I've never dispatched a sheep before. When you all say "behind the ear", in what direction are you aiming? towards the spine, or towards the other side, or towards the front of the head?
I would have thought the best entrance would be behind the head into the brain, trying to break the spine and also stop the brain. No? -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 6:59 PM, Eileen Breedlove <epbreedl...@dsl-only.net> wrote: > Anything larger than a 22 would be fine. A .375 magnum, .40, or 9mm or > 10mm would work. We do it just below the ear. > > Eileen Breedlove > Lebanon, OR > > ----------------------------------- > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:04:32 -0700 > From: Rick Krach <rickkr...@hotmail.com> > To: blackbelly Blackbelly List <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > Subject: [Blackbelly] dispatching gun > Message-ID: <bay175-w400ce2b39604c26b08049baf...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Members, I have used 22 long rifle bullets to kill my lambs for many years, > but they're a little small and I have to carefully hit the animal right > behind the ear. ? Therefore, I'm looking for a larger caliber rifle. ?What > do you use? > > > Rick Krach > in Auburn, CA? > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:02:03 -0700 > From: Steve <st...@ninemilesheep.com> > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] dispatching gun > Message-ID: <5516faab.8080...@ninemilesheep.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I think just about anything larger than a .22 would do fine. Last time > I had to dispatch I used a .308 with 150gr bullet. Im also out in the > country where no one cares about louder gun shots. > > -Steve > > > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
