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Assuming a broadside deer like this:
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I am typically an E/D7 kinda guy but have taken the C4 shot when circumstances are correct
Edit to add same deer but different view:
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The deer I shot last year had an arrow right at your C4 placement,
It was there for a long time because the wound healed around the arrow, and left a bump.
Maybe a rifle would have taken him down but not an arrow.
C4 is rifle only for me - not an archery shot. The few times when this shot presented they were all bang flops and taken at 50 to 70 yards off a secure rest with a 3/4 MOA rifle.Quote:
Originally Posted by JUDGE
Same as you species, with the exception being more towards F8 with a crossbow to account for the possibility of some string jump.
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If the conditions are right (Bow or Rifle) my preferred 'go to' shot is B2...the most effective for a clean kill and drop them on the spot.
B6/C6 with rifle.
D7.....rifle and bow
C6.....rifle only
Excellent post species
E6-E8 at ground level, higher from a stand.
I know you’ve said this before on here. I’m a D7 guy for sure. I decided last year to try the B2 if I get the perfect opportunity. Haven’t yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
D7 or E7
D-7, D-8 depending on the angle, B-2 depending on the distance, 40 yds or less. Will drop it like a rock. Would be interesting to see the shot placements if there was some way you could angle the deer shown species...
Dan Fitzgerald use to encourage an archery shot placement at the center of C,D, 5 and 6. The deer would just tip over, no tracking. He had a pile of videos where he'd hunt a woodlot out behind a Mcdonalds or a mall and couldn't afford the deer to travel far after the shot. Not a lot of room for error there but highly effective for the circumstances.
I'm a D/E-7/8 guy myself as I prefer to have my deer bleed out as much as possible. Most have gone no more than 50 yards and are relatively blood free.
D7 is the goal, but with a vertical bow it can take aiming a lot lower to get there
If I can, I’ll take a neck shot - C2. I’ve read a few articles that speak to a bundle of nerves at C6 and a shot there will anchor a deer in it’s tracks.
D-E7 D-E8 for me, I aim to make their heart mush. Did it 2 out of last 3 I shot.
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Good thread.
E7 for me but I shot many A1.
This year I went F6 and it was a bit too much of a mess, he didn't go anywhere but the one whole shoulder was full of big chunks of bone
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D7
Every deer Ive shot there has died quickly, most of them on the spot.
Im also printing that off and pinning it to the gun rack at the camp. Great chart
E6-7. Always trying to get just inside the "V".
I usually hit around C8 or C9, usually hit diaphragm and rake both lungs.
I prefer a quarter away, aim at D9 and the arrow will be stopped by shoulder on opposite side and the deer never goes more than 25 yards.
B6 or C6. Bang-flops every time. Every time. Zero exceptions so far.
I always aimed for E7/E8 area and only ever had one long-ish trailing job; 80-odd yards after a double-lung hit from a 12-gauge slug at 25 yards.
I read an article by John Barsness, which may have been called, "Where to Hit Big Game."
He advised that a hit 2/3 up the shoulder, versus the usual lower-one-third of the body, tended to produce super-fast, DRT kills.
I've used this shot on deer with results as-advertised. Deer dropped literally in their tracks; no short run, nothing.
Mind you, I've only shot a half-dozen deer this way, and none were beyond 50 yards. Cartridges were the .30-30, the .280 Remington, and the .257 Roberts.
One above A and one to the right of 1. Use a 22mag and one of those things they call "Q-beams". Tends to be a popular aiming point around my area, especially since the price of beef and chicken has gone through the roof.
agreed, should drop like potatoes with that shot right on the shoulder.Quote:
Originally Posted by canadaman30
E7 Took longer to add this to post than pulling the trigger