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Posted on 10/29/17 at 6:58 pm to T4
You are the luckiest unlucky dude I ever “met”. Holy crap.
Posted on 10/29/17 at 7:10 pm to T4
Damn! Glad you made it.
Posted on 10/29/17 at 8:06 pm to T4
Deal
Posted on 10/29/17 at 8:12 pm to misterfab
I took about a 50 yard neck shot on a doe with a .270 years ago. As I squeezed the trigger, a dog off in the distance started barking. She jerked her neck just as I shot. I trailed blood in water for a ways and even saw her one time with her head down awkwardly, but no chance for a follow up shot. I never did find her. A neck shot can be great, but not always.
Posted on 10/30/17 at 6:13 am to T4
Jesus. So lucky.
Posted on 10/30/17 at 9:02 am to T4
quote:I have seen deer killed with old neck wounds a few times. I have seen many tracked and lost after a neck shot was attempted.
Behind the shoulder through the vitals is the way to go. Bigger target, more margin for error, and done right does not ruin meat.
I tried one last year because I didnt want to track in a briar filled cutover......clean miss. Yes, my mistake. But it easily couldve been a wounded animal, all to save me some scratches.
I shot a 7 this weekend, went back to behind the shoulder, even if you get too far forward you probably lose a few pounds of ground meat.
Posted on 10/30/17 at 2:56 pm to tigerfoot
If she kicked her hind legs, I'd say you knicked her slightly. You just don't have a lot of wiggle room there, just look at those pictures of T4 if you need an example, if that shot was in his chest he'd be dead.
I've hit two deer in the neck just past the shoulders as I was aiming for behind the shoulders and hit 4-6 inches off. Both dropped in their tracks, one actually literally fell backwards.
I've hit two deer in the neck just past the shoulders as I was aiming for behind the shoulders and hit 4-6 inches off. Both dropped in their tracks, one actually literally fell backwards.
Posted on 10/30/17 at 3:00 pm to misterfab
Never shot a deer in the neck. Always go for behind the shoulder.
Neck shots are only for thunder chickens
Neck shots are only for thunder chickens
Posted on 10/30/17 at 3:03 pm to misterfab
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After the shot I look up and expect her laying there in the dirt immediately.
This screams "jerk" to me
Posted on 10/30/17 at 3:07 pm to baldona
T4, did you kick your hind legs up when hit?
Posted on 10/30/17 at 3:17 pm to Chad504boy
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did you kick your hind legs up when hit?
You say the weirdest, most inappropriate things on the Internet....
Posted on 10/30/17 at 9:17 pm to misterfab
I neck shot a 9 point with a .270 shot a bit high and just cut muscle hit no bone. Deer dropped and I went out to retrieve them the sob jumped up and started plowing off. Shot it with my pistol twice more before it finally died.
Lesson if you don’t hit bone it isn’t drt with a neck shot
Lesson if you don’t hit bone it isn’t drt with a neck shot
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:06 am to misterfab
If you don't want to track a deer, and you want to minimize meat loss, try this shot. The spine is widest and lowest right in front of the chest cavity. Aim 2/3 of the way up straight above the front leg. There is less room for error with this shot and it works, even from the front and quartering you also. The deer will not get out of your sight.
Just about every deer I've shot low or behind the shoulder, although the heart may be demolished and blood pours, has run.
Just about every deer I've shot low or behind the shoulder, although the heart may be demolished and blood pours, has run.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:16 am to T4
Father in laws can be a real pain in the ars...... neck?
Posted on 10/31/17 at 2:01 pm to misterfab
You missed! You hit her in the neck she isn't going anywhere!
Posted on 10/31/17 at 2:05 pm to SCwTiger
I don’t like attempting that shot. There’s a lot of no mans land up there.
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