RE: PA 9 point stolen
I will agree with the others that breaking the shoulder will put the deer down quicker, but our aim may not always be dead on and if you shoot a bit in front of the shoulder the deer will surely run a good ways and maybe escape wounded altogether. Aiming right behind the shoulder gives one more room for error in my opinion and a fairly good hold will surely result in a dead deer although the deer may not drop instantly. I guess there are advantages and disadvantages to both aiming points and where one hunts may very well be the determining factor to help avoid scenarios like in the original post.