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<blockquote data-quote="DiRTY DOG" data-source="post: 407104" data-attributes="member: 19862"><p>A lifetime of reading Field & Stream, Outdoor Sports, etc, combined with an avalanch of images and advice on the web from bow and rifle hunting sites has engrained this aiming point into my head:</p><p> </p><p><strong>"BEHIND THE SHOULDER"</strong></p><p><img src="http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/DiRTYDOG223/9be4e6ae.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>But I know better from my own actual hunting experiences shooting other game. That big ol' yellow aiming area is not ideal at all. I can only guess that since a large portion of deer hunters can barely hit the broad side of a barn, that's what they should "aim" for. That's why they say anywhere in that 10" vital area is sufficient, because who can't hit a 10" target at typical deer hunting distances?</p><p> </p><p>There are others who narrow it down a little and say to aim for the crease behind the leg. That's probably a much better shot. Like this:</p><p><img src="http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/DiRTYDOG223/999af8b1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>But isn't there an even better shot? I'm an experienced predator hunter and I take pride in marksmanship and dropping animals dead on the spot. There is definately a magic death zone that drops them like rocks. I draw a line up the front leg and down the neck and shoot at the intersection like this:</p><p><img src="http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/DiRTYDOG223/3b3ba876.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>So I would assume that would also work for deer? Seems this is not a very popular shot. 90% of the "advice" you hear on the internet is to take a safe shot and shoot behind the shoulder for a double lung shot. But the way I read anatomy, that's barely even a lung shot, closer to the diaphram and liver in reality. </p><p> </p><p>I think this would be a more effective shot on a simple broadside target:</p><p><img src="http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/DiRTYDOG223/6a1a84df.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiRTY DOG, post: 407104, member: 19862"] A lifetime of reading Field & Stream, Outdoor Sports, etc, combined with an avalanch of images and advice on the web from bow and rifle hunting sites has engrained this aiming point into my head: [B]"BEHIND THE SHOULDER"[/B] [IMG]http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/DiRTYDOG223/9be4e6ae.jpg[/IMG] But I know better from my own actual hunting experiences shooting other game. That big ol' yellow aiming area is not ideal at all. I can only guess that since a large portion of deer hunters can barely hit the broad side of a barn, that's what they should "aim" for. That's why they say anywhere in that 10" vital area is sufficient, because who can't hit a 10" target at typical deer hunting distances? There are others who narrow it down a little and say to aim for the crease behind the leg. That's probably a much better shot. Like this: [IMG]http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/DiRTYDOG223/999af8b1.jpg[/IMG] But isn't there an even better shot? I'm an experienced predator hunter and I take pride in marksmanship and dropping animals dead on the spot. There is definately a magic death zone that drops them like rocks. I draw a line up the front leg and down the neck and shoot at the intersection like this: [IMG]http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/DiRTYDOG223/3b3ba876.jpg[/IMG] So I would assume that would also work for deer? Seems this is not a very popular shot. 90% of the "advice" you hear on the internet is to take a safe shot and shoot behind the shoulder for a double lung shot. But the way I read anatomy, that's barely even a lung shot, closer to the diaphram and liver in reality. I think this would be a more effective shot on a simple broadside target: [IMG]http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/DiRTYDOG223/6a1a84df.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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