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Old 02-24-2007 | 06:20 PM
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Default RE: Place your Shot

I voted vitals, but that is cause all three are vital to me![&:] I have been shooting deer since I was eighteen and last year was the first time I killed one with a gun, all have been with broadheads, one shot! All my guns sit quite on the shelf jealous since I am done by the time the gun season gets here. The first one I took last year was with a fifty cal knight ML. I was really upset with the amount of damage a bullet did compared to the slice of a arrow. One shoulder was all but wasted, and the other might as well been by the time I was done cleaning it up! You can say that we think we are better but its just knowing your gun, and ammo, bottom line. It is like the weekend warrior comment, sounded harsh, but its the truth! If I only shot my guns the week before then I would be a lung and heart guy only, but I would bet a paycheck where my bullet is at 50, 100 and 200 yards. I will also go out on a limb and say that any gun that holds more then one shot is a sign of lacking self confidence. If you do not think your first shot will get the job done, then you have no business taking the second one! Saying that you may need to take a second shot then is also like saying it is OK to take shots at running deer or deer that are giving you a bad shot angle. Very rarely will a deer stand broadside for a perfect second shot. So with that being said, after seeing the damage and wasted meat, if I get a chance to fill a tag at gun season next year and the deer is less then fifty yards, it's a lower head top of the neck shot!
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