Chapter 7: Shot Placement & Recovery Techniques
Objectives

You should be able to...

• Describe how an arrow kills.
• Explain the importance of proper shot selection and shot placement.
• Describe the main vital area on big game and the shot that offers the best opportunity for success.
• Identify the main vital area and primary aiming zone on different game species.
• List reasons why long shots increase the risk of merely wounding game.
• Explain how the shot angle affects a bowhunter’s ability to make a clean kill.
• Give examples of poor shot selection.
• Correctly choose the right action to take in "shoot/don’t shoot" scenarios presented in illustrations.
• Define "jumping the string."
• Explain a bowhunter’s basic responsibilities after shooting game.
• Describe the basic steps of big game recovery.
• List the steps to follow when the animal being tracked is found.
• Describe how to field dress a big game animal properly.
• Explain why it’s important to transport harvested animals in a vehicle properly.