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NOMADIC PIRATE:
In old litereature this type of shot was used quite extensivly, and with great results.

today it's frown upon, ...but I just look at the neck and all I can see, it a mass of vital vessels and tubes, making this a highly desirable shot in my opinion.

I never tryed it before, but if I have a chance I'm surely gonna take one on my next pig ;)

Pat B:
Manny, There is lots of areas in the neck that are just muscle and fat. Unless you hit an artery, the wind pipe or the spine it will not be lethal. Chances are good that you will hit a critical area but chances are also good you won't. This is your call but a quartering away shot through the chest will have a better outcome most of the time.  Just my thoughts.   Pat

jamie:
theres actually a very good chance of wounding the animal. lot of meat there. ive had a deer that turned and took it in the neck. cut the the throat wide open and still took some time to go down. the lungs and heart are the largest , easiest area to do damage to. and aside from the femoral artery they are the best place to put a sharp head into. the femoral artery is the  quickest way to kill. but its a complete crap shoot whether you'll hit it or not.

Pat B:
Jamie, that is literally a crap shoot! ;D  I shot a deer one time and the arrow missed the rear
bullseye ( ;)) by an inch. Looked like someone poured a bucket of blood from me to the dead deer 50 yards away. ;D    Pat

DanaM:
I use a neck shot with my 30-06 ;D Yet to have one run ;D

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