My close friend worked as a butcher. He uses a 9mm ball between the ears
from behind the lamb angled down through the brain. A word of caution,
never shoot into the front of the animals skull as the bullet could very
well ricochet.
Mike Soggy Top Farm Millersburg Ohio
On 3/29/2015 11:14 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
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
<[email protected]> 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
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Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:04:32 -0700
From: Rick Krach <[email protected]>
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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?
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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:02:03 -0700
From: Steve <[email protected]>
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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
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