Gday hugger
I'm not sold on it's a bad idea
& it's a shot that we should all understand on how to do it or variations of it
So let me explain my thoughts & position
For a meat hunter it still can be good & trophy hunter most definitely on culls it's where you find it's useful a lot of times also
So how is it a good idea because you get to recover your critter if you do it correctly & use the appropriate pill for your choice of shot placement
Still not convinced I'd be thinking
Well let's take these type of shots
going for the high shoulder shot you've hit actually above the spine & give the critter spine shock & it collapses on impact & you think all good start going over to critter & it gets up & starts moving to heavy cover or swamps etc & your left with one option of now or never & all you see is the tailpipe
So do you shoot or not shoot & punch your tag hoping the critter survives or take that shot
Yes I'm taking that shot as I don't really know with a 100% I was high as it may have been a pill failure also or a low shot breaking the front leg or a shot that was to far back in the ribs yes sir I'm a bad shot & can't pick 100% of the time exactly where the pill went ( I'm not that bad of a shot but I have shot enough to know Murphy will get you eventually )
So now to actual placement
Jarrod in the video is correct on some parts with certain pills but placement on different types of pills is critical to understanding what they do & what you need that pill to do
Aiming for a perfect tailpipe involves basically shooting the pill through up the anus & through the pelvis hole & not busting bone & this is very limited on pill choices & calibers to get it done effortlessly & consistently which the critter basically won't move yes it collapses on the spot
Now also if you do that as jarrod said with a lot of the pills you guys use ( don't know yours ) you will get that basically gut shot critter that will take a long time to die
Yet if you aim to the side ( nearest leg if it's on a slight angle ) where the leg bone & pelvis meet you hit that & even with a frangible it will immobilise the critter quickly
& if you take the femoral artery out it's pretty quick killing considering all things
Now yes you'll loose meat but better that than the whole critter right
Here's one that bangflop from a single shot & this critter was a cull & had to go due to poor genetics for which only shot offered after a couple hours
& here's another that was immobilised extremely quickly
So I like to show people all angles & dosent matter on type of bullet as I'll take that shot with a frangible no worries just need to change my point of impact a touch but predominantly the monos do a better job if you choose wisely also but a true good solid that shots pretty incredible how quickly it puts a critter down
The deer was a 30 cal
Bovine was a 375
Move to 50 cal & that's my problem solver lol
Just something to think on but understand anatomy & pill capabilities is one that is advisable
Just how I go about things & understand not for everyone but a valuable tool one may need one day if not someone will is my motto
So I don't dismiss the Texas shot but it's also not my go to if I have a choice
No offence intended just showing options
Cheers
