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Re: shot placement
[Re: canvasback]
#2290582
11/12/17 05:30 PM
11/12/17 05:30 PM
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Boaz,AL
CarbonClimber1
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14 point
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I told my hunters to shoot upper center of the shoulder....tho it rarely turned out that way. More like hmmmm i forgot what mr guide person said ill just aim at the middle of the body=paunch= me trompin through a thicket with a 357 tryin not to get bit in the face by a diamondback. Then ther was that one guy who shot evethang in the head... I liked that guy.
"I dont quit.. And ill fight alone if i have to"
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Re: shot placement
[Re: Hornhntr]
#2290593
11/12/17 05:57 PM
11/12/17 05:57 PM
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Montgomery
bamaeyedoc
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Montgomery
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I aim at the "X." For the last 40 years I haven't lost too many with that spot. Those that I missed or didn't find, I obviously didn't hit where I wanted. Dr. B
AKA: “Dr. B”
Aldeer #121
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1938-2017
UGA Class of 1960
BS/MS Forestry
LTJG, USNR
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Re: shot placement
[Re: CNC]
#2291035
11/13/17 05:54 AM
11/13/17 05:54 AM
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upatree
rulebreaker
My head is in my ass.
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My head is in my ass.
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Theres actually been a study done on this that I read one time. Seems like it was a magazine article. It compiled a bunch of info from several hundred shots to see where was the highest percentage spot to hit that would drop the deer in its tracks. They concluded that there is a spot high on the shoulder that is DRT nearly every time. Seems like they said there was a major nerve that ran through that area or something. The problem with that shot in my mind though is that youre really flirting with a back whack shot if youre shot is off a little. I prefer to aim right behind the shoulder with a gun so that I have some margin for error.  D7 for me
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Re: shot placement
[Re: rulebreaker]
#2291052
11/13/17 06:15 AM
11/13/17 06:15 AM
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Boxes Cove
2Dogs
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Theres actually been a study done on this that I read one time. Seems like it was a magazine article. It compiled a bunch of info from several hundred shots to see where was the highest percentage spot to hit that would drop the deer in its tracks. They concluded that there is a spot high on the shoulder that is DRT nearly every time. Seems like they said there was a major nerve that ran through that area or something. The problem with that shot in my mind though is that youre really flirting with a back whack shot if youre shot is off a little. I prefer to aim right behind the shoulder with a gun so that I have some margin for error. D7 for me D-E7 $$$$$$$$
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Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: shot placement
[Re: deadeye48]
#2291081
11/13/17 06:49 AM
11/13/17 06:49 AM
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Lamar Co, AL
BamaGuitarDude
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High shoulder shot. It breaks both shoulders, destroys the lungs and shocks the spinal system, DOTS yup
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
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Re: shot placement
[Re: 257wbymag]
#2291122
11/13/17 07:39 AM
11/13/17 07:39 AM
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Grays Creek, NC
bigcountry692001
14 point
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14 point
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Grays Creek, NC
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Here's my daughters shot from this pm. I wish she'd hit everyone e the rest of her life right here. 145 gr Barnes lrx 7-08. I can't explain it any clearer than this is placement you want.  I would say 80% of the deer I check in are shot here. There is the occasional neck or head shot, some of those done on purpose and some not so much. Good shot and congrats by the way!
"You cant manage a deer herd with acorns."
-Dr. Craig Harper
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Re: shot placement
[Re: bigcountry692001]
#2291196
11/13/17 08:30 AM
11/13/17 08:30 AM
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Boxes Cove
2Dogs
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Freak of Nature
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Here's my daughters shot from this pm. I wish she'd hit everyone e the rest of her life right here. 145 gr Barnes lrx 7-08. I can't explain it any clearer than this is placement you want. I would say 80% of the deer I check in are shot here. There is the occasional neck or head shot, some of those done on purpose and some not so much. Good shot and congrats by the way! That shot looks D-7 per the chart or real close to it. Straight up the back of the leg, bout 1/2 way up the body, very high percentage with room for error. $$$$$
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Re: shot placement
[Re: canvasback]
#2291267
11/13/17 09:35 AM
11/13/17 09:35 AM
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Posts: 11,149
Central, Al
Bustinbeards
Booner
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Booner
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Central, Al
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The "plate" is a scapula.
Originally Posted By: Wiley Coyote
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Re: shot placement
[Re: canvasback]
#2291275
11/13/17 09:40 AM
11/13/17 09:40 AM
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coffee county
goodman_hunter
Booner
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Booner
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coffee county
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c6 for me, DRT. have hit higher a time or 2 and it still drops them. Requires second shot. Last year i shot it with pistol to finish it off. If the deer drops its head right before you shoot it'll be high but the deer will still drop.
"A moment of realization is worth a thousand prayers"
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Re: shot placement
[Re: canvasback]
#2291286
11/13/17 09:48 AM
11/13/17 09:48 AM
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coffee county
goodman_hunter
Booner
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Booner
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coffee county
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also gotta remember with them charts. The bullet is usually a downward angle. so exit and entrance wound is not the same.
"A moment of realization is worth a thousand prayers"
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Re: shot placement
[Re: goodman_hunter]
#2291332
11/13/17 10:21 AM
11/13/17 10:21 AM
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Oxford
LetOff
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6 point
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also gotta remember with them charts. The bullet is usually a downward angle. so exit and entrance wound is not the same. Good point. I had the privilege of hunting with an old man about 3 years ago for a season on his land. He killed a few doe and a buck, all neck shots. Of course he stated, "They don't run on a well placed neck shot." I tried that technique and its proven correct so far. So put me down for C4. Only time I wont shoot in neck is if its a long shot and don't get a lot of those in hardwoods & pines.
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