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Rifleman1776 · January 10, 2013, 09:52 AM

I have always avoided neck shots on deer. Don't know why but I have been under the impression they might not drop the animal quickly or humaenly like a heart/lung shot.
My guns are a .45 cal. muzzle loader with patched round ball, similar in .54 and a 30-06.
I have never trailed a deer, they all fell where they stood or within 20 feet.
I still have hopes of bigger game like elk, moose, griz. How about that neck shot on them?
Voics of experience will be appreciated.

January 10, 2013, 09:52 AM	#1
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	what about neck shots? I have always avoided neck shots on deer. Don't know why but I have been under the impression they might not drop the animal quickly or humaenly like a heart/lung shot. My guns are a .45 cal. muzzle loader with patched round ball, similar in .54 and a 30-06. I have never trailed a deer, they all fell where they stood or within 20 feet. I still have hopes of bigger game like elk, moose, griz. How about that neck shot on them? Voics of experience will be appreciated.