Wound LESS ELK! - Archery and Rifle Shot Placement

Many unrecovered elk aren't due to bad shooting—they’re due to aiming at the wrong spot and hitting it. In this video, Cliff breaks down the most common and costly shot placement errors made by both rifle and archery hunters: the quartering-to shot, the so-called “high shoulder” shot and others. You’ll learn how minor angle misreads lead to single-lung hits and how the anatomy of a bull elk demands precision—especially in how you visualize broadside versus quartering. He uses real images, a 3D shot simulation tool, and decades of guiding experience to show exactly where to aim. If you’ve ever hit a bull and not recovered it, this will explain why—and fix it.

1:10 Broadside Anatomy
8:00 Importance of Double Lung Shots
16:20 Quartering To
30:40 High Shoulder Shot
34:50 Debunking Shot Myths

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