Spine shots
 

Over the past few years I have been doing a lot of target shooting and I consider myself a pretty decent shot with a bow. I am, however, pretty new to hunting. Today I was ground hunting for white tail deer (I don't like treestands) and lured an 8 point buck to within 20 yards with a can that sounds like a doe bleating and this stuff that smells like apples. The grass was high and covered the vital area so I decided to take a spine shot. I didn't aim a the neck but rather the portion of the spine right above the vital area. The shot was perfect and the buck dropped like a rock. I ran over and slit it's throat with my knife to ensure the quickest death possible. At first I was proud of myself because I made a difficult shot but then I realized that if I had been off by about two inches I could have dealt a non fatal blow to the poor animal. I don't think I'll ever take another spine shot again-- with a bow, crossbow or even a gun. Anyone have similar experiences?

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Not on purpose. You shouldn't either, aim for the pump house. Congrats on your buck.

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Congrats on your buck andi think it is a smart decision not to try that again.

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I agree, I wouldn't do it on purpose either. But anyways, do you have any pictures to share with us?

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alas, i do not have a digital camera. Would you really want to see a picture of a deer that has already been field dressed anyway:)

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Yeah....I wanna see it. I smell a troll.

If I'm wrong...I'm wrong.....but a picture is worth a 1,000 words!

Jeff

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So I am a troll, am I? Tell you what. I'll invite a friend who has a camera phone over to see the deer tonight. I'm sure I can figure out how to get pictures from the phone onto the web. Is there any particular pose you would like the deer to be in?

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Not a smart shot - but in the heat of the moment we can make some bad decisions - glad everything turned out well and congrats on your buck!

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I like the one when the hunter looks like he's actually mating the deer.

yeah.....I'd like to see that one.

Jeff

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"I've got a low spot in the back yard of my lakefront home. Do you think introducing hydrilla to the low area would help decrease the moisture?"

"I love catching fish. I lov eit so much......that when I catch mountain trout.....I sometimes release them back......still attached to the hook....so that I can catch them, again. Does anyone else do this?"

I aimed for the apineon a recent shotat a deer. Anyone have similar experiences?

If I asked you which one of these wasn't a troll question......could you tell me???

I'm not calling YOU a troll.....I implied your question was "trollish".

Jeff

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Jeff,
It seems to me that you said," I smell a troll". If that's not calling someone a troll, I don't know what is.
Having said that, I've not been here long enough to know if trolling is a problem on this forum.
It sounds to me like you are saying, "If you can't produce a picture, then your a troll."

Spine shots should be avoided, although my last deer was a spine shot, on accident.[:@] dropped where she stood, had to use another arrow...quick death after the 2nd shot.
Good luck in the future!

Mike

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Mike:

So was mine (spine shot). My second arrow dispatched my deer in less than a minute, too.

I think my previous post expressed what I wanted to say. I'll stand on it.

Did I call HIM a "troll"? Why would anyone do that? I won't get into semantics, though. Like I said....I thought the question/scenariosmelled likea troll.

jeff

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I would say more like "Troll with pickles supersized"

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No bow hunter "aims for the spine". If that was the only shot you thought you had, then you had no shot!!
You got lucky! Better go buy a lotto ticket!

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you took a shot you could make, you made it. In the ends isn't that what we're suppose to do ?

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I'll buy that. Not trying to stir the pot...
Here's to our next shot ...perfect double-lunger.;)

Mike