The rib cage makes a nice big target. After decades of hunting, I've NEVER lost an animal that was well hit through the boiler room. I have, however, lost two that were shot in the neck. Everyone gets an opinion, and that's mine.
Neck shotting deer
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I have taken probably 12 animals with neck shots that I can recall. These were all relatively close and were all lights out. I was confident in my shooting.
My friend shot a mule deer doe in the neck and she went a long ways before she bled out. The shot never hit the spine. Poor placement.
Be honest about your abilities, as the margin for error is small when your target is as small as a deers neck.
My friend shot a mule deer doe in the neck and she went a long ways before she bled out. The shot never hit the spine. Poor placement.
Be honest about your abilities, as the margin for error is small when your target is as small as a deers neck.
Imo…it is not a question of if the shots such as neck or head will do the job because if all goes well with these shots, the result is pretty good.
Imo…it is a question of if these shots are high or low percentage shots…and the answer is…neck and head shots are low percentage shots compared to the lung area aka boiler room.
We all have seen deer or other animals in the field and how they behave. They are just about always on alert. When they eat they move their necks and heads constantly…a little flick of the neck here, a flick there and that is what makes these shots low percentage shots.
Lungs area aka boiler room usually stays in the same place, it is much larger target and that is what makes it a high percentage shot.
That is my take on this topic.
Cheers,
Imo…it is a question of if these shots are high or low percentage shots…and the answer is…neck and head shots are low percentage shots compared to the lung area aka boiler room.
We all have seen deer or other animals in the field and how they behave. They are just about always on alert. When they eat they move their necks and heads constantly…a little flick of the neck here, a flick there and that is what makes these shots low percentage shots.
Lungs area aka boiler room usually stays in the same place, it is much larger target and that is what makes it a high percentage shot.
That is my take on this topic.
Cheers,
