Frontal shot - pass or shoot?

C

cnelk

New member
Mar 23, 2017
5,542
22 yds

Would this oppornutunty make you a frontal shooter?

Would this opportunity continue your frontal shot support?
 

Attachments

  • image.jpg
    98.6 KB · Views: 580
I would probably take it but a lot depends on the Bulls actions(reguardless of size gotta read body language different for every situation) his body is kinda swung to the left so I would be edging to the left side. But 22 yrds I\'m very confident and after he crashes in 30 yrds or so I would have to wake up and go to work
 
I made a 17 last year on a whitetail that was alert and had his head lifted checking the wind. He was downwind of me. Slipped the arrow through the 2 inch diameter hole and out before the second to last rib. 7 seconds and he was down. The elk has a much larger target area and moves a little slower than the whitetail. If he is still I would release the arrow assuming I was at full draw already.
 
Assuming I keep up the practice between now and the season, I would be comfortable with that shot. That is one monster of a bull by the way!
 
No doubt that shot is only an opportunity if I\'m already at full draw, and yes given that opportunity, 22 yards and at that angle I would shoot.
 
Frontal shots are for guys that have ice in their veins. If you have an Imperial Bull like the one pictured above standing that close and you have nerves of steel, go for it. If not, pass on the shot. For me, 22 yards would be an extreme distance for that shot. I have the nerve and the ice, just not that great of a shot :lol: .

Elk have a frontal bone structure similar to a large dog. So poke around on your dog and feel for that breast bone and shoulder bones to get an idea of where the shirt pocket is on each side an how high you need to shoot for a clear shot.
 
I called the bull an Imperial. Sorry, I didn\'t notice that little nub on his left side. I think it is big enough to call it a point, so that would make him a Monarch.
 
Yes. Since I would shoot at 22 yards at a whitetail broadside, I would assume that the vitals on a frontal elk is at least that big or bigger. I will admit that I have no experience but assuming I am holding my mud....I shoot.
 
Would this solidify the answer for those that would shoot and make any difference to those who wouldn\'t shoot????



If I was still hunting, at full draw already I would take the shot... I saw a video a long time ago of a guy shooting a bull elk frontal shot with a muzzleloader and the bull did go very far and blood was pumping out of the entrance hole every time the bull\'s heart would beat....

I do respect folks that wouldn\'t take the shot for their own reason but even if it were a lesser bull and one I would shoot I\'m shooting... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
 
I believe I\'d shoot. Seems like an easy shot if you\'ve put in plenty of range time. Last year it would be a pass for me but this year I\'ve taken lessons from retired competition shooter and I\'m touching arrows at 20. :upthumb:
 
After my last year\'s frontal shot and having confidence in it I would do it again in the right circumstances. This sounds like such an opportunity 22 yards and standing still (assumed).


\"JohnFitzgerald\" said:
Last year it would be a pass for me but this year I\'ve taken lessons from retired competition shooter and I\'m touching arrows at 20. :upthumb:
Click to expand...

Sounds like a good deal there. Any chance you could share some new techniques/good lessons to be learned?
 
This shot is a perfect example why we practice.
In reality, we all should be able to pop a balloon at 22yds
And this is no different than that

I will shoot and watch him tip over within sight
 
I think I remember Lew calling it shooting the tennis ball a while back. Most folks can do that at 22 yards. Of course it might be a bit different shoot the tennis ball on that big guy. :D :D
 
Chip shot; dead bull. These days, I\'ve been shooting more frontals than anything else; not by choice but because those are the opps I\'m getting. I\'ve never lost an animal with a frontal or even seen one go more than about 25 yards. All the \"goods\" are up front
 
I\'m not a big proponent of the frontal shot, but I\'m taking this one. Even on a bad day, I\'m pretty darn good at 20 yards. Elk, in my experience, aren\'t real flinchy animals. They aren\'t even close to a whitetail. Of course after posting this, I\'ll probably miss this year by shooting 10 feet to the left on a ten yard shot, at a bull that flinches like a spooked coues.
 
I\'m taking that shot. The little rag horn I took last year was at 17yds & he was dumping blood on the first jump. He might have made it 25 before tipping over. No tracking involved. I like that!
 
It dont matter bull or cow, the distance traveled after a frontal shot seldom exceeds the distance of the shot

We have shot several that way [one even with an expandable ]








 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Members online

No members online now.
Total: 59 (members: 0, guests: 59)

Latest posts

Share this page

Back
Top