Content warning? I mean we're in a thread with more than a few carcasses, but just so you're aware the heart is pictured below.
Gentlemen, I don't think most of you would believe this without a picture, so I took a picture. The story goes that this is my first year of archery and I ended up buying a barnett 370 on sale from Walmart after a little Google fu. Seeing as how I like to consider myself a responsible hunter, I shot probably 35-40 times during site in and learning the process. A lot of rifle skills translate to crossbow, at least in my brief experience, so I didn't have too hard a time with it. I even built a cardboard target that's about 50 layers thick (thank goodness for amazon addiction) and sacrificed a broadhead to ensure accuracy. I say all that to say this and finally present the picture. In all the years I've been rifle hunting I have never failed to split a heart. It's not something I'm aiming for specifically, more just how grandpa taught me to aim. I had an inkling as I'm gutting last night as I was getting closer to the heart. I pulled it out and saw a neat little "X" on both sides. She ran about 30 yards and dropped.
Gentlemen, I don't think most of you would believe this without a picture, so I took a picture. The story goes that this is my first year of archery and I ended up buying a barnett 370 on sale from Walmart after a little Google fu. Seeing as how I like to consider myself a responsible hunter, I shot probably 35-40 times during site in and learning the process. A lot of rifle skills translate to crossbow, at least in my brief experience, so I didn't have too hard a time with it. I even built a cardboard target that's about 50 layers thick (thank goodness for amazon addiction) and sacrificed a broadhead to ensure accuracy. I say all that to say this and finally present the picture. In all the years I've been rifle hunting I have never failed to split a heart. It's not something I'm aiming for specifically, more just how grandpa taught me to aim. I had an inkling as I'm gutting last night as I was getting closer to the heart. I pulled it out and saw a neat little "X" on both sides. She ran about 30 yards and dropped.