White Tail shot
11-30-2012, 03:51 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 386
White Tail shot
I had the chance to shoot a deer right in the white tail, from behind.
He was just standing there, about 100 yards away, and I could clearly see his tail, and his butt hole.
I decided not to shoot, and he eventually bounced away.
What would you have done ????
He was just standing there, about 100 yards away, and I could clearly see his tail, and his butt hole.
I decided not to shoot, and he eventually bounced away.
What would you have done ????
11-30-2012, 04:45 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: IndianaKY
Posts: 244
Spine shots used to be commonly taken, moreso for plains african game, but you still can read articles from 30-40 years ago advocating them for US hunting.
If you hit low, it will make a mess of the insides. I have taken rear spine shots at close range (inside 50 yards) but you will have to make a finishing shot.
Anymore, I would a rear presentation, unless at spitting distance. 100 yards is a long way for such a vital small target.
If you hit low, it will make a mess of the insides. I have taken rear spine shots at close range (inside 50 yards) but you will have to make a finishing shot.
Anymore, I would a rear presentation, unless at spitting distance. 100 yards is a long way for such a vital small target.
12-03-2012, 06:28 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Promise land ,KY
Posts: 189
I got the same shot last year at my buck. All I saw was a white tale and two horns. I aimed right between the two horns about six inches below. He didn't even flinch I I didn't ruin one scrape of meat. If you actually shoot it in the body from behind you can kiss most of the meat goodbye.
Just to be clear obviously I saw the deer before it offered this shot and wasn't shooting blindly at a white tail with horns... and he was blowing at me when I pulled the trigger.
Just to be clear obviously I saw the deer before it offered this shot and wasn't shooting blindly at a white tail with horns... and he was blowing at me when I pulled the trigger.
12-03-2012, 11:15 AM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Northern WI
Posts: 853
At 50 yds maybe a head shot if I had a rest. But definitely never a body shot - what you would have is a big gut shot mess that you probably would not want to eat.
My son passed up a front facing shot this year (just as bad) and I was glad he did.
My son passed up a front facing shot this year (just as bad) and I was glad he did.
12-03-2012, 01:58 PM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
if you could have shot the neck, that would be the shot to take...
probably wouldn't take a butt shot, less I had something like a .416 or maybe a 7mm with 175gr bullets, ie, very high SD bullets...
probably neck shot or nothing...
probably wouldn't take a butt shot, less I had something like a .416 or maybe a 7mm with 175gr bullets, ie, very high SD bullets...
probably neck shot or nothing...
