Shooting Spooked Deer?
 

I had a doe I've been looking to harvest, it has a growth on it's face and I'm trying to get it out of the deer heard for some time now. A few weeks ago I was walking back from my stand and came over a hill to see her standing 20 yards quartering away in tall grass. She was spooked but did not flee as I went to full draw and released. She ducked the shot as the arrow flew inches over her back, I later found out I judged the yardage 5 yards father than that it was, so I was going to hit high in the first place if it hadn't ducked.

My question is, if you have a deer enter your set-up at 20 yards, you're a full draw and the deer it broadside, spooked and looking in your direction, do you shoot low to compensate for the deers body lunging downward upon release of the arrow or do you aim center mass, double lung shot? If you compensate for movement, where do you aim?

Paul

RE: Shooting Spooked Deer?
 

Aim low on the vitals, but I was tought not to shoot at a deer that is looking at you. just my opinion.

RE: Shooting Spooked Deer?
 

Aim for the heart. If it jumps the string your shot will go high but will still double lung it and if it decides to stay still you will have a great heart shot and the deer wont go far at all.
JOE

RE: Shooting Spooked Deer?
 

Aim for the lower 1/3 of the chest. If the deer ducks, you still get both lungs in most cases. If not, hey, a heart shot. Even better.