I agree this can be a risky shot. I've attempted it once and was successful. It was my first buck with a bow(14ptr). He was 15 yards faced towards me, but not looking at me. He was very calm, and the surroundings were noisy. The deer had that posture that I knew he wouldn't jump my bow, in the settings. I was able to put an arrow between it's collar bones and hit a major artery going to its heart. It ran 250 yards before it went down. And it was by far the best blood trail i've ever seen.

But I do not recommend taking this shot, maily because there isn't much room for error. If you hit on either side of the collar bone, it'll most likely be a flesh wound. Everything has to be just right and very confident on arrow placement, before I would even think about taking another shot like that one I took when I was younger.
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