Swamphunter Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Nay or yea?? I have shot them in the neck before, but try and stay away from it. The post about rut activity in the rain amde me think of this. One of my biggest bucks to date, I shot in the pouring rain and I knew that blood trailing him would be almost impossible. I neck shot him at 75 yards. It was the only one I have ever neck shot. How do you guys feel about neck shots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hunter101 Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots personally i like them as long as you got a clear shot at them. if i can shoot for the vitals i do but if i cant and they are on alert i will take a shot at there neck. just my opion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaDeRonDa Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots Nope! I don't care how big the deer is. It deserves the best shot I can offer that has the highest probability to kill it. I hate it when I have seen deer running with a tracheotomy hoping that someone who can shoot, accurately, puts it out of it's mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots Ummm.....I usually shoot them right behind the ear if thats the only shot thats offered. Last muzzle loader season I had a big 8 point chase a yearling doe that was in heat right to me. He stopped at 30 yards with his body behind a clump of trees and only his head and neck visible. I put the crosshairs right behind the ear and touched it off. He dropped in his tracks and was deader than a door nail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots Not a fan of neck shots...but a close(50yds and under) head shot definitely! My first deer here in New York was a Doe @50yds in the left eye and out the right ear...dropped and did a half of a turn attempting to run before it realized it was dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots My father in law who shoots a .243 always and only shoots them in the neck and they don't go far at all. I call him one shot pops....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots I prefer the behind the shoulder shot Ken, and have passed up on a couple really nice deer where a neck shot was possible, but did not want to risk it. Have taken just one neck shot and the deer dropped in its tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted November 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots Just for the record..I am not talking "out west 200+ yards shots. I am talking New York brush country 25-100 yard shots... Like I said, I have only did one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horst Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots Im not that good of shot Seriously, I think the vitals are better, theres more of a margin for error.I shot a doe about 3 or 4 years back that had been shot already during one of the earlier shotgun seasons.She had actually been hit in the spine by a slug, it splintered the bone pretty good but she was still running around.It had started to become infected and she was suffering but still alive, it wasnt pretty.Amazing how they can go on with these wounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots only if I'm comfortable with the the shot, and have not a shot at its rib-cage. I have a handfull of neck shots to my credit and I've never seen a deer drop so quick. Sometimes I don't even see them go down it's so quick. (using a slug-gun in Illinois) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots A neck shot is good if your actually going for the spine or VERY close to it. Believe it or not its not as simple as just hitting it in the neck and seeing him drop. High shoulder shots do the same thing. Both damage the spine and thats what drops them. Head shots are my least favorite but I took one a few years ago. Hit the deer broad side and he bolted for the woods. I thought I missed. I took another and caught him behind the right ear and it came out his mouth. Deer looked like he hit a clothes line. No damage to his head what-so-ever and we could not find my 2nd shot for a few minute until my brother-in-law grabbed and pulled on his right ear to flip him over. Then we noticed the hangin tounge looking a bit freyed too. Kinda sick. LOL I always go for a drop shot good or poor weather. If it crossed the property lines it can be a major pain trying to get your deer back in my area, Bunch of jerk land owners around my 75 acres... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots I have to tell you about the deer that I saw one night when driving home from hunting a few years ago. He was standing along side the road, and one glance showed that there was something really wrong. In my headlights, I could see that his lower jaw was swinging like a piece of hamburg. It was blown apart back by the jawbone. Imagine the slow lingering death that sucker had in front of him. It was gtoing to be starvation because there was nothing lethal in terms of blood-loss. Most likely this was caused by someone who was convinced that they could make a nice head-shot. Another time, up on our hill I caught a glimpse off and on of a deer on the other side of a huge ravine (200 feet deep and straight up and down rock walls). There was absolutely no way that I could cross this ravine to put this critter out of its misery. However there was a very clear and loud wheezing, breathing sound that he was making. Undoubtedly it was the result of someone thinking that they were going to be bragging about the wonderful neck shot that they made. Look, there is an absolutely good kill zone on a deer that allows some leeway for some inaccuracy without risking collateral damage and the loss of a deer. Why not use it? I know it doesn't sound quite as spectacular as a head shot or a neck shot and it really doesn't make as impressive a story or make you sound like some kind of flawless marksman. but everytime I hear these stories my mind flashes up a picture of that buck with his lower jaw swinging (my two young boys saw that too along with who knows how many other people) or that deer across the ravine with its windpipe severed and it makes me wonder how long it took these two animals to die. That's a pretty ugly thing to do to an animal just for the sake of having some special feature about marksmanship to add to your stories. