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mete · January 21, 2005, 07:53 PM

You need precise knowledge of the anatomy of that animal and be able to precisely place the shot .Many animals and people have survived a head shot because the bullet glanced off the hard curved skull.For a neck shot do you know exactly where the spine is in the neck ? A pig's spine connects to the center of the head , the deer's to the top of the head. A deer's spine starts out at the rear top of the head ,drops down to the midpoint of the neck then back to the top of the neck where it connects to the body....You must know these things because in a survival situation a miss or lost animal and you may starve to death.

January 21, 2005, 07:53 PM	#4
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	You need precise knowledge of the anatomy of that animal and be able to precisely place the shot .Many animals and people have survived a head shot because the bullet glanced off the hard curved skull.For a neck shot do you know exactly where the spine is in the neck ? A pig's spine connects to the center of the head , the deer's to the top of the head. A deer's spine starts out at the rear top of the head ,drops down to the midpoint of the neck then back to the top of the neck where it connects to the body....You must know these things because in a survival situation a miss or lost animal and you may starve to death.