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WhistlingBadger:
Evening, boys.  Here's something I've been wondering for a long time.  I keep reading that the double lung hit is a quicker kill than the heart shot, and I believe it, but it goes against intuition.  Can anybody explain why this is so?

Second question is more just for fun, not something I would try or encourage anyone else to try.  I was out tonight perforating a few 3d targets, and decided to try a head shot at a doe.  Put the arrow about an inch under her eye, which would probably be a very ugly kill in real life.  But...if you are one of those people who can consistently bulls-eye a tennis ball, and you had a good, heavy, bone-crunching arrow on the string, would there ever be a circumstance where you'd take the head shot?

JW_Halverson:
Not a chance in he...heck.

I've seen several deer living (if you can call it that) with arrows through part of their heads and I am sickened by even the memory.

Pat B:
I agree with John. Lot better chance of a clean kill going for the boiler room and it's a bigger target.

mmattockx:
I'll add my voice to no head shots. I once unintentionally head shot a buck with a rifle when he dipped his head right as I pulled the trigger on a head on shot. With a bow there is simply far too many things that can go wrong and it takes almost no movement for a miss or very ugly wounding shot. I will take the far safer, more certain heart/lung shot every time, even with a rifle.


Mark

WhistlingBadger:
Yep, I agree completely on the head shot.  I never would take it on a real animal (except small game); just wanted to see if that was the consensus.  I know some rifle hunters will take head shots, but we have a much smaller margin of error.  On 3d targets it's a fun challenge, though.   ;D

So what's the deal with the double lung hit?  From what I know about how the cardiovascular system works, I just can't see how deflating the lungs should kill faster than shutting down the heart, but it sure seems to work that way.  Anybody know why?

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