Practice Proper Shot Placement...Please

[Maggiemaeodie]

Shoot em in the ear.

 

[John5757]

Not sure about this. In all the years and deer I’ve killed I’ve only lost one deer and that was from a bow. Found his rack a year and a half later along with my arrow. Nice 10 pointer. I have always used either my .270 when hunting power lines or fields greater than 100yrds or my 30-30 under 100yrds and obviously the muzzleloader. Always shoot them in heart/lungs.

 

[78Bronco]

I may have to try this placement. I normally shoot them in the armpit with a 7.62x39 round. They typically run a little; but not far without working lungs. My normal shot is 30-40 yards, so easy to pick my placement.

Works great. They drop where they stand, no tracking and makes cleaning easy since all their innards are in tact and where they belong.

 

[WildMan]

Agree with you completely.

But hot damn, introduce some paragraphs/line breaks into your writing brother.

 

[K79540]

two inches above the front shoulder, no matter what caliber and they will not take a step.

This^

 

[BIKER13]

Behind the shoulder shot has worked for me the last 52 years.

 

[K79540]

 

[WinstonSmith]

So, you are saying I shouldn't hunt with my full auto mac10 complete with 22 conversion kit spraying from the hip with a red bandana on my head like a damn boss???? Leaping out of the wood line hosing down a herd of of doe with fawns and just ripping out the backstraps as that's all I eat anyway??? Oh. Noted.

 

[Glorfindel]

Right behind the front shoulder with a .270 Win 130 gr. Hornady SST sends em straight to deer heaven.

 

[Huey Deer Processing]

For anyone who hasn’t tried it and hunts thick woods, I highly recommend breaking out the turkey gun or tacticool shotgun with 00 and slugs. Even a 20 gauge buckshot’s stopping power under 30 yards would surprise you speaking from experience.