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<\/p>\nWith the right broadhead hunters can take down every animal North America has to offer. So why do so many hunters have difficulties taking down deer? The problem is that no broadhead can compensate for poor decision-making in the field. Whether that’s improper shot placement or over\/under estimating range. There are 1 million different scenarios that affect whether or not you should take a shot.<\/p>\n
Rifle hunters have a lot more options than their bow hunting brethren.\u00a0 With a bow the only two shots you should actually take are broadside and quartering away.\u00a0 With these two shots you should have clear access to the vital organs offering easy shot placement.<\/p>\n
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Broadside shots are what makeup every hunters wildest dreams.\u00a0 These are the the shot opportunities that everybodies wait for.\u00a0 The vitals are easily accessible and put on display right in front of you.\u00a0 Going after a double lung shot is easily the best shot a hunter can take, but some hunters prefer aiming for the heart.<\/p>\n
The only real benefit of aiming for the heart is if the deer jumps the string.\u00a0 When a deer jumps the string they typically drop down and arch their back.\u00a0 If they react fast enough a lung shot will sore right over his back.\u00a0 Aiming for the heart offers a smaller target, but it’ll be low enough to guarantee a hit.\u00a0 The only other way to avoid “jumping the string is to silence your bow<\/a> as much as possible.<\/p>\n To aim for a heart shot try shooting approximately four inches above the deers front leg.\u00a0 Just be careful not to hit to low because you might get stuck on the large leg bone.\u00a0 Using something like the G5 Montec broadhead<\/a>\u00a0should allow you to crush through bone without having to worry.\u00a0 Aiming high on the other hand will most likely pin both of the lungs guaranteeing a death.<\/p>\n Personally I prefer shooting at a deer that’s quartering away versus broadside.\u00a0 A deer that’s quartering away takes all the guess work out of your shot. The kill zone is going to be huge and you’re almost guaranteed to hit both lungs with proper shot placement.<\/p>\n Simply aim directly above the far shoulder to line up the best shot. Go halfway up the body so that you have the best shot at hitting the kill zone.<\/p>\n By far the most important thing to remember about bow hunting is that you’re going to need to pass up a few shots that could be possible with a rifle.\u00a0 You should never take a frontal, rear, quartering-to or straight down shot using a bow.<\/p>\n While you can hit the vitals with a frontal shot or straight down shot the vitals will shrink significantly.\u00a0 It just isn’t fair to the deer to take a shot with such a large margin of error.\u00a0 With such a small vital area you’re much more likely to just wound the deer. You’ll not only lose the deer he’ll probably suffer a cruel and unusual death.<\/p>\n Another shot that bow hunters should really pass on is the “Texas Heart Shot”.\u00a0 While you’re probably familiar with taking turkeys this way<\/a> deer hunters should pass it by.\u00a0 There are some major arteries on a deers backside, but there’s a lot of bone and low likelihood of success.<\/p>\n The Quartering-to shot is another shot that has an extremely small margin of error.\u00a0 You’ve probably seen this shot taken by loads of professionals on tv, but I’d probably pass on it in the field.\u00a0 Not only is the vital zone extremely small from this angle, you also have to contend with a lot of bone and muscle.\u00a0 If you do decide to take this shot you’ll definitely need a bone crushing broadhead like the G5 Montec Broadhead<\/a> recommended above for another difficult shot.<\/p>\n Any hunter that shoots with a compound or recurve bow will eventually have to deal with “String Jump”.\u00a0 String jump happens whenever a deer gets spooked by the slap of a string.\u00a0 He drops down and curves his back to protect it from your arrow.<\/p>\n You can avoid string jump by switching to a faster and\u00a0quieter bow setup<\/a>.\u00a0 To quiet down your going to want to make sure you use a string stop (Limbsaver String Decelerator<\/a>), String Silencers (Mossy Oak Silencer<\/a>) and Limb Dampeners( Limbsaver Solid Limb<\/a> and Limbsaver Split Limb<\/a>).\u00a0 With a quiet bow you should be able to take down a buck at just about any range.<\/p>\n Distance is going to play a significant role in which shots you should actually take.\u00a0 As your distance increases the shot is going to be much harder.\u00a0 Not only will it be more difficult to effectively estimate range, you’ll also have a smaller target.<\/p>\n Other than making adjustments to your aiming point distance really won’t affect the a broadside shot.\u00a0 Quartering shots on the other hand will get much more difficult.\u00a0 As you extend your range the vital zone quickly shrinks on quartering shots.<\/p>\n As one of the biggest land mammals in North America Deer are a particularly hardy animal. They can survive shots that most humans couldn’t even with medical attention.\u00a0 I don’t even know how a buck can run away after getting shot in the lung and live to see another day.\u00a0 With such a sturdy animal you need to guarantee proper shot placement.<\/p>\n Unlike the shooting range you probably won’t be able to use a range estimation tool out in the field.\u00a0 Instead you’ll have to use a few tricks to guess at the range.<\/p>\nHit a Deer That’s Quartering Away<\/h3>\n
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\nWhen to Pass Up The Shot<\/h3>\n
Straight Down and Frontal Shot<\/h4>\n
Texas Heart Shot<\/h4>\n
Quartering-To Shots<\/h4>\n
How To Avoid String Jump<\/h3>\n
How Does Distance Affect Your Shot?<\/h4>\n
Learn How To Estimate Distance<\/h3>\n