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hunting170 wrote:Another trend is the shoulder blade, knuckle, rotator cuff, or whatever people think they are hitting that is stopping their arrows. That seems to be the fuel behind the quest for more KE/momentum. I can`t believe that out of the dozens of deer I have killed I have never lost one to a shoulder blade.

I have. Lost a good buck out in Kansas from a scapula hit. 29"/70# Hoyt Striker Redline firing a Nitro Stinger and a 125-grain Muzzy 3-blade. Muzzy just crumpled.

Killed a Missouri buck a couple years ago with the same shot from my Xforce shooting 343 fps.

I'm shooting 55lbs @ 28" and with a c-o-c head have gotten 31" of penetration on a deer with the arrow ending up stuck in the dirt. I don't get why guys are endlessly worrying themselves with this chit. Don't hit bone, hit the pump house, collect meat.

Of course, I don't intend to shoot a deer up the azs at 60yrds.

That's just it, Dave. By the way, it was a 62-yard shot up the ass, if I remember correctly.

KE opens up a world of possibility. Now, put in the wrong hands, it also opens up the possibility for a lot of wounded deer. However, put in the hands of someone who knows their abilities and how to place a shot, and well, more death can occur.

Your 55#/28" "normal" bow would not have killed that particular deer, for instance.

Yeah, I would never think of trying it. I don't push the limits with archery. I've lost two deer, and that was enough to keep me on the straight and narrow. I don't begrudge the guys who do take advantage of extreme shots. Pushing the limits is where inovation comes from. It is good for the guys who are into the minutia, but I aint one of those guys.