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Sack punch!!

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After the sack punch call him a jackass!!!

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The most appropriate smilie in the history of an HNI topic.

Well done.

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Sorry, call em as i see em. The sack punch is not a very high percentage shot. It opens you up for a knee to the face.

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Steel---then he must faint with his hand, spin to the guys back and perform the sack kick, not punch, thereby eliminating the potential to get kneed.

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That smily is fabulous...

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Seriously though. A 300 win. mag to the jug can not be handled by any deer. I do want to repeat that I would not shoot a deer in the neck with an arrow. I am confused why the rifle to neck deserves a sack punch or sack kick. Destroy any area of the neck with a gun and I promise you it will be in the pan! Obviously there will be an exception somewhere, but not many.

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I agree, with a 12 gauge shot gun im yet to see a deer NOT drop on the spot after being hit in the neck. Although it is very possible that a short tracking job could ensue.

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Thank you! You must be a hunter.

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I would never even think of doing it.

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Once again gentlemen........ rifle I have had no problem but with a muzzlelaoder at 30yds........ I had a problem. It makes for a funny story but one that I will not repeat in a public forum. [X(]
Its not a shot I would take again....... wait it out, you've got alot of opportunities each season. Take the boiler-room out

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I don't believe anyone had issues with taking a gun shot there.

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For the record, I don't aim for the neck, (with a gun)unless I have a gimme on a doe. Don't like messin up the shoulders. If I shoot adeer with abow it's heart/lungs all the way. With a rifle in my hand, I nock the front wheels out by centerpunching his front shoulder. I really think, however that no matter where you shoot 'em there is a chance at losin 'em cause they are tougher than any man that tried to sack punch me. Hee! Hee!

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A hint guys...... I've been sack kicked![X(]

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Neck is not where my BF tells me to aim, so I am sticking to what he tells me to do. He has never told me to aim at the neck.

No deer last year (my first season) with my bow. I have a new DXT, so hopefully it's gonna come through for me.

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Sack kicked by a deer![:-][:-][:-]

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Never aim for the neck personally, regardless of the animal. Just not comfortable with the shot. I say wait for a vitals shot.

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ill stick to the lungs, to risky to try a neck shot, to many different angles and their always moving their neck and heads

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Im going to say theres some truth to this. My friend was hunting on our property 2 years ago and shot a decent6 pointer. He didnt intentially shoot it in the neck, the buck tried to duck and turn and the arrow ended up making contact with the neck, severing the main artery. this buck went maybe 50 yards and dropped dead. he said it didnt run but maybe5 seconds and couldnt run any more and walked the rest of the way before it dropped right next to my car in the field. Would I recomend this shot, no, not to anyone. Does it happen, yes it does. Is it effective, yes.

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shrew, you mentioned not knowing about shot placement in your original post. I'm just wondering if you had to attend bowhunter education in your state.

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This is what happens when you make foolish shots.
Sack kick for the owner of this arrow

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why are people saying it's ok to do it with a rifle?? It's never a good shot with any weapon!!!!!!!!

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Man, I can't believe it took this long to get this response .... I don't care if it's with bow OR gun, it is not a good shot to take!!!!![>:]

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Unless you have found a way to get several thousand foot/lbs. of energy out of you're arrow, I'm not sure your comparison is legit. Not the best shot placement, regardless of the weapon.

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This man knows and will be informed of anyone taking a neck shot this year...........and he won't be happy!

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The deer often move they necks while standing and not moving their bodies making the lungs a much better choice. The heart lung area is a much bigger area then the vitals in the neck.

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A neck shotfrom close range witha gun can be a good shot. I shot a nice doe last year with a 54 cal muzzleloader from about 45 yds. The only hole to shoot through was at the neck. The deer dropped faster than the smoke could clear. I had no doubt when I squeezed it off.

Here's one that will draw some fire, I'm sure. A long time ago I shot a buck from about 15 yds. This deer came at my stand on a dead run and then just stopped and looked right up at me. Probably hit my scent. Anyway, when he looked up, the bead of the 54 cal's front sight was between his eyes. That deer went all of 24 inches, all in a downward direction.

Oh, and I guess I'll toss this one in. I was standing on the ground in some hemlocks during a pretty good rain. This deer got up on me, almost from behind. We saw each other at the same time and it whirled and ran. On the second jump my sights were lined up on the base of the tail. That one ran about 75 yds. I found the bullet in the brisket, and a hole through the heart.

All of my other gun kills (about 25 I'd guess) were pretty standard shoulder or lung shots depending on angles and other factors. Of those, quite a few were on the move, and a couple at a dead run. So, for me, a good shot is what I decide it is in a given situation. I know deer anatomy and I limit such shots to very close range.

Beginners should stick with heart/lung/shoulder shots. I do not advocate any of these shots with a bow.

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I beg to differ, I personally found a nice one in Downtown Minneapolis a few years ago on a trip for work. Cosmopolitans were the bait of choice for that one if I remember correctly!

This guy is going to have some sore nuts, Can you deliver a swift kick to the ass for me! If its going to hurt when he pees, might as well hurt him on the other side too!

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lol it was sarcasm bro,there are plenty of them,especially up north.

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So when will it be added to our smilie options ;):D

And I agree he should get a good kick in sack

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That pic is FAKE.

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Do the ones up north also go for the cosmopolitans?

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Even though I wouldn't even THINK about it with a bow, a neck shot is a very viable shot with a rifle under the right circumstances. As long as you know deer anatomy and your rifles trajectory it is a DRT shot at shorter ranges.

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How is neck shooting even debatable??? Kick him in the seeds. If you think of squeezing one off when the pin is on the neck you need a CT Scan and an MRI and your hunting license revoked forever.

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Last year I shot my buck in the neck at 25 yards... WITH A .270. You're not an ethical hunter if you do it with a bow. I agree with Matt: