A well aimed shot to a deers neck area will cut off blood supply to the brain. If you hit the deer in the upper portion of the neck you will run the risk that the deer will run off and live. Meat with a high blood content tends to sour more quickly. The deer profile at the top of the first two diagrams shows the deer from a broadside view and where the hunter has aimed the shots from the various shooting angles and positions.Ī bonus of the epicenter shot is better tasting venison. They lose consciousness and die in eight to 12 seconds if hes only got a shot lower down on the neck denicola will usually wait for a better option. Most people including you and i are likely to mention the head heart and probably the neck if asked about some of the best places to shoot a deerto kill a fast moving and swift animal like a deer with a single shot is not easy. So if you hunt from 20 ft up and are shooting down at the deer disregard this no kill zone. Shooting down from a high tree stand however will probably hit the lungs or spine it would be almost impossible to pass between lungs and spine shooting down at the deer without hitting lungs or spine. Similar to the head shot the neck shot guarantees minimal to no meat loss.Ĭlipping the major blood vessels allows blood to pump out of the muscles and into the chest cavity. The deer drop immediately denicola says of the vertebrae shot. If you are hunting with a bow you need to make sure you are well equipped with proper broadhead arrows and that you have a bow with enough draw weight. Find the best aiming spot on a bear by following a line up the center of the nearside front leg to a point 13 to 12 up the chest. A shot just below the back of the skull in the first four cervical vertebrae of the spine. Heart and lung functions will cease.ĭeer Kill Zone Diagram Shot Placement Chart Rifle Horneburg Info A bears long hair and compact body may cause a hunter to shoot further back on a bears body possibly causing a poor hit in the paunch area. It is the desire of every hunter to kill any animal he or she desires with a single shot.
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