Aiming with Buckshot

[cyoung29]

Any tips on shooting deer on the run with buckshot? I have an opportunity to hunt a few days with dogs and have no experience hunting this way. I will be using a Remington 870 with 2 3/4" shells and OO shot.
Any tips on aiming at moving deer would be greatly appreciated.

[vadeerkiller]

About the same as hunting birds,lead the deer slightly, good luck and onceyou hunt this way, you will be hooked.

[il coyote]

With the velocity of the 00, and the fact that it isn't effective at much distance, you probably shouldn't ever aim/point 'outside of the brown'.

Be sure to make a complete follow thru, that's the real key.

[vadeerkiller]

il coyote, I'll have to disagree with you as I hunt with buckshot here in Virginia, a slight lead is needed if the deer is hauling freight so to speak as most are when being chased by dogs. Effective range is out to 40 yards.

[cyoung29]

By follow through, I'm guessing that means to continue following the path of the deer as I pull the trigger and not stop my motion??
Sorry to seem uneducated, but I do most of my hunting in tree stands where deer are not moving as I take a shot.

[Firehawk7309]

I hope you are all doing this (running/sprinting deer shooting)on private land. If not, I hope your not in Kentucky.

[vadeerkiller]

Firehawk, here in Virginia hunting deerwith buckshot and dogs is tradition.

[timbercruiser]

It just depends on how fast the deer is running. If it is just skipping along hold it right on him. Hauling tail a slight lead might be needed, but not much. When you get to your stand pick out shooting lanes and try to get a maximum shooting distance. Know exactly where the next stander is.