A common item of discussion among big-game hunters is proper bullet placement. All of us agree a vital area must be the target, but that includes several options, and while neck shots can be extremely effective, they can also fail miserably.
Increased interest in predator hunting has educated coyotes. If you’re hunting smart dogs no longer fooled by prey-in-distress, maybe it’s time to rely instead on vocalizations made by the dogs themselves or their Western neighbors, scavenger birds.