what do u think of spine shots
 

Lets not get into a big argument Just a plain yes or no PLEASE

Do you think spine shots are ethical.

RE: what do u think of spine shots
 

Effective...yes
Lethal.......yes
Ethical......not for me to say.

I have shot deer in the spine and they always drop on the spot...but...they suffer until you put them out of their misery. The only time I have purposely aimed at the spine was on a doe directly under me. I missed and hit one lung. One of the hardest bloodtrails I have ever had. Another down side is all the good backstrap you waste.

I voted no. I will never purposely shoot a deer in the spine.

RE: what do u think of spine shots
 

Well the way I see it is that you owe it to the animal to harvest it in the quickest andmost effective manner. I personally wouldnt take a spine shot and have to watch the animal suffer. True, mistakes can be made, but I wouldnt purposely take that shot.

RE: what do u think of spine shots
 

happened to me 2x. didn't like them at all. I was a bit high in a tree. would never attempt it on purpose

RE: what do u think of spine shots
 

I don't like them. If you miss the spine you get a bad shot. There's a lot bigger margin of error when you aim at lungs. I don't care what people say...if you can track a deer, the double lung shot is much better than a "take em down" spine shot.

RE: what do u think of spine shots
 

i'd say with a slug gun, yes. With a bow, no.

RE: what do u think of spine shots
 

No

RE: what do u think of spine shots
 

Ethical, NO
I have accidentally hit the spine 2 or 3 times on a deer. Was it effective, YES. Would I ever intentionally do it? absolutely not.

RE: what do u think of spine shots
 

With a gun I wouldn't be overly worried about it because of the shock to the rest of the system. I wouldn't intentionally aim for it though. Now if it was pretty far away and I aimed for the back of the deer for elevation and accidently hit the spine I could live with it.

With a bow, NO WAY. I have seen video of it beeing done and it almost made me cry. And I am one cold hearted SOB. Just not a shot I would take and feel good about.

I voted no obviously.

Paul

RE: what do u think of spine shots
 

That's seems like an odd question to me because I don't think most people actually try for a spine shot, it just happens sometimes. I wouldn't deem it ethical for me to try a spine shot and never would intentionally. I've never known anyone who does either but I suppose someone might. It happens and you put them down as fast as possible.