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buck_hunter14 10-26-2006 08:16 PM

Where do u shoot?
 
Where do u shoot your deer broadside at 20yds?

wisbowhunter2009 10-26-2006 08:25 PM

RE: Where do u shoot?
 
Well i have a older bow so at around 20 yards i shoot about 2 inches above where im suppose to and around 5 inches behind the shoulder

mobow 10-26-2006 08:27 PM

RE: Where do u shoot?
 
I'm trying to understand the question.....You mean.where do we aim? Right behind the shoulder, about 1/2 way up on the chest.

Matt/TN 10-26-2006 08:30 PM

RE: Where do u shoot?
 
well if on ground, halfway up right behind the should if im in treestand i aim for the lower third of the deers body, if you have a slower bow i would aim about 4-6 inches behind shoulder to avoid hitting the shoulder blade

Ray Hunter 42 10-26-2006 08:37 PM

RE: Where do u shoot?
 
well most of the time i will just aim right at the back end of the shoulder, that way if i happen to not hit where im aimming i still have some to the left and a lot to the right. or the other way around depends on the deer.

outdoorslover 10-26-2006 09:19 PM

RE: Where do u shoot?
 
Right in the boiler room-lungs and heart area. That's right behind the shoulder about half way up approximately. Study the anatomy of a deer if you aren't sure where it is.


sk74ford 10-27-2006 09:28 AM

RE: Where do u shoot?
 
I aim a few inches back of the shoulder. And in the middle of his body. So if i miss back I will hit liver. Low and I'll get heart. High and I get spine. Just with a bow try not tohit the shoulder. Sometimes you don't get a lot of penetration to kill it.

Campo 10-27-2006 09:36 AM

RE: Where do u shoot?
 

ORIGINAL: mobowhuntr

I'm trying to understand the question.....You mean.where do we aim? Right behind the shoulder, about 1/2 way up on the chest.
This is what I do.

Copper31 10-27-2006 10:50 AM

RE: Where do u shoot?
 
I am guessing you are a younger hunter. Good questionto ask before you get in the woods. If I were you I would go to the recovery forum at the top of the page. There is an anotomy chart there to look at. Print it off so you have it. I will be honest I put a poor shot on a doe and I took a look at it just for a little reminder. Keep asking questions bud it is a good way to learn. Good luck

Full_Throttle 10-27-2006 11:15 AM

RE: Where do u shoot?
 
Just what the rest here are saying. Like Cougars09 stated, your height in relationship to the deer will alter where you aim. Your goal should be to try and get a double-lung shot if possible. When up high in a tree, your angles are such that your arrow will exit the other side of the deer much lower than the entry point so keep that in mind. Good luck!


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