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<blockquote data-quote="Jungleexplorer" data-source="post: 1016352" data-attributes="member: 56322"><p>I agree, a 300 yard head shot on a whitetail, is a little risky. I have made the shot successfully a couple of times, but when making such a shot I always calculate my aim for the very top part head, so if I miss, it will be a clean (high) miss over the top of the head. I have never in 35 years had a head shot deer leave wounded (and I used to cull hunt for a large Texas game ranch that required all animals to be head shot). I have only missed once and it was a clean miss. On the other hand, I have lost a couple wounded deer that I shot in the chest.</p><p></p><p>I agree that each person must shoot according to their skill and comfort level. The number one rule of accuracy in long range shooting is confidence. Shooting is a very psychological sport. If a person is not confident in their ability to hit a small target, they will almost always miss. This is where training comes in.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I still find this mentality of chest shooting being superior to head shooting puzzling form a practical stand point, for reasons I have already stated. I would venture to bet, that if I created a poll and asked hunters how many chest shot wounded animals they have seen in their life vs how many head shot wounded animals they seen, the result would be 10 chest shot animals to every 1 head shot animals. There are lots of theories about how an animal can be wounded by a head shot, but ask yourself, how many head shot animals have you personally seen wounded? I have only seen one in my whole life, and I can't even count how many chest shot animals I have seen wounded.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jungleexplorer, post: 1016352, member: 56322"] I agree, a 300 yard head shot on a whitetail, is a little risky. I have made the shot successfully a couple of times, but when making such a shot I always calculate my aim for the very top part head, so if I miss, it will be a clean (high) miss over the top of the head. I have never in 35 years had a head shot deer leave wounded (and I used to cull hunt for a large Texas game ranch that required all animals to be head shot). I have only missed once and it was a clean miss. On the other hand, I have lost a couple wounded deer that I shot in the chest. I agree that each person must shoot according to their skill and comfort level. The number one rule of accuracy in long range shooting is confidence. Shooting is a very psychological sport. If a person is not confident in their ability to hit a small target, they will almost always miss. This is where training comes in. I still find this mentality of chest shooting being superior to head shooting puzzling form a practical stand point, for reasons I have already stated. I would venture to bet, that if I created a poll and asked hunters how many chest shot wounded animals they have seen in their life vs how many head shot wounded animals they seen, the result would be 10 chest shot animals to every 1 head shot animals. There are lots of theories about how an animal can be wounded by a head shot, but ask yourself, how many head shot animals have you personally seen wounded? I have only seen one in my whole life, and I can't even count how many chest shot animals I have seen wounded. Just my opinion? [/QUOTE]
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