Heart or lung shot
07-07-2010, 11:15 AM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Orange county, NY
Posts: 2,949
As this, and most deer vital diagrams clearly show, a heart shot is also a double lung shot, since the heart sits low in the chest, in between the lungs. You cannot hit the heart and not hit the lungs at most angles. Im also not sure why aiming at the center of the lungs would prevent a shoulder shot, if the hit was slightly forward, since your aiming right behind the shoulder, regardless of whether you aim for the center of the lungs, or lower for the heart.Its really a no brainer, aim slightly low in the heart area, and you will hit the LUNGS AND HEART, if the deer does not duck down. if the deer does duck down, you still hit center of the lungs.
07-07-2010, 12:08 PM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,304
Friend, you really need to check the anatomy better if that's what you think.
Good luck,
iSnipe
(Edit: If I find a decent illustration, I'll show you what I mean)
Last edited by iSnipe; 07-07-2010 at 12:14 PM.
07-07-2010, 05:18 PM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 1,184
blackelk already touched on it, but having a large target isn't as nice as one would think.
Having several boxes of 3-D archery trophies, I can tell you now that I'd have much less of them if I didn't have a small aiming reference to aim at. Whether it be a crease on the target, a shadow line or another person's arrow, they all helped me where to aim at. The same goes for a deer. While often it's hard to pick a small aiming reference on a larger target like a live deer, practicing and concentrating at hitting a small spot will ensure more accurate hits, instead of just aiming at "center mass". During crunch time it's also better to have your mind focused on something to help ease the adrenaline, ie, buck fever!
iSnipe
Having several boxes of 3-D archery trophies, I can tell you now that I'd have much less of them if I didn't have a small aiming reference to aim at. Whether it be a crease on the target, a shadow line or another person's arrow, they all helped me where to aim at. The same goes for a deer. While often it's hard to pick a small aiming reference on a larger target like a live deer, practicing and concentrating at hitting a small spot will ensure more accurate hits, instead of just aiming at "center mass". During crunch time it's also better to have your mind focused on something to help ease the adrenaline, ie, buck fever!
iSnipe
If I shoot a little high or low, or the deer moves I've still got him. I understand what you're saying though.
07-07-2010, 05:56 PM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 1,184
I looked at him and said imagine if you had made a good shot. We wouldn't be walking 50 yards. We both got a good laugh. The 270 is a deer killing round for sure.
07-07-2010, 06:09 PM
#30
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 1,462
I haved to agree with Isnipe and Deerbearhog. I usually concentrate on aiming center mass then dropping down a third more from there. This way I am basically aiming at the top of the heart. If I miss up to 4 inches low I am still going to take out the heart all the way to the base of the heart. If I miss high, Im still hitting both lungs, but not hitting too high where I will have to wait for the lungs to fill up before I get a good blood trail. Up until the last few years though I was mainly a gun hunter so aiming for that spot would give you a 4 inch room for air in each direction. As people said before though, "Aim small, miss small"