Where are you aiming? 🏹🦌#deer #deerhunting #archery

[solacegamin]

There’s no humerus bone there. Huge misconception. The humerus bone goes the opposite way of your drawing towards the front of the deer. C is a clear heart shot with nothing to worry about.

[SuperCharcoalangel]

I picked B but I only use rifle. I have never hunted archery but C does seem to be the smartest option for them. From what I have seen deer like to drop sometimes when they get spooked by the sound of bow or arrow. So you would either get heart or, in case it drops, you will still get B. Instead of being high lung, shoulder blade or no man zoned.

[Shark_Nados]

My grandpa always taught me “along the leg, halfway up the body, two inches away from whatever direction they are facing” and so far I have an 8 point buck and a 6 point buck with a crossbow so I think that strategy works

[bsnare]

2 inches to the right and one inch down from where C is. The deer is alert and is gonna drop some before the arrow gets there. Your understanding of the bone structure is backwards with regards to the lower bones. Check out the whitetail associations video on whitetail shot placement they use an anatomically correct model with cutaway.

[gpipeslocal]

Great shot i was thinking c just in case the deer dropped from the shot at the very least would hit lungs. But all shots as you said are great.

[claybaitsoutdoorchannel]

Rule of thumb if the Deer is perfectly and I mean perfectly broadside follow the front leg straight up there is a section where the bones create a v also know as a vital v it’s an open area in the shoulder area allowing maximum damage to the heart an lungs

[WilliamVB]

It also depends on how heavy of an arrow you’re shooting and what your draw weight is. I shot a doe at 15 yards, hit ribs square on both sides and the arrow was stuck into the ground a good 3 inches.

[tommymarsh]

A or C, I look for that front leg to be forward if I shoot C. But A is an all around good place to aim. B you get a lil close to that shoulder blade.

[bradyt]

C with a bow, B with rifle. As an explanation. Shoot C with archery because sometimes the deer will dip down as a flight response to seeing the arrow or hearing the release. Because an arrow flies slower than a bullet, by the time the arrow reaches the deer, depending on the distance, the arrow will end up on the B spot or just below. Hope this helps.

[justinperrin]

Bottom of C maybe even a touch lower, guy looks alert, have to to take wind and ground conditions into consideration, is the sound of his own steps in the leaves or crunchy frozen ground or the leaves in the wind enough to have him not hear the bow from where he’s at? If they’re lookin at you always aim a touch low I believe

[Shurmash]

I would definitely choose C because deer tend to dip when they hear that arrow coming and if you place a shot too high they're going to dip out of the quick kill zone.

[urbanarcher]

I shoot whitetails straight up the leg with a fixed blade and have zero issues. Everyone was taught growing up to shoot behind the shoulder, in some cases you can run into problems behind the shoulder

[Arnianor]

B without hesitation. If you're a tad too much back on A (say he makes a forward step just at the wrong time), you're going liver or worse, stomach, if you're a tad low on C (an error in distance setting or estimation), you graze or miss.

[aidensimila]

C all day no reason to aim anywhere else

[Thatoneguy-jugq]

I make a mental triangle of all 3 and aim dead center of that
I normally hit within an inch of where im aiming if im within 200 meters or if i have a rest 300-400 meters (i use a really old beat up $100 bolt action 308 rifle with a $50 scope so obviously its a little different)

But I know im not a machine so I leave some margin for error that If im off by a an inch or 3 its still a clean kill and the animal doesn’t suffer
If im within 50 yards and its perfect conditions i may go for a head shot but usually I don’t because if i miss it could just hurt it and i don’t want to risk it

[cjswhitebo]

You got lucky with the b shot. C is the only answer, deer usually duck when they hear the string release

[YankeeWoodcraft]

A. If he drops, they lurch backwards. Plus, there's way less chance of that scapula getting in the way. C's too iffy. B, what if he steps back once the trigger is released?

A is the only shot that covers everything. He could move back, forward, up or down and still get it in the boiler room. You have about 5" in either direction (N, S, E, W).

BTW, nice shot.

[waderutkowski]

I’d shoot kinda right in the middle of the three. I like the elevation of A, but it’s a little further back than I want. B and C are a little closer than I want to be to the shoulder. Id basically split the difference between the 3 and a there.

[towarzyszbeagle]

I'm aiming at the same height as B, but to the right, in line with the leading line of the leg. This is the autonomic plexus and a very consistent way to put a deer down on the spot.

I hunt rifle though, its probably not as viable with a bow.

[Ely_braaaap]

C because deer duck when they hear a string release