Clipping a rib with the .270
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Normal, so long as it didn't get up.
Yep. I just thought it was a good example to showNormal, so long as it didn't get up.
Nope. More or less mirrors the .275 Rigby
Where I shoot I generally get in close for a head or neck shot, but when I can't gtp the boiler room or I don't chance it. A lot of the time I get lucky and it slips in between. This time I didn't. I just thought it was an interesting example
A good example to show to all those who don't think that a carcass from a head shot deer should attract a higher price than one from a chest shot deer.Yep. I just thought it was a good example to show
nun_hunter
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At some dealers you will, my local does.
What it does show is that there is no incentive or reason to present a good carcass if one like that will command the same price as a cleanly presented head shot carcass.
It's like an employer saying they're paying everyone minimum wage because a handful of staff are unskilled and useless so those who do a good job are putting in the extra effort for nothing.
If I was a game dealer I wouldn't take it.
nun_hunter
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Thank you for sharing this photo and the damage that can (more often than not) be caused when chest shooting.
There is nothing wrong with chest shooting, we all know it is a more forgiving shot placement allowing for greater shooter error but this does highlight the perceived value of the front end of a deer to some people.
If game dealers are accepting this and paying the same across the board then they must be writing off the front end as dog food and only concerned about the loins and haunches. Which again is their business but maybe finding a more discerning buyer would mean they get better prices dependent on what they're selling. I assume this is what my game dealer does.
I bet there are plenty of stalkers out there who don't butcher their own meat and either sell everything to a game dealer or go on paid stalks and let the stalker deal with the carcass. Maybe these stalkers don't realise what a carcass looks like once the skin is off and the carcass is broken down with a shot such as this one.
Exactly
paulbshooting
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It happens. Trim away and crack on.
nun_hunter
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The whole point is that prices shouldn't be "market wide" they should be tailored to what is being sold. At the moment most game dealers pay the lowest rate they can for everything regardless how good it is rather than pay a sliding scale for good quality or even refusing or charging stalkers who drop off poorly shot or presented deer.
Yes, that’s absolutely true that it won't significantly alter the market.
However, the difference in value is more than most stalkers appreciate, which is why the @Quixote's pic is a good one to share.
The only fair way to price carcasses would be after skinning, because until then the extent of any damage can't be properly assessed, but in the meantime stalkers shouldn't be miffed if chest shot carcasses attract a lower price. It is the choice of the individual stalker to balance their personal ethics with carcass value, and no-one should allow themselves to be pressured into taking shots that are beyond their capability.
gelert
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I agree, but my point is the current market wide value of venison in the UK does not rely on how clean a carcass is presented. Suddenly flooding the UK venison market with head shot deer and well presented carcasses won't suddenly increase the price of venison. Presenting a clean carcass to your game dealer it’s not enough to push national market prices up.
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