heart or lung shot?
 

I have hear many peoples opinions on if u should aim for the heart or lungs. I myself prefer a double lung punch over a heart shot. i always aim for the lungs because they are a bigger target which gives u more leeway and they kill very quick. Where to you all aim to take down your deer?

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I always aim for the lungs it is a bigger target and it will get it done just as quickly.

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Lungs all the way. Larger target, more margin for error.

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I aim for the lungs too;)

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I use to aim for the heart got a couple wright in the heart [ had the x right in the middle of the heart] they both ran more than 100yds. two years ago I switched to the lungs and in two years I got two 8's and a 10 none of them went more than 20yds. I watched all 3 fall, love that felling.

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Double lung its a bigger area and they drop quick alot of times i don't lose sight of them 20-30 yards. Ilove it when they stop lok back then drop

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Double lung's is definetly the better choice .

nubo

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Lungs. Bigger target and is less protected than the heart.

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double lungs, no question.

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Besides being a much larger target a double lung shot will put down an animal much quicker than a heart shot. This is with arrows and not bullets.

When you double lung an animal the blood pressure instantly drops and the heart instantly begins beating faster to try and make up for this drop in pressure. The faster it pumps the quicker it bleeds out and the quicker the brain and muscles are deprived of oxygen.

On a heart shot the heart can't pump blood with a hole through it and the blood just drains out rather than being forced out. It takes longer for the brain and muscles to be deprived of oxygen allowing the animal to cover a larger distance.

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Double Lunger!

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I never really thought about that...I only killed one deer so far because last season was my first year hunting and i nailed her right in the heart and she only made it maybe 30 yards and dropped but i think ill try lungs from now on.

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Lungs, definitely.

The deer I've shot in the heart only have run like a raped ape. Lung hit deer will usually go down well inside 100yds.

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DITTO!

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i aim about two inches above the 'elbow' on the deer, unless the deer is nervous, then you need to take into account the deer 'jumping the string'. I had this happen twice to me last year, both times on does. I had one doe come in after settling her down over an hour with some bleats, put my twenty yard pin on her belly, and let it go...hit her through both lungs, mid chest. Missed the other doe when I didn't compensate for the string jump. I prefer to aim for the lungs, but I won't turn a heart shot down. they go just about as far either way.

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I'd go for the lungs but if some reason i am off target, i hope i at least hit the heart.

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Well stated BigBulls and medically accurate. It is always enjoyable to read a message that is backed scientifically and quite precisely, I might add.

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i do lung shots

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Can't say it better.

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My aiming point is a heart shot. This makes me concentrate and wait for a clear shot.

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Five of the six bull moose that I've gotten went down with the double lung shot (technically a bi-lateral pneumothorax) the shortest dropped in 15 to 20 yards and the longest was about 150 yards. Take out the lungs is just like removing 3 feet of a watering hose while it is running. Putting an arrow into the heart is like shooting the moter of the pump for your hose, does the job but takes longer. Actually. from the side it is more than likely that a heart shot would go thru both lungs anyway.

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I will add that to take "only heart shots" from very high in a tree is pretty much assinine. The heart is so low in the deer's chest that at a high angle, you are having to simply "clip" a deer that is at close range.

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Go for the lungs, you want to leave the heart intact so it can still pump blood for a good trail if needed. A heart shot will definately kill a deer but if it doesn't bleed fast enough you might not find it without a bloodtrail.