ORIGINAL: passthrough24
Those people who dont believe in "No Mans Land" are wrong and I hope they dont learn about it the hard way. If you butcher a deer it is easy to see the area where you cut out the backstraps...that area is about 3-4 inches high of just bone, if you add an inch of fat and additional muscle and probably 2 inches of fur it could appear to be as much as six inches above the spine!!! If you hit a deer here he will not die (at least not likely) and it can appear to be a good shot!!!!!!! I have hit deer there and seen them months later with little more than missing hair!!!!!!!!
Passthrough, the "No Man's Land" or "No Zone" is considered above the lungs and below the spine, not above the spine.
Personally, I'm unsure. I've never shot a deer there personally, so I have no experience. But I do know for sure that hogs have them due to how low and forward the lungs sit in the chest cavity.
Also, I bleieve that elk have that area as well. It may be exaggerated due to the size of the animal, orthe fact that very few elk are taken out of a stand. But whatever it is, I believe it exists.