head shots

[YFKI1983]

Does anyone try head/ high neck shots on does to avoid ruining any meat?

[YFKI1983]

I guess not lol

[Live2Hunt]

On occasion, but you must have confidence in your shooting ability.

[tughillhunter]

that may be a sore subject. personally, no i would never. just aim for the heart. kils em everytime.

[YFKI1983]

that may be a sore subject. personally, no i would never. just aim for the heart. kils em everytime.

Tug- Im talking gun hunting btw. Id never do that bow hunting. I feel that if you miss it will be a clean miss and not a wounded deer.

[tughillhunter]

im talking gun.

[growalot]

then you've never seen a deer running around with it's jaw blown off....not a fun sight to see......If it's not ruined meat you want then go for the rib cage....there is a lot of good meat in a neck roast

[jjb4900]

Tug- Im talking gun hunting btw. Id never do that bow hunting. I feel that if you miss it will be a clean miss and not a wounded deer.

unless you hit them in the jaw..I've seen that and it wasn't pretty, was quite the tracking job as well.

[sits in trees]

right behind the shoulder for me. doesnt ruin any meat, just knock out a rib or 2, and i eat the hearts. if i had a really good rest and thought i could make the shot no problem and i was hard up enough then i might go for a header...

[verminater71]

well it's not the popular answer......yes I head shoot does

however you have to know your equiptment....and never past 50yards

[YFKI1983]

Verminater- I agree. Close shots. I actually am not comfortable unless its under 30. I tried 50+ once and missed so no more.

[Live2Hunt]

Ok lets clarify....Ive done only two headshots on does. Both where standing still and I had a steady rest. That was all they were giving me to shoot at and I am confident in my shots.

One deer was in a pile of trees with here head sticking out, she stood there for better than 10 minutes. The latest was in tall grass, and she layed down and only had her head exposed. Neck shots...never. If not perpect the deer run forever and can breath with a hole in there neck.

My preference is still quartering or broadside taking out the lungs.

[Five Seasons]

i'm not a fan of even neck shots but i'm not against them. i suppose if you miss the neck you miss outright vs missing in the vitals and wounding. However, head shots really aren't cool and honestly they greatly reduce your odds. They teach police to aim for vitals and not the head for a reason. You're playing too many videogames.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Oh boy, here we go....

[YFKI1983]

Im playing too many video games? If you have a doe and shoot for the head and you move a bit or she does its most likely going to be a clean miss. I didnt say I like to do it because its fun, I said you dont ruin any meat and the odds of wounding the deer are small. And im not saying take a head shot at a moving deer, free hand or even a semi long shot. WNY let me get some of that popcorn lol

[jjb4900]

somehow I don't see the connection between police training and deer hunting............

[Doc]

Taking advantage of our "Deer Anatomy" thread, I was looking at the last picture on the first page. That is the only one that really shows the location and size of the brain and also clearly shows all the other areas that can be hit if you are just a couple of inches off. I too have seen a deer with it's lower jaw swinging like a piece of hamburger. Not real pretty. Yes it is a lethal shot. Lethal in that it will eventually starve to death over a rather long period of time until (if it's lucky) the coyotes take it down. Meanwhile on that same picture, we see this huge heart-lung absolutely lethal target. To me the choice is rather obvious.

[verminater71]

i'm not a fan of even neck shots but i'm not against them. i suppose if you miss the neck you miss outright vs missing in the vitals and wounding. However, head shots really aren't cool and honestly they greatly reduce your odds. They teach police to aim for vitals and not the head for a reason. You're playing too many videogames.

OK

1st. I don't play video games....and I really don't like people that do

2nd don't compare a police officer firearms ...with someone who is a die hard hunter...most police hardly ever shoot there weapon, only to qualify...and most glocks shoot like **** you can't compare to a long gun......

now if you want to talk swat sniper that is a whole different monster

3rd....I I can't tell you how many deer I put down someone shot in the A** or shot in the leg....a bad shot is a bad shot whether you shoot the head or the ribcage

but hell what do I know.....

I hang my deer by the neck, and shoot 50 yards with my bow

[Guns&ReligionCop]

Verminator it oks to take head shots when your using a shotgun in "Any Shot size only" locations... (Anyone that doesn't get that its a reference to another thread)

I took a head shot once and luckly hit the deer right between the eyes. I would never do it again and don't recommend. I think its a matter of ethics

[Single_shot]

I would never venture to take a head shot.Neck shot ,yes.Been there done that and have no problem with it as long as the deer is still and within 50yrds.

[Bballhunter11]

I have taken several does with head/ neck shots under 150 yards with bipod. To avoid the jaw shot i only take the shot with the deer straight on. Shoot low and still take them through the neck and spine. I have always dropped them right where they stand without problem

[G-Man]

my 76 year old neighbor only takes head shots, bucks and does. doesn't want to waste any meat. all you ever hear from him is one shot then 20 min later atv to drag it out.. never saw him wound or miss a deer in 20 years...

[shawnhu]

i'm not a fan of even neck shots but i'm not against them. i suppose if you miss the neck you miss outright vs missing in the vitals and wounding. However, head shots really aren't cool and honestly they greatly reduce your odds. They teach police to aim for vitals and not the head for a reason. You're playing too many videogames.

Hey Belo, did you hear about the shooting in NYC sometime ago? You know, the one where the cops shot 8 bystanders by accident trying to shoot one gunman? Think they were trained to go for the chest?

The way I see it, cops are by far the best of marksman, by far. Aim small, miss small.

[Guns&ReligionCop]

What meat do you "head shot" hunters not want to waste? Theres little to no usable meat on the ribs and aim above the heart if you want to save it if you're such a good shot that your shooting it in the head. Why risk it by taking a shot like that?

[ATbuckhunter]

If i was going to shoot a fawn with my rifle then i would aim for either the base of the neck or the heart, but if they are <75 yards then i go for the spot behind the ear. This is only if i have a solid rest while i am shooting.