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A couple of shot placement questions
Woody roberts:
Ive yet to shoot my first deer with a bow but Ive shot a good many with rifle and pistol. While in my younger days I have shot several in the head. Thank goodness I never had a malfunction. Ive heard horror stories about deer with their lower jaw shot off.
Any more I steer away from head/ neck shots.
I hunt a lot with a 45 colt and I liken it to bow kills without the good blood trail. A deer shot through the lungs may not go down for a few minutes but may not cover 30 yds during that time. They seem bewildered but not in any pain.
If a bullet hits the heart they will run like a streak until they crash. Heart shots may or may not kill faster than double lung shots but the distance covered may be considerably more.
However I often have to take the shot they give me or hold my piece.
WhistlingBadger:
Interesting. I never even thought about the pain factor. I took last year's deer through the heart, and he only ran 30 yards or so before a fence stopped him, but he stood hunched up, definitely not feeling good.
bradsmith2010:
as you shoot more deer you will realize, even the best aimed arrow is not totally in your controll,, the deer will probably move and it can change the results dramtically, you have to take your best shot and hope for the best,, deer can sometimes go further than expected with either shot,, or any shot,, I think low in the vitals has worked best for me, and seems better for a blood trail than a high shot,,
that being said, even a gut shot is deadly,, etc etc, My friend Jerry Simmons who invented the Simmons head, shot a heavier bow and took whatever shot the deer presented,, with hundreds of deer kills,,he was deadly, and told me I should never miss a deer,, it was so much bigger than a rabbit,,:)
Pat B:
Shooting low is your best bet not only for the reasons Brad gave when you take the shot the deer will drop down as it prepares to flee. This is one reason folks shoot over the deer. If you took a slo mo of the deer and arrow in flight you will see the arrow going straight for the kill zone but it goes over the deer's back as it drops. A deer's reaction is very fast compared to ours.
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: Pat B on October 02, 2020, 12:46:12 pm ---A deer's reaction is very fast compared to ours.
--- End quote ---
Well, that's not saying much in my case. I have the reflexes of a dead cat. ;D
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