Tele why would you be shooting button bucks????
That's a good point. You don't have to miss by much, rearward an in or two, and you can hit stomach. I've noticed in the first several deer my 12 yr old has taken, his tendency is to aim a hair too far back. Also, trying to teach him that many deer will quickly appear broadside, but in reality not be perfectly broadside. Easy to make a mess if you don't realize the deer is quartering towards slightly.I use the front leg as an aiming point. When I would try to “ avoid” or shoot “ just behind “ the front leg , I believe I would suffer target panic.
Also if you look at true anatomical images ( like these) instead of cartoon illustrations, you will notice just inches behind the back leg on the lower half of the chest………..is the abdominal cavity.
Make as mess as in shoot too far back or hit should bone and damage a lot of meat?That's a good point. You don't have to miss by much, rearward an in or two, and you can hit stomach. I've noticed in the first several deer my 12 yr old has taken, his tendency is to aim a hair too far back. Also, trying to teach him that many deer will quickly appear broadside, but in reality not be perfectly broadside. Easy to make a mess if you don't realize the deer is quartering towards slightly.
Yeah I meant gut shot.Make as mess as in shoot too far back or hit should bone and damage a lot of meat?
I love those pics of actual deer! So much better than the average drawing. I tend to aim a bit behind the shoulder. I hunt archery and my misses are almost always up and down, never right and left. The further forward you go the shorter the sweet spot. The vertical component of my aiming is likely due to having a older/slow bow, and being a few yds off on my distance judgements. But, it's a personal limitation and I acknowledge it to myself so that I can make better choices.I use the front leg as an aiming point. When I would try to “ avoid” or shoot “ just behind “ the front leg , I believe I would suffer target panic.
Also if you look at true anatomical images ( like these) instead of cartoon illustrations, you will notice just inches behind the back leg on the lower half of the chest………..is the abdominal cavity.
Like I said before……
Once you go distal ( towards the tail) of the front leg , within inches you run into the abdominal cavity.
I am fortunate in that my wife insists on feeding fresh meat to the dogs …….so I have a use for damaged front leg meat.