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Unethical and just plain stupid.

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Vitals for sure, no question.

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After church I try to aim for the foot,,....what the hell goes on???? kill and eat!!

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i only read the first pasge of replies on this thread and havent read no more cause i didnt want to have a meltdown when i came to a post that said head/neck shots are great, the only way to do it is by vitals only, if you dont have any shot but that dont shoot.

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How about the "Texas Heart Shot"? Why wasn't that on the poll?

You know when a deer is walking straight away from you and the only shot you have is straightthrough the corn-hole all the way to the vitals.

I can't believe that shotdidn't make it as one of the choices.



Sarcasm intended.;)

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I'm actually rather surprised that no one said that yet.

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I'm not going to lie, I have shot a LOT of does in the head on purpose. Sure some people think it is unethical, but if you can make the shot, with a solid rest, why not? During our extended doe season my buddies and I actually make a competition among ourselves while hunting together. Whoevers turn it is to shoot a doe, the other buddies call the shot. Wherever they say to put the bullet is where it goes. We are hunting out of elevated blinds with benchrest style rests. We don't shoot does that are running, they are in foodplots or CRP grass and totally unaware, and placing the bullet is as easy as shooting paper.

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The whole point of shooting does is to get some meat for the table. I shot two does in the neck this year, and the other two in the vitals (farther shots). Of the two I shot in the neck, I lost no meat whatsoever. Of the two I shot in the vitals, I lost no meat on one but I took out the majority of both front shoulders in addition to both lungs on the other that I hit a mere 2" too far forward. Granted, I was over-gunned with my 7mm Rem Mag, but the same shot with a .243 would still have done a good amount of damage. Shooting them in the neck/head is the way to go.

In keeping with the topic, I have nothing against shooting any other animal in the neck or head for that matter. Quite often, a head/neck shot may be your only option when you're stalking elk in the timber. Learning to make such shots is simply a part of becoming a better hunter. And your ability to make such shots will at some time determine whether you have meat for the freezer or not.

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For a good, clean, ethical shot, you have to shoot in the vitals

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why would you shoot anywhere else?

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the vitals are a bigger target so less chance that you wil miss or wound a deer. No matter if its a doe or a small buck you shouldnt try head shots cuz u risk breaking the jaw and losing the animal.