Anyone have any experiences with the kidney shot?

I don't feel a person should ever intentionally shoot a deer that far back. If you make a bad shot and hit one there, you are in for a long trail. Give it time to lay down and die.

Ratso I have shot one at an angle that went from the right front shoulder and exited thru the left side and passed thru the liver. Waited for an hour and a half befor starting to look for her. She only ran 70 yds from where she was hit but as far as a kidney hit no I do not remember hitting anythere. But I would bet that you are going to look for a long time befor you find one ant then only if you are real lucky. Always try to take the best shot possable in the rib section right behind the front shoulder. The quartering to shot that I took was the only chance that I was going to have on this doe befor whatever she had seen to my right caused her to run. Probably a yote. The shot also went thru one lung but not real good. Low.
If a shot farther back than say 5 inches in the ribs or a head on shot is all that you have pass it by. It is not worth the time that it will take to find (more than likely not find) the animal and the animal will die a long slow painful death. Just pass thats the best.

Edited by - Indianahick on 11/30/2002 09:39:56

You hit one in the kidney area and chances are you are going to ruin alot of the tenderloin. The kidneys do have a hugh blood supply and will probably bleed to death pretty quick but one can go along way in a couple of minutes.

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Edited by - strut on 11/30/2002 18:23:16

i would not recommend shooting a deer in the kidney because there is such a small margin for error. if you miss the kidney as strut stated you're probably gonna trash the tender loins. however it is probably the most lethal shot you can make. a hunting buddy of mine made that comment to me a while back about it being very lethal. several yrs ago i had a small buck come in, i came to full draw and let out a soft grunt to stop him and he took 1 too many steps and stopped w/his head and shoulders behind a tree. if i let him pass the tree i wouldn't have a shot. back then i was shooting a WWWWHHHHOOOLLLEEEE bunch... 3D tourney's, practicing constently, and this deer was dead nuts 20 yds and had the confidence to make the shot....that and wanting to see if my buddy was wright about a kidney shot....so i placed and arrow dead center of the hollow spot just above and a little foreward of the rear leg and the deer dropped like a rock. i actually thought i might have spine shot him but after i retrieved him the hole was right where i aimed. while feild dressing him i checked and had dead centered the kidneys. had i not been practicing and had the confidence that i did back then i wouldn't have dreamed of taking that shot.

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My question is why would anybody want to attempt a low percentage shot like that? Stick to the lung area, not as much meat damage and a lot more efective.

heart/lung shot is a better idea, after all if you get either of those all the blood in the world wont matter to the deer

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