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An animal is angled away from you but hasn't fully turned. What is this position called?

Quartering away, a high-probability angle for a clean kill.

  1. Quartering away ✔
  2. Quartering toward
  3. Head-on

Why: When quartering away, the animal's angle still lets a shot reach the heart and lungs. Hunter education pairs it with broadside as the best angles.

Huh, didn't know that: Texas hunter education says quartering shots can still reach the vitals, but broadside is the most effective angle.

The dad joke
Why did the elk turn slightly away? It was trying to make a quarter of a point.
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Sources

  1. Massachusetts Hunter Education Lesson 16: Judgment and Shot Placement https://www.mass.gov/doc/lesson-16-judgment-and-shot-placement/download

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