Thoughts on no blood trail?

[S_fontinalis]

I’ve seen a couple moderate to high frontal/quartering to shots on moose that have had minimal blood and a dead animals within 200 yards. A few things I think contribute to this, 1) no exit, 2) can often be a single lung, 3) take a while to fill up the cavity, 4) thick fur on the neck

 

[mtmuley]

When you have killed bulls in the double digit numbers like the OP and some of the rest of us have, that shot is a no brainer. mtmuley

 

[Fire_9]

Never questioned the person just called out the action! An action with cause and affect. That action in question does in fact have low odds of a successful recovery. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should…..think about it!

Have you ever taken a frontal shot or just living in theory? If you can’t visualize all the organs a frontal shot gives you access to, I don’t know what to tell you

 

[Farmerj]

Have you ever taken a frontal shot or just living in theory? If you can’t visualize all the organs a frontal shot gives you access to, I don’t know what to tell you

I have…
Doubt I ever will again.

 

[easternmt]

Heck of a bull congrats!

 

[Raisin Bran]

Have you ever taken a frontal shot or just living in theory? If you can’t visualize all the organs a frontal shot gives you access to, I don’t know what to tell.

Now your just assuming things!

 

[Raisin Bran]

When you have killed bulls in the double digit numbers like the OP and some of the rest of us have, that shot is a no brainer.

I have and I do. So now what?

 

[Raisin Bran]

I have…
Doubt I ever will again.

Totally agree! Never again!

 

[mtmuley]

I have and I do. So now what?

Do what you want. I get a frontal shot, I'm killing a bull. mtmuley

 

[Raisin Bran]

Do what you want. I get a frontal shot, I'm killing a bull. mtmuley

Now that explains it! Those are the dead bulls that I find once or twice a year that weren’t retrieved. Got it!

 

[mtmuley]

Now that explains it! Those are the dead bulls that I find once or twice a year that weren’t retrieved. Got it!

You aren't finding any bull I've ever shot at frontal or not. Move along. mtmuley

 

[Raisin Bran]

You aren't finding any bull I've ever shot at frontal or not. Move along. mtmuley

Chances are I already have. Move along!

 

[mtmuley]

Chances are I already have. Move along!

Have a nice weekend. mtmuley

 

[Addicting]

Have a nice weekend. mtmuley

Whoa, I thought you liked bullet threads? Lol

 

[BackofBeyond]

Whoa, I thought you liked bullet threads? Lol

Well, he did say “have a nice weekend.”

 

[mtmuley]

Whoa, I thought you liked bullet threads? Lol

To a point. This has gone to if you can kill an elk with a frontal shot. mtmuley

 

[Raisin Bran]

Have a nice weekend. mtmuley

You too! I appreciate the dialogue. Chalk this up for we can agree to disagree

 

[Dan O]

Can't remember, think I was about Bozeman, good luck

That picture was when you were over the Lincoln area looking NE at Haystack butte and Sawtooth and Castle reef on the front just west of Augusta. You see a lot of the Scapegoat and Bob Marshall in that shot.
Cool photo!

 

[devon deer]

Google 'Hilar shot' creates a 'bang flop' (sorry don't really like that description!) if bullet placement is correct.

As another poster said, if gutless method hadn't been used it could be seen what damage had been done to the vitals.

Cheers

Richard