kill zones are in relation to the way the target is positioned for the shot. Most of the alligators that I have seen have a kill zone in the traditional spot behind the shoulder and the other one is on the back. I have seen the alligator strapped to a tree to get to shoot the one on the back but most of the time it is the side view that we shoot at and if you hit the top kill zone from this position it would count as a 5 and not an 8.