Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
Family member?
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NeTree
Guest
I think it was his second cousin... 
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The Branch Doctor
Guest
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Here's a squiddle that died of lead poisoning. Was mighty tasty just the same.
70-ish yard shot- not bad for an airgun.
Very impressive!
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NeTree
Guest
I sure was... dead center in the vitals, even. I'm good, but I didn't think I was THAT good.
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NeTree
Guest
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
RIP rodent.
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Frans
Guest
What does this hunting/shooting term mean? "quartering"
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NeTree
Guest
He was facing away at an angle.
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Frans
Guest
who? the critter or the hunter? does it matter? Seems like a silly question I know.
When a dog quarters It usually means the dog is working off to one side and back of the handler.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
If north is heading straight at you, and east is heading perpendicular, quartering would be north east. It goes all the way around the compass.
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Frans
Guest
got it. Thanks Carl.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
lumberjack
Young man on the go
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Excellent!
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Isn't a quarter shot risking a non-immediate kill shot, possibly causing unnecessary suffering to the critter? Just wondering how it works?
lumberjack
Young man on the go
In some animals it can be prefered. It can present a smaller target, but in and of itself doesn't make for a bad shot, it's still up to the hunter.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
That elk shot is ideal. Vitals are fully exposed making an excellent kill shot easy. Quartering to you makes one of the wost shots that really shouldn't be attempted. Not only are the vitals exposed on the picture Carl posted but the animals attention is directed totally away from you
Jay, Actually, quartering away is an ideal shot angle because no tough skeletol elements are shielding the vital organs. End on is rather bad from either end and quartering "forward" is very bad for a bowman since the vitals are shielded and the eyes are focused in the shooter's direction. Broadside will be forever classic and with a powerful rifle and good bullets most angles are doable but for an archer, quartering away and close is a "Thank you, God" shot.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Beatcha beatcha beatcha
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Excellent clarification, Justin.
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NeTree
Guest
Don't worry, he didn't suffer for more than a few milliseconds. Thanks for the clarification help, guys. 
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Got me one of the little garden raiders today. "Guilty" I say, as he carried a fresh tomato up the oak. I think it freaked my mom who came to visit. She left soon after.. LOL Nuttin but woods for 2 miles or more on the angle he gave me. Still need to sight it in but I compensated and it's done. Still shooting low and right. About 5 o' clock. Not my best shot.. But pretty good for compensating on a 4 inch window from 30 feet out and 20 feet up with no glasses 
NO MO TOMATOES FUR JU!
Hope I don't have to pick tomatoes off the branch 
NO MO TOMATOES FUR JU! Hope I don't have to pick tomatoes off the branch 
