duncan61 wrote:I followed the guides direction on shot placement with the first 4 shots.I had 3 in the mag and one up the spout.the next 3 I loaded while moving closer and it got up so I shot the mag into its chest area.I only had 2 left so the last one went in its backbone that I could see through the scope.It was wrong of me to call bow hunters loonies but go stick one in a Buffalo and see what it does.them super sharp arrows will get in there even if they hit a rib but it will take time to bleed out.If it sees you it will try to kill you.Go do it and hear some of the tales the outfitter will share
I've dropped enough animals with bow and rifle to know that generalisations are pointless. Shot placement is absolutely critical no matter what you are shooting with. If you were a guide, would you rather be (1) standing still and quiet waiting for a buff to bleed out that had just been heart/lung shot that had absolutely no idea where the shot came from, or (2) standing around whilst a hunter banged off 7 shots from a rifle making a heap of movement and noise that pinpointed the position of one or both of you.
Anyway, believe what you want. Cheers