I shot a really nice buck last year with my new Buck Stalker muzzle loader... My first deer ever with a Muzzle Loader!!!
100 grains of powder and a Sabot.
When I retrieved the buck... Thank the LORD I saw him fall... There wasn't a single drop of blood.
I had a buddy of mine help me retrieve him. We both searched EXTENSIVELY for even the slightest hint of a wound or bullet hole...Nothing
At one point, we both joked about thinking the deer actually may have had a heart attack....
It wasn't till we cut the deer open that we saw where the bullet hit... Dead Center of the heart...
The buck only ran about 30-40 YDS so I am VERY thankful I was able to see where he fell....
But it got me thinking....
With no blood trail, and the deer actually running away.... Did I make a good shot even though it was a dead center heart hit?
I have hunted deer with a bow for years so I just assumed that the shot placement was the same for a Muzzle loader as it is for an arrow....
Watching the hunting shows on TV... I see the deer drop like a stone right where they are shot...
Where should I be aiming with a muzzle loader??? Is it the same as it is for archery???
Hope that's not too noob of a question...Thanks in advance....
100 grains of powder and a Sabot.
When I retrieved the buck... Thank the LORD I saw him fall... There wasn't a single drop of blood.
I had a buddy of mine help me retrieve him. We both searched EXTENSIVELY for even the slightest hint of a wound or bullet hole...Nothing
At one point, we both joked about thinking the deer actually may have had a heart attack....
It wasn't till we cut the deer open that we saw where the bullet hit... Dead Center of the heart...
The buck only ran about 30-40 YDS so I am VERY thankful I was able to see where he fell....
But it got me thinking....
With no blood trail, and the deer actually running away.... Did I make a good shot even though it was a dead center heart hit?
I have hunted deer with a bow for years so I just assumed that the shot placement was the same for a Muzzle loader as it is for an arrow....
Watching the hunting shows on TV... I see the deer drop like a stone right where they are shot...
Where should I be aiming with a muzzle loader??? Is it the same as it is for archery???
Hope that's not too noob of a question...Thanks in advance....