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Never here also. The odds are against you
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Never with a bow, but Ido take neck shots with a high-powered rifle. Instant death in every case.
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Never with a bow, often with a rifle.
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I know from experience that a neck shot is not fatal.....this is what happens when things go wrong. I shot this buck the day before, it was warm in the afternoon and the snow was melting and dripping all over my bow and arrows, later in the evening the dripping snow froze on to my arrow fletching (I was unaware). This guy came in and I let it fly, he was 25 yards from me, and to my amazement the arrow went flying in a big spiral (I knew I was in trouble). As you can see in the picture the arrow struck the deer in the neck (just on the top edge of the spine) and passed through. There was lots of blood and a friend and I tracked him for well over a mile. There is a good ending to this story, one of my friends hunting a mile away from where I shot this deer, shot him one week later under his stand.....he was unaware that it was the same buck, he said it was fighting with a large 4 point moments before he shot it...he said it showed no signs of being injured (tough animals). When we skinned the deer we inspected the wound on his neck, and found that it had chipped the top of his spine!!
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Buck fever caused me to put an arrow down into the windpipe ofa strong buck a couple years ago. Lot's of blood, but it was just the windpipe and not the juggular. Tracked it a very long ways and searched day after day for a week. The deer died 2-3 weeks later and was found by a neighbor. I was aiming at the lungs but the combination of me shaking profusely and the deer turning the instant I shot cause me to be off by a lot. I will never aim at the neck on purpose with a bow. I didn't realize how bad I was shaking until after I release the arrow and watch the deer run out of sight. Those big bucks really make my heart rate climb! Gotta love this sport...and try to be as ethical as possible with shot placement so these magnificient animals have to suffer as little as possible.
Everyone makes mistakes and somtimes they get lucky. If you are one that gets lucky to hit the deer through the juggular and are able to recover it, please don't think you will be able to hit that same spot every time. Lungs/chest cavity is a lot bigger of a target where you can still be off by just a little bit and make a good shot. |
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ORIGINAL: Cloudster I know from experience that a neck shot is not fatal.....this is what happens when things go wrong. I shot this buck the day before, it was warm in the afternoon and the snow was melting and dripping all over my bow and arrows, later in the evening the dripping snow froze on to my arrow fletching (I was unaware). This guy came in and I let it fly, he was 25 yards from me, and to my amazement the arrow went flying in a big spiral (I knew I was in trouble). As you can see in the picture the arrow struck the deer in the neck (just on the top edge of the spine) and passed through. There was lots of blood and a friend and I tracked him for well over a mile. There is a good ending to this story, one of my friends hunting a mile away from where I shot this deer, shot him one week later under his stand.....he was unaware that it was the same buck, he said it was fighting with a large 4 point moments before he shot it...he said it showed no signs of being injured (tough animals). When we skinned the deer we inspected the wound on his neck, and found that it had chipped the top of his spine!! that must be an exit wound in the pic? |
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I shot a deer one time that was quartering to at a pretty sharp angle. The lungs were screened by the shoulders, which I didn't want to try to shoot through at that angle, but the deer was 5 yards away and stationary, and I was at full draw. I hit it at the base of the neck, where the neck joins the body, and it was a good solid hit. The deer tore out of there at maximum velocity, went about 40 yards and died. Bear Razorhead. I would take that shot again, no problem. I might even try it on a broadside presentation if theribcage were screened.
The spinal column is 2+" in diameter, and if you hit it squarely you will drop the deer. If a glancing hit high, he'll escape and recover. A glancing hit low should sever the plumbing. This is certainly not a preferred shot selection, but if you can make the shot it will be effective. |
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Do not take anything but a quartering away, dead on, or slighly quartering towards broadside shot with a bow, period. Too many variables can come into play when hunting these animals with a bow. You need to take the highest percentage shot at the biggest vital area possible, and this is it. I've done everything right and wounded deer and felt sick to my stomach for weeks, I couldn't even imagine what my state of mind would be if I attempted one of these irresponsible low percentage shots and it resulted in a wounded, suffering deer.
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Great explanation to my question Christine. Great job on the documentation. It really gives closure when you can put it all together to get the whole story.
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HELL no-- I actually saw a guy on a major hunting show stalk hunt a buck in TX I believe...the guy stalked up and then told the camera man..."this is the only shot I have"...he then proceeded to shoot a bedded buck in his neck..I wanted to punch the guy in his neck.
