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Heart
17.33%
Lung
60.00%
Spine
1.33%
Heart for CLOSE range
0
0%
D-Lung for LONGER range
8.00%
Heart for LONGERrange
0
0%
D-Lung for CLOSE range
6.67%
Just let 'er rip hope for the best !!
6.67%
D-Ling for DRASTIC angle
0
0%
Heart for DRASTIC angle
0
0%
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Old 12-17-2007 | 11:51 AM
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Old 12-17-2007 | 11:52 AM
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All depends on where you are and the deer is. Aim for the exit hole, not the enterance.
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Old 12-17-2007 | 11:53 AM
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From the bottom of the deer where the leg meets the body; two-inches up, two-inches back.

Pretty much the same for anything else.
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Old 12-17-2007 | 11:55 AM
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Old 12-17-2007 | 12:07 PM
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ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily

All depends on where you are and the deer is. Aim for the exit hole, not the enterance.
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IK would take a double lung over a heart shot ANY day ..... then drop quicker IME
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Old 12-17-2007 | 12:09 PM
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Lung's all the way! The lung's are by far the biggest of the vital's to be aiming for. There's to much room for error by just aiming for the heart alone.
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Old 12-17-2007 | 12:17 PM
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What I learned this season is......where you aim on the deer's body.....and where the spot is when the arrow gets there......is sometimes two different places.

I made mistakes early on aiming too high. Nothing wrong with aiming for lung. Nothing at all. But....I had a couple duck on relatively close shots.....and the results were high hits.....long tracks......and worse. I have an unknown out there.

What I learned this year is......my effective range is shorter than I once thought. It's also (in my opinion) better to aim a little lower on the deer. Miss low??? Big deal. Clean miss. Deer ducks? DL......and again...no big deal.

Just what I had to learn the hard way.
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Old 12-17-2007 | 12:25 PM
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I aim for the exit hole...
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Old 12-17-2007 | 12:34 PM
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ORIGINAL: GMMAT

What I learned this season is......where you aim on the deer's body.....and where the spot is when the arrow gets there......is sometimes two different places.

I made mistakes early on aiming too high. Nothing wrong with aiming for lung. Nothing at all. But....I had a couple duck on relatively close shots.....and the results were high hits.....long tracks......and worse. I have an unknown out there.

What I learned this year is......my effective range is shorter than I once thought. It's also (in my opinion) better to aim a little lower on the deer. Miss low??? Big deal. Clean miss. Deer ducks? DL......and again...no big deal.

Just what I had to learn the hard way.
Jeff, I used to feel the way you do now, but then I learned a lesson the hard way. That thinking is great if you know the exact distance. If you estimate a little short you end up with a brisket shot.[:@] Now, I aim for those lungs.
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Old 12-17-2007 | 12:49 PM
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the spine the spine not to fast ill but more time out hunting
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