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The neck connects the two top places to shoot a deer. The head houses the brain while the trunk houses the circulatory and respiratory systems. All the same, the neck is a high skill area and this means it can either be effective or disastrous depending on your experience.
The safest neck shot placement on a deer would be halfway between the top or back of it’s neck and the front or underside of its neck about where the white patch is on a whitetail. A buck in full rut has likely built up muscle mass near the top so aiming too high might only injure the deer.
This guide will help you determine the best shot placement on a deer in nearly every situation you might ethically shoot while hunting with a rifle or a bow, including shooting from a treestand and compensating for angles.
Some hunters prefer to aim at the deer's neck. An accurate shot through this area would result in the partial destruction of its spine. This will lead to your target's death in a few seconds. All you have to do is visually locate the deer's spine. Then damage a solid muscle within a few inches from it.
The goal of every shot at game is to guide the bullet to the perfect place on the animal so it enters the body and disables or destroys vitals resulting in a swift kill. Here’s a detailed look at the various options.
Neck Shot. Many gun hunters live by the neck shot. While it’s a small target, it is very lethal – if a hunter’s skillset is good enough to make it. That said, miss by a fraction and it leads to an agonizing wound. Of course, bowhunters should never aim for the neck. Anatomical Position: Located between the brisket and head.
Hit the crease of the neck, ahead of the shoulder, on a quartering-to deer, and you have the shortest path possible to the heart. I've killed numerous animals with this shot, including a couple of my best bucks, and have never lost one.
Learn about the most effective shot angles for both a bow and rifle to quickly and humanely kill a deer as well as 3 shot opportunities you should never take.
Mossy Oak wants you to know where to shoot a deer, so you can strut into deer camp like a boss. We've built out the ultimate guide for just that so you can not only see exactly where you need to aim, but also the path your bullet or arrow will take through the deer's vitals.
Master ethical hunting with MTNTOUGH's guide on deer shot placement - improve skills, respect wildlife, and ensure clean kills. Every hunter knows the crunch-time decision of where to aim carries a ton of weight, especially when a deer doesn't line up just right.