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaTrophyHunter Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots I don't because a friend of mine shot one in the neck and he ran 300yds before we found him the next morning. heart,lung,shoulder is usually what i aim for just depends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Re: Neck shots Nay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaDeRonDa Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots [ QUOTE ] Most likely this was caused by someone who was convinced that they could make a nice head-shot. That's a pretty ugly thing to do to an animal just for the sake of having some special feature about marksmanship to add to your stories. Doc [/ QUOTE ] You are so right. I hate it when I hear a guy brag about a head shot and I know he can't shoot. He's one of those guys that shoot until his gun is empty as well. You either can hit him, the deer, or you can't. For those of you that can't kill with just one shot. Please stay away from head shots. The margin of error is not so big. The head shot; you either kill, wound or miss. Very similar to shooting vital area shots. Wounding a deer with a body shot is no different than a head shot. They are both wounded but one always looks real nasty. What I mean by that is some guys if they can shoot a 6" circle they are happy. Then whiff at 100 yds on a body shot. If you can't, under stress, shoot an 1 1/2" group at 150 yds, you shouldn't be taking any head shot!!! Even if that head shot is at 25 FEET away! I like to equate head shots with asking the avg Joe to snipe a guy at 500M with a service rifle. Know your limitations. Do neck shots work? Yep! Do "most" know where to shoot them in the neck? Probably not! Everyone knows where the heart/lung area is. Most should stick to that particular area. IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots I dont take neck shots...I prefer a good lung shot, they go right down..and hardly ever take one step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots I never intentionally aim for the broadside neck shot or any angle head shot on a deer when shooting. I always aim for the vitals no matter what position the deer is in. The closest I get to neck shots are front or slightly quartering chest shots and I aim for lung and heart shots when doing those. I don't care if the deer is the biggest buck in the world standing behind a tree with only his head or neck visible sticking out the whole time, I'd sit tight and if he didn't present a vital shot he'd live on or be someone else's trophy instead. The only exceptions would be the two circumstances below and I'd still feel darn horrible doing them, but knew it had to be done. 1) I wounded the deer and the only shot I got to end its suffering is in its neck or head area. 2) I see someone else's wounded deer, no hunters in sight, and the only shot I got to end its suffering is in its neck or head area. The only other circumstance I'd take one of those shots is if I was ground hunting and had a rutting buck or any deer for that matter charging at me to attack me. Then it'd be a matter of life and death and I'd more than likely empty the entire clip into the deer's head, neck and chest area trying to stop the attack. The chances of that happening are very low, but not impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyman Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots [ QUOTE ] only if I'm comfortable with the the shot, and have not a shot at its rib-cage. I have a handfull of neck shots to my credit and I've never seen a deer drop so quick. Sometimes I don't even see them go down it's so quick. (using a slug-gun in Illinois) [/ QUOTE ] Same here. My biggest Buck to date was taken with a neck shot at 25 yards. He was completely unaware of my presence, and his chin literally hit the ground, he went down so hard. Overall, i avoid neck shots though. Slaw, do you work at the Steel Mill? (Ironmaking) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots sure do....are you randy m , drive a forklift most the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyman Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots [ QUOTE ] sure do....are you randy m , drive a forklift most the time? [/ QUOTE ] No, my name is Randy Smith. I am a Lidman up on the Coke Ovens. I work the Pusher side main, A battery on A crew. I figured with you being from Granite City, and having the screen name Slaw, you must be the Maintenance guy i see on occasion with Slaw on his hard hat. Cool to see someone from the mill on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots ive only shot one deer in the neck, and only becouse it was getting dark and didnt feel that i would be able to find her in the stuff i was hunting so i shot her where the neck meets the head she didnt move except down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots I've shot a few deer in the neck, they've went a total distance of nowhere. I'm not saying it is the best shot to take but I've done it before and I'll do it again if I need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Shooter Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots my uncle shot one in the neck this weekend in camp and from where it was standing when he shot at it to the time it took me to walk to his stand it ran a total of zero feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots this year when I got my 7 pointer I shot him in the neck. He was quartering twards me and when I shot I must have missed my mark but the slug droped him in his tracks at 50 yards. I dont take neck shots but this time was an acident. -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Neck shots My husband favors the neck shots. I won't do it. Not confident enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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