Shot Placement

[DBL00BK]

Where do you think the best place to shot a deer is(in the body). For some reason every time I shoot a deer the tenderlion gets destroied no matter how good I place the shot.

[Ridge Runner]

the classic heart shot is 2.5" up from the belly line just behind the front leg when the deer steps foreward. the double lunger is 2" above this and more room for leeway. I normaly hold for the point of the offside shoulder. but after over a hundred harvested I know the deer' s anatomy well enough to take out whichever organ I think is neccasary. a liver shot will mean a very short blood trail, a deer cannot run much after the liver is hit, a heart shot means a mad run of up to a 1/4 mile, the double lunger means a 100-250 yard sprint to a pileup. bust the scapula with a HV sp and he' ll go down NOW!
RR

[popeye]

deliberately shooting deer in the tenderloins, you can' t be serious?!

[Bullkllr]

Gee,
I' m glad I looked at this thread!

BK

[skeeter 7MM]

You need to bring that aim point directly down on the animal. When you aim do you by chance go of the neck and then straight back? Are you sighted in to high for your average shot? Or sighted in rather short and feel you need to hold high? How are you at estimated yardage? Do you have a rangefinder? When I started hunting I had a hard time estimating range, I found I would usually aim high to prevent a miss or nick. I would also come of the base of neck where it meets shoulder and back...often sending the bullet a little high. So yes I did hit a few spines and tenderloins too. Since then my ranging, tech, shooting and confidence is much improved. I aim about 1" back of the elbow in most cases for a straight on through vital hit.

[herman]

shoot it in the head is the best place.

[skeeter 7MM]

Since the poster replied he doesn' t aim at the loins but still hits them, I think he needs some refining or practice. I am not really sure advising him to take head shots, is the best solution here. Not that it won' t drop them, but a botched head shot is much worse than a wreck backstrap in my books.

[James B]

If I am within 100 yards, a short shot where I hunt, I will go for the neck or head shot. Beyond that I go for the double lung shot. I have NEVER seeen a double lung shot deer go more than 30-50 yards. If my rifle will not hit a pocker chip at 100 yards then It goes back to the range until it will. The day before season my rifle gets the pocker chip test.

[mharrisatuwg]

I just find the front shoulder and find a point just behind it. It works for me, but the biggest thing is practice, and making sure that you are comfortable with your gun. After the scope is sighted in you can' t do much more than just practice. Another thing is where you place your finger on the trigger. Sometimes you can pull the shot off if you have your finger rapped around the trigger. I am sure there are more experienced hunters that know more than I do, but that is just my take. Hope it helps.

[PaJack]

I aim for the heart/lung area! Ok,your turn popeye...