how low to aim
 

Last late season i missed a really nice 6point because he ducked underneath my arrow. The shot was about 30 yards away. can anone tell me how low you should aim to make a good kill zone connection?

RE: how low to aim
 

that depends on the deer, if he is looking your way and seems a little uneasy, than u will need to aim 8-10" low.if he is just calm than if your bow is queit u should be able to aim right at the arm pit and hit good!

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it really depends. hard to say without actually being in the situation. on a calm deer, almost without exception (20 yds and in)aim for the heart. this way, even if the deer does jump the string, I have a very good chance at centerpunching the lungs. case in point-hunting last year pre rut. passed a nice eight, then had a doe going bonkers around my stand for an hour. just would NOT calm down. squirrely wind had her spooked. finally, she follows two yearlings in to about 15yds on an oak flat that I am sitting. I know she is spooky even though she does not appear it. I put my 20 yd pin all but underneather her and let it fly. I hit her 6" above where I was aiming, perfect double lung shot. It is something that you just have to experiment with. if you have the luxury of putting a stand up say in your back yard, take the time to shoot from it and experiment at different ranges. I did this yesterday and am happy to say I am right on. I use to shoot from my parents rooftops as well. 30 yds looks alot further than it really is. hope this helps.

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I put the pin where I want to hit, if they duck, they duck. I tried that guessing game years ago and it ain't worth it too me. It's been a VERY long time since i've had one duck, so I'll just keep sticking with what works.

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thanx for the help guys... ill definatly consider it all

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I always aim for the heart. That way, if they duck, I still get the lungs.and if they don't then I got a nice heart shot.

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Always in the bottom third of a deer. It really depends on the deer, how he's acting, state of nervousness etc. I have aimed at the hair line on a deers belly before when they were really wired tight.

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I would think that aiming at the bottom of the body and behind the front leg would be low enough. Though deer can duck under about a foot. I had a doe jump the string last year.I was aiming fairly low on her and I shot about a foot over her back.

The best advice I can give you is to try your hardest not to spook the deer. They're way more apt to jump the string if they're alerted.

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All advice given is good. I think the only thing I would add to that is to get your bow shooting as quietly as possible.

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That, and make sure the deer isn't watching you when you punch that release. I was watching one of those hunting shows on tv today (yeah, I know), and this guy lets loose an arrow at what he said was 45 yards at a bull elk that was staring right at him. I was really surprised that he hit the animal at all (let alone make a pretty good shot).

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This is good advice. Some deer duck at the shot and some don't. I am not an advocate of aiming so low that if the deerjust stands there you miss the vitals. Put your pin on their heart and it will be a rare case where a deer ducks under that. I haven't had a deer limbo under one of my arrows in many years.

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I shoot were I want to hit and it seems to work. good luck!

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i agree ,
it`sonly logic that if you aim for the ground most times you will hit it.

aim for a spot on the heart, tight groups and focus kill deer.
thinkingto much at shot time creates mistakes.

PT

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Thankyou Mobow. I was hoping someone would say that. Deer do not duck arrows. They preload their muscles to flee in a reaction to something they see or hear. 99% of the time it's a loud bow or some junk accessories on the bow that rattle. Get the bow as quiet as possible. Also learn to bend at the waist when shooting from a stand. The biggest reason guys shoot high from an elevated position is because they just drop their arm to aim and don't bend at the waist. This makes the bow shoot higher because the shooters form is different.

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For you folks that don't believe a deer can drop a foot by the time the arrow travels 15 or 20 yards.... you haven't hunted long enough or shot enough deer. There are times it is prudent to aim lower than you want to hit or not shoot at all. If you haven't seen it, you have tame deer or haven't hunted long enough.