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jayman448:
So i was wondering about shot placement on a head on deer. Is center chest a good option or would you have to wait for it to come broadside

JW_Halverson:
It's a very low percentage shot because it is nearly impossible to get two lungs.  Q: Just how far can a one lung deer go? A: How far ya got?

Secondly, it is possible to get far enough off center to put an arrow into the shoulder without touching any lung and now the deer may suffer for many days as a cripple.  Throw in the fact that the deer's neck is blocking the entire shot if the head is down...or else it is out of the way and the deer is LOOKING AT YOU, it is a recipe for a deer trying to outrace the arrow, meaning you will have bad shot placement AT BEST! 

Others will tell you otherwise, but frankly, not an ethical shot. 

PEARL DRUMS:
Save yourself a TON of sleepless nights and over-powering guilt, just wait for a broad side shot or let them walk away. 

Lumberman:
Almost never a Need for a front shot, I have  before and not lost a deer front shot; I have searched and searched for a few front shot deer of others and not found them. center is bad news. Low and between those two shoulders woks wonderfully with a gushing bloodtrail to boot, I would not take the shot from a tree stand though and only close close

bradsmith2010:
its hard enough to kill a deer with the "perfect shot angle"
as suggested wait for a broad side,,
deer are very good a moving before the arrow gets to them,, add that to the equation,,, and taking a highest percentage shot will give the highest recovery rate,, :)

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