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reloader28 · November 19, 2010, 09:18 AM

Its funny how in all the deer anatomy diagrams they show the heart to be BETWEEN the front legs and behind bone.

When we shoot a deer, we shoot it BEHIND the front leg and for some strange reason it always blows the heart in half. Everyone I know has had the same experience.

But I've also heard people say you have to break the spine for a neck shot. I aint seen that problem either. Shoot them anywhere in the muscle above the windpipe and they will drop instantly.

Maybe our deer are built differently out here.

November 19, 2010, 09:18 AM	#35
reloader28 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2009 Location: nw wyoming Posts: 1,061	Its funny how in all the deer anatomy diagrams they show the heart to be BETWEEN the front legs and behind bone. When we shoot a deer, we shoot it BEHIND the front leg and for some strange reason it always blows the heart in half. Everyone I know has had the same experience. But I've also heard people say you have to break the spine for a neck shot. I aint seen that problem either. Shoot them anywhere in the muscle above the windpipe and they will drop instantly. Maybe our deer are built differently out here. Last edited by reloader28; November 19, 2010 at 09:24 AM.