Head Shots...?

sportsman22 · 01-22-2009, 10:22 AM

Some idiot was bragging at the bar how he was out gun hunting and shot a doe in the head.

I interupt his story and basically telling him he's an idiot taking an unethical shot.

He argues he was saving meat.

Gun or bow, do you think head shots are appropriate?

wallhangr · 01-22-2009, 10:24 AM

Only this kind ->

kickin_buck · 01-22-2009, 10:47 AM

With a bow, this is a no brainer. With that being said, I will say that I have not and will not ever take a head shot with any weapon. However, it is hard to argue with the results of a well placed head shot with a firearm. I know many will jump on this and said that a slight miss will/can/could result in a crippled animial, but that can be said be said for a lot of shot placements. For instance, a quarting away shot on a deer is by far my favorite, but if the deer is facing your left and you shoot just a few inches right, you are deal with a liver shot at best, or a gut shot. Neither or ideal and both can result in a lost animial. Again, not a shot I would take, but I can see where some firearm hunters (in the right situation) would and could pull it off.

FLboy77 · 01-22-2009, 11:38 AM

With a bow NEVER!!!!!!!!

Although with a gun is better than with a bow but still there is no reason to do that. If you have a shot at his head you probobly have a shot at his vitals in one form or another.

npockat32 · 01-22-2009, 11:53 AM

I would never take one with my gun or bow.

Rob/PA Bowyer · 01-22-2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

ORIGINAL: npockat32

I would never take one with my gun or bow.

Amen.

HuntingBry · 01-22-2009, 12:33 PM

I said some situations because I would take a head shot with a firearm for a finishing shot on a deer that was down but not dead yet or had the vitals covered and the was the only shot I had. It would be a last resort type thing, but I've learned to never say never.

MeanV2 · 01-22-2009, 12:36 PM

I do Not Gun hunt, Never have, but that shot with a Bow would be downright......................................... .

Stupid!!

Dan

BuildFlyCrash · 01-22-2009, 12:38 PM

Head shot, with my .270, inside 100 yards, with a GOOD rest. I could do it..... but why?

I know guys that shoot in the neck, thats a little bigger target.

With a Bow?
Never, I suck way to bad to try that.

virginiashadow · 01-22-2009, 01:41 PM

I would not take that shot with my bow. And we are talking about normal hunting conditions and not survival conditions. If it werea survival situationand I had a 12 gauge I would blow a deer's head off to eat.