Title says it, where are you typically aiming on a deer when you shoot? I always think about the exit, and love a quartering away shot. That being said, I always try to shoot for the middle of the body with archery equipment, whether it is a bow or a crossbow.
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Ribs, center of. Too far to the rear youre in the guts. Too far to the front you get the shoulder. Shoot em in the center of the ribcage and you have a dead deer.
twireman
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dante322
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Pretty much follow the back of the front leg straight up to just below mid body. Room for error to either side from that point. If you hit precisely where you aim, you still win.
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That suggestion is for a broadside deer of course. 1/4 away, I shoot for the opposite shoulder. On a 1/4 away shot, I'd rather be too far back than too far forward.
loose_is_fast
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i alway aim at the bottom third and just behind the "pin" or so i call it which is the little point behind the shoulder. If the deer jumps the string they always have to move down a little to go any direction so if they do you are still in the vitals if not you are hitting the pump station.
Gordo
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If it's a close shot (under 15 yards) quartering away heart all the way.... past that I deflate the lungs.... good picture Adam..... Always like looking at it too refresh my memory.....
saddlepants
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Same here any direction but I try to imagine a softball and aim for the bottom of the softball just to allow for the duck - softball to me makes for a tighter shot placement.
loose_is_fast
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You talkin about this one ?
You know it!
Juuuust behind that front leg and between 1/4 and 1/3ed up from the bottom of the belly
Heart/lung baby
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ImpalaSSpeed96
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This is where I aim...
Some of you guys want quartering away. Give me broadside any day of the week...
Some of you guys want quartering away. Give me broadside any day of the week...