new hunters and some old ones as well!!
I am going to show 2 diagrams of a deers anatomy. Some of you older guys know this but some of these young guys do not! We take for granted that everyone knows this stuff.
When we are talking shot placement every one says behind the shoulder! Behind the shoulder.
The important thing about behind the shoulder is you must first know where the deers shoulder is and what behind it means.
A lot of you guys picture a shoulder coming down to the leg and that the deer needs to step forward and open that spot up for you.
Some of you think 3 inches back from the crease behind the shoulder muscle?
Now think of shooting a deer and where you would hold for a minute before scrolling down!
Now learn you something.
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OK now what you need to understand is that behind the shoulder means on the top of the back of the front leg. A lot of guys claim they put a good shot on a deer and start trailing that deer just to find out it has been hit in the liver or pounch!
How did I hit the liver?? I was right behind the shoulder? No you were about a foot behind the actual shoulder.
Notice the shoulder does not come straight down. It sets at the four oclock position or 8 oclock if the deer is facing left!
The ideal shot shooting from a broadside deer is 4 inches straight up off the so called elbow of the front leg. Not behind the front leg.
Study the diagrams below and understand that the triangle of death and quick recovery is where you use to think the shoulder was not back farther!!
Notice the doe and how easy it would be to hit the liver if you made your perfect shot at her. That liver is right there in perfect shot land isn't it?
Now angle is another story but understand how the front leg works and you will save yourself a ton of pain and heartache and you will find the majority of your game!!
Just a heads up to some of you new guys and maybe news for those older guys that have been losing deer. I have not lost one in quite sometimes since I have been creeping up and aiming at the vertical crease straight up the leg.
I am going to show 2 diagrams of a deers anatomy. Some of you older guys know this but some of these young guys do not! We take for granted that everyone knows this stuff.
When we are talking shot placement every one says behind the shoulder! Behind the shoulder.
The important thing about behind the shoulder is you must first know where the deers shoulder is and what behind it means.
A lot of you guys picture a shoulder coming down to the leg and that the deer needs to step forward and open that spot up for you.
Some of you think 3 inches back from the crease behind the shoulder muscle?
Now think of shooting a deer and where you would hold for a minute before scrolling down!
Now learn you something.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
OK now what you need to understand is that behind the shoulder means on the top of the back of the front leg. A lot of guys claim they put a good shot on a deer and start trailing that deer just to find out it has been hit in the liver or pounch!
How did I hit the liver?? I was right behind the shoulder? No you were about a foot behind the actual shoulder.
Notice the shoulder does not come straight down. It sets at the four oclock position or 8 oclock if the deer is facing left!
The ideal shot shooting from a broadside deer is 4 inches straight up off the so called elbow of the front leg. Not behind the front leg.
Study the diagrams below and understand that the triangle of death and quick recovery is where you use to think the shoulder was not back farther!!
Notice the doe and how easy it would be to hit the liver if you made your perfect shot at her. That liver is right there in perfect shot land isn't it?
Now angle is another story but understand how the front leg works and you will save yourself a ton of pain and heartache and you will find the majority of your game!!
Just a heads up to some of you new guys and maybe news for those older guys that have been losing deer. I have not lost one in quite sometimes since I have been creeping up and aiming at the vertical crease straight up the leg.
Thanks
Good Info.
