Module 11 of 14 Core
The Shot & The Recovery
Execute an ethical shot and reliably recover the animal, the most consequential skills a hunter owns.
Best after: Know Your Quarry: Biology & Behavior Weapons, Optics & Marksmanship
Lessons
4 lessons in this module · 90 across the path
- Shot Placement & Angles Broadside/quartering shots, aim points, and shots to pass.
- Shot Execution Under Pressure Managing buck fever, the moment of truth, and the follow-through.
- Reading the Hit & Reaction Interpreting body language and sound to judge the hit before tracking.
- Blood Trailing & Recovery Reading blood sign, tracking, and grid searching to recover the deer.