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Neck Shots on Deer
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:58 pm
This is more directed to does. Always have shot at the traditional shoulder area, but always seem to destroy a lot of meat. So my questions are:
Are neck shots as lethal/humane?
Where on neck do you aim (closer to body/middle/higher)?
And if it matters. Shooting 30-06 with soft tip
Are neck shots as lethal/humane?
Where on neck do you aim (closer to body/middle/higher)?
And if it matters. Shooting 30-06 with soft tip
This post was edited on 10/27/17 at 7:59 pm
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Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:07 pm to Cajun367
Well placed shot behind the shoulder shouldn't result in much meat loss. Neck shots you'll lose the neck roast which is a damn tasty cut of meat.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:18 pm to Cajun367
I like a neck shot inside 75 yards or so.
Head down, 3-4 inches behind the head.
I haven't done it in a while. I don't get out and shoot like I should.
Head down, 3-4 inches behind the head.
I haven't done it in a while. I don't get out and shoot like I should.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:30 pm to Cajun367
You will never track a deer you neck shot. Love doing it.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 10:16 pm to Cajun367
Ive killed 2 with neck shots. An 8 pt looking dead at me at 100yds.
A 6pt at 200yds broad side and got lucky because I was aiming at his shoulder. My scope mounts/scope were off.
A 6pt at 200yds broad side and got lucky because I was aiming at his shoulder. My scope mounts/scope were off.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 11:04 pm to Cajun367
Depends on your confidence with your accuracy. Smoked several does in the neck. Dropped a doe 2 yrs ago with .270 at 15 yds in the neck. They drop right there and its awesome.
Posted on 10/28/17 at 5:22 am to Cajun367
Switched to neck shots about 5 years ago and I'm not going back. Wait for her to get to a spot I can drive the truck up to and bam...dead right there.
Posted on 10/28/17 at 7:18 am to Cajun367
My favorite shot for close-range does is the neck at the base of the head. Drops em like a sack of shite.
Posted on 10/28/17 at 10:03 am to Cajun367
The neck shot is a VERY good shot for deer hunting, as long as: the hunter knows his deer anatomy; both the gun and hunter are accurate enough for the shot; the hunter demonstrates some judgment on when to take, or not take, a neck shot. I think EVERY deer hunter should be able to make a neck shot. There could be a situation where that's the available killing shot. OTOH, for the hunter who can make the neck shot, there's no reason to limit it to does. One of the advantages of the neck shot is that there'll be NO trailing to do. That's good for does AND bucks. Learn your anatomy and angles. Look at pics of deer anatomy and dissect the neck down to the spine on the neck few deer you skin. The handguns I hunt w/ are challenging enough making nice lung shots so that's what I do. Good luck.
Posted on 10/29/17 at 9:55 am to Cajun367
The third deer I killed was a doe head shot. The 1st two were mgmt bucks and through the lung/heart. I was 16 and full of myself. She walked out and faced me eating browse and put her head down for what seemed like 30 min and I was itchy. I put the crosshairs dead center on the top of her head and squeezed a round. She dropped instantly and didn’t move. I gave her the standard 15-20 minutes just watching and waiting. When I got to her she had no entrance wound on her head at all. I had pulled slightly or over estimated her distance and hit her in the spine on her neck. While it was a quick ethical kill, I realized at 16, it was too big of a risk and decided to never do it again. It’s just too easy to get a lung/heart shot and not risk wounding an animal. I’ve never lost a deer and hope I never do.
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