Neck shot
#13
RE: Neck shot
With a bow wait on a better shot or don't shoot. Theres not much to shoot for there. If you miss only by a little you have a wounded not a dead deer. With a heart lung shot if your shot is off a little you still have a good chance of hitting the vitals. I have taken deer with a .300 win mag though the neck it causes much more trama and shock to the animal. Even with a rifle I don't like to take neck shoots.
#14
RE: Neck shot
Thats exactly the kind of shot the PETA freaks feed on. Its unhuman. There are vital spots there but the chances of hitting/cutting one with an arrow are low. Why risk losing a deer weather it be a buck or a doe or anything for that matter.Have respect for the beautiful animal and take a shot that gives you a better chance of recovering the animal and make the suffering minimal.
#15
RE: Neck shot
Dont get me wrong, I wont take this shot, BUT I would say your chances of hitting a vital in the upper part of the neck are extremely good. Say you aim at the white patch area. This part of the neck is maybe 6-7 inches wide in in that area you have to huge vital veins, a windpipe, and the spine. I would say it would be hard not to hit a vital there. It a shot I have been taught to always avoid and I do but it seems like there is alot there to hit, if your in the upper part of the neck?
#18
RE: Neck shot
ORIGINAL: GeorgiaTomkat
that it wouldn't die fast
that it wouldn't die fast
Greg was specifically saying that it is a low percentage shot.
#19
RE: Neck shot
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.
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.
#20
Spike
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cook county, IL
Posts: 57
RE: Neck shot
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.