You owe it to the animal.

 

[MTtrout]

I haven't had the opportunity for a frontal shot with a bow, but like stated above, I won't have a problem with it at close range

 

[Okhotnik]

NO quartering to shots ! Absolute worst shot to take on an elk. period

yep

just like the guys suggesting a head facing shot is an ethical shot

amazing this comes up on archery hunting forum topics

 

[cgasner1]

Loose a few bulls this won’t be a question elk are built like a tank it’s a solid no for me


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[Short Track]

Got a 201 yard Bear. Quartering too. Bang Flop !! Went into neck on an angle, came out the aft lung. Possibly just under spinal cord. Bang Flop, rolled over dead. 140gr accubond.

Never have I seen a bear not run 50 yards, and not have the death moan. This was very different...

 

[BigDog00]

I just shot a spike with a quartering to shot at 30 yards. It wasn't a hard quartering shot but I caught a lung, liver, and it exited out the rear quarter. I used the Viper tricks. The bull went maybe 50 yards and piled up.

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[ridgefire]

This was a quartering to downhill shot at 15 yards and it died within 20 yards. Deadly shot if you hit them right.

 

[wind gypsy]

Nephew shot his last week quartering to harder than it seemed (or the arrow deflected). Caught 1 lung, liver, and a little guts and went 100 yards before getting wobbly.

 

[chasewild]

Sure, there are chances you get that arrow between all of that heavy bone -- thread the needle as they say.

But I'm just back from MT where I lost my cool on a giant at 10 yards quartering to me. Needless to say, I will NEVER try that bullsht again. Ever. Just be patient, act like you've been there before, and wait for that nice clean armpit shot.

 

[Trial153]

Never behind the the shoulder on a quartering too, always in front of it. The idea is go through as much of the Thoracic cavity possible. One lunger on elk are nightmares..

 

[idahoan]

Broadside or slightly quartered away is best. That front on shot is tricky and they better be close if your gonna try it. First time you wound one and you know its out there suffering if you have a conscience at all you will feel terrible. Elk 101 has a video on the frontal shot. Corey Jacobson explains it well....