how low to aim
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pine Hill Alabama USA
Posts: 1,280
RE: how low to aim
I always aim for the heart. That way, if they duck, I still get the lungs.and if they don't then I got a nice heart shot.
#13
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 157
RE: how low to aim
ORIGINAL: mexhuntr
I shoot were I want to hit and it seems to work. good luck!
I shoot were I want to hit and it seems to work. good luck!
it`sonly logic that if you aim for the ground most times you will hit it.
aim for a spot on the heart, tight groups and focus kill deer.
thinkingto much at shot time creates mistakes.
PT
#14
RE: how low to aim
Thankyou Mobow. I was hoping someone would say that. Deer do not duck arrows. They preload their muscles to flee in a reaction to something they see or hear. 99% of the time it's a loud bow or some junk accessories on the bow that rattle. Get the bow as quiet as possible. Also learn to bend at the waist when shooting from a stand. The biggest reason guys shoot high from an elevated position is because they just drop their arm to aim and don't bend at the waist. This makes the bow shoot higher because the shooters form is different.
#15
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: how low to aim
For you folks that don't believe a deer can drop a foot by the time the arrow travels 15 or 20 yards.... you haven't hunted long enough or shot enough deer. There are times it is prudent to aim lower than you want to hit or not shoot at all. If you haven't seen it, you have tame deer or haven't hunted long enough.