# ELK HUNTING SHOT PLACEMENT - THE QUARTERING SYSTEM THAT DROPS BULLS WITH CLEAN KILLS | 🎙️ EP. 192

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Published: 2026-06-11T18:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 795

## Resource

Elk Hunting e-Books 👉 https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/elk-hunting-series-e-books In this episode of Backbone Unlimited, Matt Hartsky breaks down elk hunting shot placement for bowhunters, with a focus on quartering-away shots and the real path an arrow needs to take through a bull. This is not about simply aiming at hair, the crease, or the outside of the rib cage. It is about understanding elk anatomy, arrow angles, exit points, and how to visualize the arrow’s full path through the vitals before you ever release. After 34 years of Western big game hunting and guiding, Matt explains why quartering-away shots can be deadly when the angle is right, why extreme quartering angles wound bulls, how to avoid the one-lung trap, and why the far-side front leg and exit point matter more than most bowhunters realize. You’ll learn how elevation, steep terrain, leg position, body angle, effective range, shot discipline, and 3D practice all play into ethical elk shot placement. If you bowhunt elk and want to make cleaner shots, recover more bulls, avoid common archery elk mistakes, and become more confident under pressure, this episode will help you think beyond pin placement and start judging the entire arrow path.

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