Bell3wv
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No with bow. Right at the bottom of his ear with the Hawken.
High angle shot placement
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If i cant hit the heart in that angle at 30 and under every shot i will quit bow hunting, deer are not thick heavy boned animals that are hard to kill, a sharp one piece fixed blade and i can shoot through them stem to stern with 52 lbs 30 yards inyeah, "if" no deflection on shoulder or upper leg bone. what's the rush to shoot?this is my opinion, others may differ. i'm not taking that angle shot with a bow, ever.
No , not enough practice and people not controlling themselves in the heat of the moment is why. That deer is heart shot 100 out of a 100, 30 and in. You boys keep passing and i will keep killing
deerhunter10
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Killed plenty. I'll keep passing because I'm interested in taking ethical shots for ethical kills. Wait 30 seconds and he will turn for an ethical shot.
No more ethical than a heart shot
deerhunter10
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I agree just not at that angle. There's a pile of issues that can happen at that angle. Are you good enough for that shot? You seem to be, but that vast majority of people aren't. And will pile drive right in the shoulder and not find the deer. Or hit way back and give up before they find the deer. Look no further then the trail camera section and look at the shoulder hit deer that are still walking around. Wait 2 seconds and let him turn broad side or quartering away.
If people would go to a one piece solid sharp broadhead, they wouldn't have that issue. Throw the mechanicals in the trash. There is not a bone in a Tennessee whitetail that i cant punch through shooting a light 52lbs and a 387 grain arrow.
deerhunter10
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Shoot both have killed with both. Even with a heavy arrow set up I will not take that shot. That's just me. Not taking a quartering to shot on a deer period with a bow.
swampbadger
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his head is down I'd expect him to drop a lot at the shot. D4 let er rip tater chip!
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Not to offend but, you sound like everyone at an archery range right before they tell you about the one they couldn't find.
Sorry, but its true if people would practice more, go to solid heads, stop shooting ridiculously long ranges at live animals and learn to control their emotions and execute their shots ,they would stop loosing deer. Tn deer are not hard to kill. Ive not lost a deer with archery eguipment in over three decades , not because im good ir any better than anyone else, but i practice every week,keep my shots under thirty and my broadheads solid and sharp. Carry on sorry I've offended people with knowing anatomy and my capabilities.
I'm not offended. It just made me laugh.
