Neck shots?
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Oakland OR USA
Posts: 2,929
RE: Neck shots?
Most of the deer I have taken if I had a good shot it would be in the neck and even some in the head . I Have never had to track a deer I shot in the neck , but I have a couple that were shot in the chest . Personally I see nothing wrong with a neckshot if you know what your doing and have the ability to do it .
#23
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Alabama
Posts: 113
RE: Neck shots?
I did take a nice 6 point in the early 90's at about 200 yards through the neck and it looked like something snatched the legs out from under it. But thats the only time I have ever shot one in the neck and to tell you the truth I think it was a luck shot then.
#26
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 147
RE: Neck shots?
Joe_148 instead of shooting it in the heart and tearing off meat like you did why didnt u just shoot it in the head????
Plus, I just wanted to finish it quick and its head was moving around so the heart was easiest.
#28
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Georgia
Posts: 24
RE: Neck shots?
Depends on the situation presented me, but I shoot them in the neck/head frequently. Never lost one, never had one move. Many folks down here are neck shooters.
Shot two in the head and one 10-point in the neck this year alone. Understand I'm not bragging, merely supporting my post.
Shot two in the head and one 10-point in the neck this year alone. Understand I'm not bragging, merely supporting my post.
#29
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 187
RE: Neck shots?
A neck shot definitely damages a good neck roast and the cape(trophy hunter, sorry). A heart/lung shot may damage very little of the less desireable rib meat. The risk is not worth the reward on the neck shot. I have taken two of them because it was the best shot I had but I don't make a practice of it.
#30
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location:
Posts: 98
RE: Neck shots?
normally i shoot 4 the shoulder but the only time i have ever shot a buck in the neck was when i shot him in the lungs and he dropped at 150yds and then i shot him in the neck once he raised his head because he kept staring at me. and everyone knows that staring is rude. lol. no.... i shot him in the neck to guaruntee that he stayed down. because one day i went hunting i i made a shot when i could barely see through my scope and i hit low on his leg just to where the bullet wouldnt hit his body(not intended to hit low). and i thought that i hit him good and apparently not. by the time i got to where he was, he was gone.[:'(] he was a MONSTER 8 or 10pointer.