Where to shoot to put a deer down.

[georgia_home]

i like jims placement, and i also like the spot down a little and just back a tad... have done both, and they work extremely well.

without the shoulders, its hard for them to run. anywhere.

down/back SLIGHTLY, heart lungs... works well for me to.

both shots allow for margin of error, and still a quick kill. if not perfect broadside, quartering away, low/back will come out through opposite leg. if quartering to, shoulder will usually do lung damage.

also, i dont know about the everyone else... since in usually hunt with shorter shots, and long range accuracy isn't as important... i try to hedge heavy on my loads... 243, i use 100gr, '06 i use 220.

does anyone else go a little beefier on the load when they can? just to maybe hit a little harder?

 

[BigTgainesville]

if the deer is close enough i prefer a neck or head shot( with in 80yrds) if they are out further i like a high shoulder shot.

 

[DanBROWNING]

The best place to shoot a deer, And the best place to shoot em and drop em in their tracks are 2 different questions. I shoot em right behind the crease in the shoulder 1/3 of the way up.(straight through the heart) Taught my two boys to do the same. None of us have ever lost a deer and the front shoulders are usually intact. Many drop right where they stand. All of em drop.

Wanna turn em off like a switch? Right behind the ear.( what did you expect its a fact)

x2. never lost a deer.

 

[alvishere]

high shoulder shot. IF you miss forward they drop, if you miss back you get both lungs, if you miss low they die quick, if you miss high you get spine...if you are on they drop like taters

winner winner chickin dinner!!

 

[Mako22]

I can't believe that y'all brought this old thread back up again.