Personally I always aim for the engine room when shooting at animals they don't always drop in their tracks but never run too far and there is a little more room for error when judging distance. However my hunting partner swears by the neck shot and I haven't seen an animal drop quicker than with a good hit to the base of they neck

I started shooting this shot about 7 years ago. In that time I've taken 10-12 deer with it and have not had one of them take a single step. They go right down and never even seem to know what hits them.

I went out for ML season and posted this the night before I left and havnt read it yet. but I dropped one in its tracts anyway

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...3/Dec28112.jpg

hit it in the spine in the neck

A NECK SOT WILL DROP EM. IT ALSO WON'T RUIN ANY MEAT. GOOD QUESTION.

I borrowed your deer target, I hope you don't mind. The shot you show will definately knock 'em down quick and I have taken this shot on deer standing in high grass. But, when I have a clear shot I'll take this shot any day with confidence.

1865, my son loves that shot, too. I hit this year's buck there and dropped him instantly, but it was actually a bad shot because I was aiming about four inches lower.

If you have hit that many deer you are apparently a good shot, like my son. But you hardly have any room for error if you hit high. I am trying to train my son to aim lower to give him error room, even though the deer might travel 50 yards or so.

I actually go right in between you and cloudwalker.

BTW nice pictures, guys. Useful.

I always go for behind the shoulder

Your shooting at the right aiming point. You may want to check out another selection of bullet type and weight from a specific distance and animal. This can make a remarkable difference in shock on impact.

Right behind the shoulder is the best way to go. This shot is very lethal and allows the most margin of error in the shot, than any other shots. If they go down in 20 yards instead of dropping in their tracks, then I could care less. Both are dead deer, but one shot was much safer than the other. So common sense says, "why bother shooting anywhere else?".

I can consistently shoot 500 yard, fist sized groups at the range, with my deer rifle, but still am not going to take anything less than the "best shot", at a deer.

That's how it is done to drop them on the spot.