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10/23/11, 07:35 PM
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.22 slaughter failure...
Couldn't believe it, I had a young 60 lb male goat I slaughted this afternoon and the .22 just skipped off his skull despite shooting him perfectly in the X between his eyes and ears. Finished him off with the sticking knife, but I was very disappointed with the whole affair, any ideas?
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10/23/11, 07:39 PM
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On sheep and goats I slit the throat. Quick and easy.
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10/23/11, 07:39 PM
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.22 cal. short? Long? Long rifle? Magnum? 223? The low velocity .22 cal. rounds are for plinking only and don't pack much of a punch. A 223 would have taken part of the head off.
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10/23/11, 07:41 PM
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On sheep and goats I slit the throat. Quick and easy.
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Do you mean the artery and not the wind pipe?
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10/23/11, 07:41 PM
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.22 LR Standard Velocity, I have used the same box of ammo on several hogs/sheep/goats, dropped them all like a rock.
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10/23/11, 07:50 PM
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The best place to shoot is from behind at the brain stem. If slitting, hard & deep from ear to ear severing jugular & windpipe in one fell swoop. The head should barely be attached. You'll have a nice bleed out.
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What Goat Servant said.
The BACK of the head is the proper place
This site has animated versions of the proper bullet trajectories:
http://www.vdpam.iastate.edu/HumaneEuthanasia/anat.htm
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10/23/11, 08:05 PM
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Thank you for the site, apparently for almost every animal except a polled goat/sheep the ear/eye X is perfect. Next time I'll get it right...
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10/23/11, 08:13 PM
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Do you mean the artery and not the wind pipe?
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Both. Using a sharp pointed knife, like a boning knife I straddle the animal, lift it's chin so the nose is pointed up, plunge the knife through the neck right next to the spine, and cut outward.
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10/23/11, 08:42 PM
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Exactly as stated before, behind the head (where the "dent" is behind the ears). They go down instantly with no sign of suffering. (I use a .22 mag)
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10/23/11, 09:49 PM
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Goats and sheep are meant to head butt hard, so their skulls are thicker. That's why it's better to shoot from behind. They drop like a rock every time for me. Sorry you had a bad time  It should go well from now on, though.
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10/23/11, 09:52 PM
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Goat board butchering instructions with pictures:
Reposting Home Butchering Article + new Photos
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Think about the angle. You want to be sure that you are 90* from where you want the projectile to enter, both top and bottom and side to side. The X method will work for any species that need slaughtering. The brain stem method is more difficult and a smaller target area, for the not as experienced. I have been in on the slaughter of thousands of animals. The stem method IME has the most probability for complications and problems for those not familiar with this method. The angle as said above is the biggest factor of the X method make sure you have that correct and you will have no problems except for your killing equipment malfunctions.
Biggest thing is stay calm and don't get in a rush.
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10/24/11, 02:45 PM
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Know a Guy that got shot in the Head with .38 didn't kill him.I've brought down Bulls with .22LR.
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10/24/11, 02:54 PM
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When butchering sheep and goats here on the homestead, I just use a knife make one cut from under the jaw just in front of the ear all the way across, making sure to cut the juggler veins on either side. Job done! Sorry for duplicate answers. The only time a shot is fired is when I do hogs and beef.
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10/24/11, 05:45 PM
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.22 is what I use here---hog, goat, and trapped coons (.45 for the steers). I've not had a fail yet, maybe my luck. I don't look to my shot as a killing shot, just a stun before I use my knife. I am trying to decide if I want to switch over to a hammer/knife combination.
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I would make sure those shells are not hollow point. Most of the 22 ammo I see is.
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10/24/11, 08:36 PM
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Wrong location, FYI
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Dropped dozens of goats with .22....On the ground instantly, then slit throat to bleed out....Sorry about the experience, the front portion of the skull is concrete thick...
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Distance is an issue in that the bullet should hit the skull squarely. If it enters at an angle it will curl around. A hammer blow to the head delivered from the back will put them down and allow you to cut their throat with out them struggling.
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