Originally Posted by
teedub31
A bullet that puts a deer down after a 60 yard death run is more then enough. Honestly, if a deer only runs 60 yards fm the point of impact from theshot, the hunter should see the animal fall. I have taken high shoulder shots and such. Man do they work when they connect, but when they don't, you got a wounded deer. Now a boiler room shot,, while not always an immediate downer, will always put a deer down for recovery with some effort. I got the idea that hunters that soley rely on the high shoulder/neck shot don't have confidence in their tracking/recovery ability.
The high shoulder shot is my shot of choice, especially if I'm hunting on public land. With lots of other hunters around, when I pull the trigger, I want that deer to hit the ground. If it runs, someone else may put him down and then the deer belongs to them. I've never had that to happen but I know people that have. When bow hunting, I avoid the shoulder altogether and stay just behind it and aim for the opposite shoulder, depending on the angle as to how high or low I hold.