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I am going to answer and then run and hide. If you learn a deer's anatomy, like a physician. Actually pay attention when you skin it, or disect a buck after you cut his head off, you can learn to kill a deer a hundred different ways.I'm pretty much obsessive compulsive, so I have done this. I took my buck of a lifetime by shooting it in the neck. I took out both Carotid arteries and the windpipe at 12 yds. I was face to face and its body was partially obscured by CRP.It spun around twice and died in a pile.
I don't say do it, especially under duress in a hope that adeer won't get away. Don't be selfish....you don't have the right. But if you can take out the X at 20 yds, you can hit any spot that you know will kill an animal. A double lung shot is not the most humane, it is the easiest. A head shot is the most humane, but it is not feasible. Everything must be taken in context. There is no such thing as always or never...... |
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ORIGINAL: seller Is there ever a situation where you would take a neck shot? I would think it would be fatal if you get the spine or the wind pipe. .... |
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i did not try for this shot..not really sure what happened but i had never seen a blood trail like this....i shot him in a cornfield and he ran about 200 yards across the field to the woods and piled up about 10 yards in
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i'd take a neck shot
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My brother shot a buck the other day. When we butchered it up last night there was a slug hole underneath the wind pipe just missing it. It would of lived fine, neck shots bow hunting specialy should be out of the question.
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never neck shot one, shot them with a bow and rifle in the brisket come straight on at me and i have also texas heart shot them with a bow from a ground blind walking directly away from me and with a slug gun. but i never found the need to take a neck shot to much can go wrong in my opinion. with a rifle maybe , bow not for me.
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ORIGINAL: GregH ORIGINAL: GeorgiaTomkat I disagree. I accidentally hit this buck in the neck (arrow deflected). He ran MAYBE 15-20 yards, and was dead in seconds. There was blood everywhere. It was an accident, though, and would NEVER try to hit a deer in the neck. You were lucky that your poor shot severed the jugular vein (or other major vital) and you were able to recover that buck. I say poor shot because any "good" shot with a bow will not strike an obstruction and will be unimpeded to the target. My bet is you either took an ill advised shot thru cover or you took a shot outside of your comfortable shooting range. |
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Would never do it, too many things can go wrong.
Nice to see some photo evidence of why not to try it. Hopefully that will deter some folks. |
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ORIGINAL: rockpile rob never neck shot one, shot them with a bow and rifle in the brisket come straight on at me and i have also texas heart shot them with a bow from a ground blind walking directly away from me and with a slug gun. but i never found the need to take a neck shot to much can go wrong in my opinion. with a rifle maybe , bow not for me. For anyone who does not know a Texas Heart Shot is when a deer is facing directly away from you and you basically shoot it in the arse hole area and hope it blows straight through the body cavity into the vitals. How would you like to skin a deer shot like that?[:'(] |
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ORIGINAL: NEW61375 ORIGINAL: rockpile rob never neck shot one, shot them with a bow and rifle in the brisket come straight on at me and i have also texas heart shot them with a bow from a ground blind walking directly away from me and with a slug gun. but i never found the need to take a neck shot to much can go wrong in my opinion. with a rifle maybe , bow not for me. For anyone who does not know a Texas Heart Shot is when a deer is facing directly away from you and you basically shoot it in the arse hole area and hope it blows straight through the body cavity into the vitals. How would you like to skin a deer shot like that?[:'(] |
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Even if ican i wont take 'raking' shots any more with a gun much less a bow. proccess that deer yourself and you will understand WHAT i am refering to. Can it be done? Yes........but chances are you are wasting a ton of meat when you take it. Which to me is important.
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I have never had the possibility. I would not w/ the bow... but would possibly w/ shotgun or rifle depending on the distance and actual shot presented.
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Ive seen it done with about a 50/50 recovery. I wont take it. If you got a shot at the neck, you will get a shot at the vitals, if your patient. Ive never, ever had a situation that Icould only get a neck shot. The body has got to follow the head, so it will present a body shot. If not, what have you lost??? Nothing. If you screw up the shot, you have just killed a deer that you will never recover.
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ORIGINAL: seller i was just asking cuz i have seen alot of guys shootat the rangeand they are very acurrate, and i was just thinking that if you are at 10 yards or less and the only thing you see on the deer is the neck if it would be a good shot. but i guess not.....i did not know i was going to get this many responses....thanks for the advice.....still trying to get my first deer. |
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ORIGINAL: GMMAT What about the shot that's straight on......into the brisket? Would you take that one? I've seen several hit there on this board, it seems. |
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