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<blockquote data-quote="nwhunter" data-source="post: 2419930" data-attributes="member: 30991"><p>I have been deer hunting for 56 years now. My go to shot has been behind shoulder 1/3 of the way up. I have killed deer with calibers from 243 through 45/70 and killed elk with 7x57, 30/06, 300 Weatherby, 338-win mag and a couple with a 50-caliber muzzle loader throwing 410 grain buffalo bullets with 100 grains on pyrodex.</p><p>The only time I have ever shot an animal in the shoulder was with the muzzle loader. It will break the shoulder and knock an elk down. I have seen people lung shot elk with a muzzleloader and with no expansion and slow speeds they don't bleed much and can be hard to follow in a herd. I have followed lung shot deer quite a distance and helped other hunters find their own deer lung shot that they had given up on finding. I don't like leaving wounded game, mine or anybody else's. </p><p>I have probably shot over 40 deer through the lungs, and most don't go far. I have seen well shot mule deer go quite a ways at times, usually big, older deer. Strangely the elk I have shot behind the shoulder have never gone far, always less than 50 yards as I recall.</p><p>I have probably shot a dozen deer through the neck and they have always fell where they were shot. I have heard horror stories of other hunter's neck shots and following deer for long distances.</p><p>A neck shot for me is not a shot I would use for a long-distance shot. I used to hunt in Idaho for mule deer and one hunter in our party always lined up his shot on the shoulder to try to ensure hitting his deer. I once saw him shoot the foot off a deer holding on the top of the shoulder and he was zeroed at 300 yards shooting a 30/06 with 165gr bt Sierra game king. He finally got that deer, but it went a long way. Personally, I would rather shoot low and miss than maim an animal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nwhunter, post: 2419930, member: 30991"] I have been deer hunting for 56 years now. My go to shot has been behind shoulder 1/3 of the way up. I have killed deer with calibers from 243 through 45/70 and killed elk with 7x57, 30/06, 300 Weatherby, 338-win mag and a couple with a 50-caliber muzzle loader throwing 410 grain buffalo bullets with 100 grains on pyrodex. The only time I have ever shot an animal in the shoulder was with the muzzle loader. It will break the shoulder and knock an elk down. I have seen people lung shot elk with a muzzleloader and with no expansion and slow speeds they don't bleed much and can be hard to follow in a herd. I have followed lung shot deer quite a distance and helped other hunters find their own deer lung shot that they had given up on finding. I don't like leaving wounded game, mine or anybody else's. I have probably shot over 40 deer through the lungs, and most don't go far. I have seen well shot mule deer go quite a ways at times, usually big, older deer. Strangely the elk I have shot behind the shoulder have never gone far, always less than 50 yards as I recall. I have probably shot a dozen deer through the neck and they have always fell where they were shot. I have heard horror stories of other hunter's neck shots and following deer for long distances. A neck shot for me is not a shot I would use for a long-distance shot. I used to hunt in Idaho for mule deer and one hunter in our party always lined up his shot on the shoulder to try to ensure hitting his deer. I once saw him shoot the foot off a deer holding on the top of the shoulder and he was zeroed at 300 yards shooting a 30/06 with 165gr bt Sierra game king. He finally got that deer, but it went a long way. Personally, I would rather shoot low and miss than maim an animal. [/QUOTE]
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