ORIGINAL: GMMAT
What I learned this season is......where you aim on the deer's body.....and where the spot is when the arrow gets there......is sometimes two different places.
I made mistakes early on aiming too high. Nothing wrong with aiming for lung. Nothing at all. But....I had a couple duck on relatively close shots.....and the results were high hits.....long tracks......and worse. I have an unknown out there.
What I learned this year is......my effective range is shorter than I once thought. It's also (in my opinion) better to aim a little lower on the deer. Miss low??? Big deal. Clean miss. Deer ducks? DL......and again...no big deal.
Just what I had to learn the hard way.
Jeff, I used to feel the way you do now, but then I learned a lesson the hard way. That thinking is great if you
know the exact distance. If you estimate a little short you end up with a brisket shot.[:@] Now, I aim for those lungs.