does any1 shoot deer in the neck?
01-01-2004 | 03:40 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Vinton VA
RE: does any1 shoot deer in the neck?
Never ever shoot a deer in the neck with a bow. I have seen several deer shot this way and none have been recoverd at our camp. 1 was on purpose, the other 2 were bad shooting. In all three cases blood trail was good for a while, then nothing. all deer got away.
With a rifle I don't have a problem with it. In fact I made a 40 yard shot on a deer this year, hitting it in the neck, just below the chin. with an accurate scoped rifle this shot is deadly, with a bow it's asking for trouble.
With a rifle I don't have a problem with it. In fact I made a 40 yard shot on a deer this year, hitting it in the neck, just below the chin. with an accurate scoped rifle this shot is deadly, with a bow it's asking for trouble.
2004 must start better than this friends. Please refrain from neck shots. You are just asking for hearache.
01-01-2004 | 07:28 AM
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Typical Buck
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From: Chapin, Illinois USA
RE: does any1 shoot deer in the neck?
So many of you guys are not seeing the big picture.
1.Neck shots are a poor choice due to the small area where the shot is lethal.
2.Neck shots are a poor choice due to the high number of wounded and not recovered game animals.
3.Neck shots are considered less than humane by antis and looked down upon by ethical and responsible hunters.
4.Why shoot at something that small when a lethal area 20 times as big will likely present itself. If it doesn't, what is the big deal, you'll have another chance.
5.Neck shots are like shooting a deer in the hind leg(femoral artery), or mouth or even the anus(Texas heart shot). All kill quickly, but the the odds of crippling the deer or causing long suffering are extremely high.
We, as hunters, must do the right thing and make good shot choices.
Neck shots are not good shot choices.
1.Neck shots are a poor choice due to the small area where the shot is lethal.
2.Neck shots are a poor choice due to the high number of wounded and not recovered game animals.
3.Neck shots are considered less than humane by antis and looked down upon by ethical and responsible hunters.
4.Why shoot at something that small when a lethal area 20 times as big will likely present itself. If it doesn't, what is the big deal, you'll have another chance.
5.Neck shots are like shooting a deer in the hind leg(femoral artery), or mouth or even the anus(Texas heart shot). All kill quickly, but the the odds of crippling the deer or causing long suffering are extremely high.
We, as hunters, must do the right thing and make good shot choices.
Neck shots are not good shot choices.
01-01-2004 | 08:42 AM
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From: Plum Boro, PA
RE: does any1 shoot deer in the neck?
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01-01-2004 | 01:59 PM
#18
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Yorkville, IL
RE: does any1 shoot deer in the neck?
I would not with a gun or bow, I like a nice humane lung shot or heart shot, even a spine shot is better than a neck shot, if that is the only shot you have, then yes, but not if the fricken deer is broadside! Some people take bucks throguh the esophogus if it is the only shot that it is offered, and some like in the Beatty bucks case was taken just under the jaw!
01-01-2004 | 06:37 PM
#20
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From: North Texas
RE: does any1 shoot deer in the neck?
For those of you that think it is ok to shoot a deer in the neck, whether by bow or gun, please stay out of the woods until you can find an ethical hunter in your area to teach you how to hunt properly.