Where should you target your shot the next time you’re deer hunting? With this handy infographic you’ll know where the prime target area is and become a more savvy hunter.
According to TacticsFAQ.com, Sharpshooters may be able to place a bullet in the brain or neck. However, the dangers of severely wounding the deer but not bringing him down with a jaw or nose shot – or missing entirely – is not recommended for most ethical hunters.
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A “boiler room” shot in and around the vital organs of the chest – the heart, lungs, and liver – or targeting the spinal cord and nervous system in the shoulders gives a wider range of kill shots.
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HEART AND LUNGS
The large cluster of organs in the chest cavity right above the front legs, gives hunters a good target to shoot.
- Pros: Large target. Hemorrhaging eaves a good blood trail.
- Cons: Vitals are protected by rib bones and may deflect light bullets and arrows. Instant kills are rare.
SHOULDER
A shoulder snot can break the spine, dropping the deer where he stands.
- Pros: Good for quick kills
- Cons: Smaller target than the vital organs. Meat damage.