Since when did shooting a deer in the neck become an acceptable shot?
#81
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: Since when did shooting a deer in the neck become an acceptable shot?
Never saw a need to take a neck shot myself. I've taken right at 80 whitetails with a bow and never really had to take that shot. If he's head on he's got to turn to get away or pass by giving me a quartering away or something better. AND.... sometimes you just don't get a shot. There are other days.
#82
RE: Since when did shooting a deer in the neck become an acceptable shot?
I wasn't going to reply after altas's little holier than thou speech, but here goes. Have you ever lost a deer you hit with an arrow atlas? I know I haven't, but that doesn't matter because YOU don't agree with a shot I took. It's a mind over matter thing....I don't mind that your opinion doesn't matter to me. The "I probably wouldn't do it again" thing you wanted to quote so bad comes from the fact that I am very confident in my abilities with a bow, and I hope I never have to make that decision again, but maybe we should see how much you want to flame for this one first. I shoot all year as I like to stay sharp, but I know not everybody does and to each their own. I still have my integrity because I'm not afraid of taking heat for a decision I made in the woods, and I'm not afraid to talk about it. If nothing else; my posts have always been honest regardless of the flames that will come after. I'm done with this topic, and to all here; good luck this season.
#83
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,329
RE: Since when did shooting a deer in the neck become an acceptable shot?
So do carbon arrows with special tips pass through shoulders? Or is this a bunch of crap.
Can someone post a picture of the various stances (quarter away, quater too, etc) with associated kill zones?
Thanks
Tom
Can someone post a picture of the various stances (quarter away, quater too, etc) with associated kill zones?
Thanks
Tom
#84
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 3,903
RE: Since when did shooting a deer in the neck become an acceptable shot?
RattleSnake1
I hope you didn't take my post the wrong way! I truly do admire your honesty , and I also truly agree , that if faced with the real life scenario (biggest buck ever) , each of us can only truly answer what would happen , after it happened. For me , it hasn't happened yet so I truly dont know if I have the discipline it takes to let it walk if I were put in your situation.
Don't be done so quick!Where are ya from in Wisconsin?
Good luck to you also!
I hope you didn't take my post the wrong way! I truly do admire your honesty , and I also truly agree , that if faced with the real life scenario (biggest buck ever) , each of us can only truly answer what would happen , after it happened. For me , it hasn't happened yet so I truly dont know if I have the discipline it takes to let it walk if I were put in your situation.
. I'm done with this topic, and to all here; good luck this season.
Good luck to you also!
#85
RE: Since when did shooting a deer in the neck become an acceptable shot?
ORIGINAL: HNIJustin
I have a confession to make - I'm addicted to hunting videos. Every week I make a pilgrimage up to the Bass Pro Shops and always manage to come home with a new DVD to watch.
I have a confession to make - I'm addicted to hunting videos. Every week I make a pilgrimage up to the Bass Pro Shops and always manage to come home with a new DVD to watch.
I cancelled the out door channel and every magazine I'm not a life member to. I'd like to see about half the "industry" or more go bankrupt and disappear.
#86
RE: Since when did shooting a deer in the neck become an acceptable shot?
On the topic of neck shots, this board alone will have had at least a dozen "hit a stick" and "jumped the string" and "Don't know what happened" threads whining and crying croc tears over wounded and lost deer by November. Many will be trophy once in a lifetime animals wasted because of slobs taking bad shots.
If you'd take that shot at a target the size of your kill zone, no more,at home in front of a brick wall with the same expensive broad heads and arrows go for it.
In fact just take a little practice session one evening in front of a pile of rocks instead of dirt or hay to back up the target.
You'll get a lot more realistic idea of your abilities in a hunting situation real quick.
If you wouldn't shoot that shot at a styrafoam deer at home on the range in front of a pile of rocks, ALL DAY LONG, you don't have any business taking it at a living, alert, trophy game animal.
If you'd take that shot at a target the size of your kill zone, no more,at home in front of a brick wall with the same expensive broad heads and arrows go for it.
In fact just take a little practice session one evening in front of a pile of rocks instead of dirt or hay to back up the target.
You'll get a lot more realistic idea of your abilities in a hunting situation real quick.
If you wouldn't shoot that shot at a styrafoam deer at home on the range in front of a pile of rocks, ALL DAY LONG, you don't have any business taking it at a living, alert, trophy game animal.
#87
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 7,876
RE: Since when did shooting a deer in the neck become an acceptable shot?
ORIGINAL: HNIJustin
As an example last year my father hit a beautiful buck in the neck after his arrow hit an unseen twig and we ended up recovering the deer over a mile away and a month later after it had been eaten by coyotes and gone to waste.
ORIGINAL: nodog
The neck shot does seem to be affective by the count here.
The neck shot does seem to be affective by the count here.
#88
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 4,668
RE: Since when did shooting a deer in the neck become an acceptable shot?
ORIGINAL: RattleSnake1
I wasn't going to reply after altas's little holier than thou speech, but here goes.
I wasn't going to reply after altas's little holier than thou speech, but here goes.
Have you ever lost a deer you hit with an arrow atlas?
I know I haven't, but that doesn't matter because YOU don't agree with a shot I took.
Hey........you manned up and admitted you took a poor shot but fortunately it turned out well. That's great..........but it's still a poor shot.
It's a mind over matter thing....I don't mind that your opinion doesn't matter to me.
The "I probably wouldn't do it again" thing you wanted to quote so bad comes from the fact that I am very confident in my abilities with a bow
I hope I never have to make that decision again......................I still have my integrity because I'm not afraid of taking heat for a decision I made in the woods, and I'm not afraid to talk about it. If nothing else; my posts have always been honest regardless of the flames that will come after.