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Texas heart shot is a hunting term that means shooting at the tail and butt region of an animal. The hunter usually aims for the femoral artery. This artery is in the leg that goes from the hip to the knee. After the bullet or arrow goes through this artery, it then usually goes through the heart or lung. Many hunters do not use this shot because it is hard to make it a successful one. The Texas heart shot usually harms the edible meat of the animal. The point of this kind of shot is to break the animals spinal cord and other large bones in it's body. This enables them to move if they are not yet killed.
The Texas heart shot is a very controversial issue. Most people, even hunters, see it as unethical. Many hunters only use this as a last resort shot if a wounded animal is running away from them. On discussion forums of many outdoors web sites, hunters talk about the Texas heart shot. Some admitted to actually killing an animal this way, but really regret it. Trying to clean a deer after the bullet has gone through the whole body, is very difficult and a huge mess. Most of the meat is not even usable at this point. A few hunters do think this kind of shot is ethical. They say it's a very fast way to kill an animal and it gets the job done. They do believe it should not be one's primary shot while hunting. Hunters think it is ok to shoot coyotes this way because their meat has no use.
The Texas heart shot is a very controversial issue. Most people, even hunters, see it as unethical. Many hunters only use this as a last resort shot if a wounded animal is running away from them. On discussion forums of many outdoors web sites, hunters talk about the Texas heart shot. Some admitted to actually killing an animal this way, but really regret it. Trying to clean a deer after the bullet has gone through the whole body, is very difficult and a huge mess. Most of the meat is not even usable at this point. A few hunters do think this kind of shot is ethical. They say it's a very fast way to kill an animal and it gets the job done. They do believe it should not be one's primary shot while hunting. Hunters think it is ok to shoot coyotes this way because their meat has no use.
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“Texas Heart Shot.” Wikipedia. N.p., 21 June 2010. Web. 6 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_heart_shot>.
I don't think that this type of shot is ethical because animals could run away and suffer if the shot doesn't kill them instantly.
ReplyDeleteVery nice job Jen. And as a hunter my self i do agree with the hunters that beleive that is very unethical and why would you shot something if your ruin the meat. It is just the stupidest shot to take i think. I personally will never take this shot
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