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They also have 3 hearts so you don’t even really need to aim.
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They also have 3 hearts so you don’t even really need to aim.
That’s a big target.Just 1, but substantial:
According to the San Diego Zoo, a giraffe's heart is 2 feet (0.6 m) long and weighs about 25 lbs. (11 kg).
If they only knew we were using their site for hunting research...Just 1, but substantial:
According to the San Diego Zoo, a giraffe's heart is 2 feet (0.6 m) long and weighs about 25 lbs. (11 kg).
I wish Ryan the best, but I hope he doesn’t figure out the hard way why some countries/provinces/outfitter have 3 different minimum caliber/energy requirements for 3 species that all weigh ~2,000# - eland, giraffe, and cape buffalo. While they have similar weights, they are not similarly dimensioned and giraffe and cape buffalo have physical attributes which make penetration more challenging.Giraffes are not 4 feet through the chest, they’re not 3 feet through the chest. They are about 2 feet through the chest. Just like with deer, elk, moose, goats, etc- African animals are widely exaggerated as to their dimensions.
Thats bit true. There are 6mm bullets that will penetrate 4 feet of tissue. In any case- there is not arrow that is more “lethal” than just about any caliber big game bullet. The hitting that arrows kill different, or they are different is nonsense.
A 6mm 115gr DTAC will penetrate both lungs of a giraffe from nearly in legitimate angle- and might actually exit on a broadside shot.
Penetration is a consideration for all animals. My point was there is no need to exaggerate the size or depth of them not make it some mythical creature.
How dare you disrupt the echo chamber..I wish Ryan the best, but I hope he doesn’t figure out the hard way why some countries/provinces/outfitter have 3 different minimum caliber/energy requirements for 3 species that all weigh ~2,000# - eland, giraffe, and cape buffalo. While they have similar weights, they are not similarly dimensioned and giraffe and cape buffalo have physical attributes which make penetration more challenging.
I say that based on feedback from a friend who has been a PH in Africa for pushing 30 years. For his bowhunters, he recommends the same broadhead design and arrow weight for giraffe as he does for cape buffalo (800-1,000 grs). Not the case for eland (which actually do top out at just over 2’ wide), for which the same arrows hunters use for smaller plains game work fine (400-500 gr).