Head or neck shot

[Bscman]

When I was young--7 or 8yrs old--my father shot a blacktail doe in the neck with his compound bow. Not quite sure what happened--but that was NOT where he was aiming.
It dropped the deer on the spot (paralyzed) but didn't hit any major arteries. He had to put it down by hand...you can imagine the look on my face while all this happened. Pretty disturbing to a kid.

Years later, I had a shot deflect off a branch (never saw it) and my arrow pierced the neck of a doe. The deer ran about 120yds and stopped. My arrow still sticking in it's neck. It took me almost 2 hours to finally get within range to take the final shot. I felt terribly (guilty) for weeks after that.  It was a complete accident, but something I hope will never happen again.

No!!!

[MountainWalk]

I do not see any reason to neck or head shoot a deer or any game animal with a bow. I have taken plenty of deer with neck shots using guns. Back in Arkansas, many many whitetails fell to a load of number one buck  where the head and neck meet.

[Broken Arrow]

I also had the unfortunate experience also of having an arrow deflect from a twig I did not see and ended up with a neck shot. Only problem was this was a bear. It was at that point that I realized that a bear can run faster than a cat on fire. Luckily in about 60 yards the bear tree himself. Then came the daunting task of trying to get arrows in-between branches now (that i actually could see). To make a long story short, I did kill my first bear, however decided against the rug option as it looked like a pin cushion. It was a sad and horrible death, was disturbed by it for some time....well at least until i went hunting again. Its double lungs for me or nothing!

[DOUBLELUNG]

Terrible archery shot - terrible rifle shot for many hunters.  I know of two head shot kills by friends, neither one intended to hit there (in fact, one didn't hit the deer he shot at, he shot over and hit the fawn).

I've killed 3 mule deer and one antelope with arrows through their necks, all were high profile and tuned many folks against archery hunting.  To be fair, I've also shot around a dozen with their jaws blown off by rifles.  These were work, not my own hunting.

[bowsandhose]

   a black eye for hunting having deer running around with an arrow sticking out of its neck or head 

[crazymofo]

Well fellas i got to see the answer to my question the other day. I was hunting with some buddies the other day and one of them spotted a decent 3x4 standing up in some timber. After stocking to shooting distance he ripped one off ( the deer was looking at him) and his arrow glanced off a branch he didnt see. The arrow hit the deer in the side of the face length wise and stopped in its neck. It was probably luck but he hit an artery or something because the deer left a big blood trail and piled up about 100 yds. away. I wouldnt do it on purpose but in this case it worked perfectly. 

[wastickslinger]

Good thing he wasnt shooting a 100 yards. A glance like than at long range can really be bad.

[PA BEN]

Killed two whitetails with 20 yd head shots, killed them right then and there. Neck shot an elk at 60 yds, facing away from me and I hit him right where I was aiming. Best blood trail I ever had.

[hard hunter]

I've shot a couple of deer through the neck with a rifle (less than 100yds) but would never think to do it with a bow.  I spooked one doe in Idaho that had an arrow in her neck but she was in the next county before I could get a shot.  I did here someone got her a day or so latter.

[bow4elk]

In my rifle hunting days i used to use and love the neck shot on deer because it would drop them in there tracks. Has anyone ever successfully taken a deer with a head or neck shot with there bow? (on purpose or accident)  If so what happened and how long was the shot?

Come on!  Why the $%& is this even being discussed?  The only ethical shot placement for quick humane kills (bowhunting) is the heart/lung area.  All other shots should be AVOIDED and not even considered.

I get pissed when I see posts like this....

[andrew_12gauge]

shot 2 muley bucks both inside of 100 yards in the head or neck with a rifle one was bedded with just his head stickin out of thick sage and i hit him in the forehead at 80 yards he dropped like a rock but wasnt dead, another muley was about 25 yards jumped out of his bed and stopped luckily my scope was on 3 power because the first thing i saw was neck and i shot quick before he could run away. would i ever try it with my bow though the answer is no way in hell.

[PA BEN]

In my rifle hunting days i used to use and love the neck shot on deer because it would drop them in there tracks. Has anyone ever successfully taken a deer with a head or neck shot with there bow? (on purpose or accident)  If so what happened and how long was the shot?

Come on!  Why the $%& is this even being discussed?  The only ethical shot placement for quick humane kills (bowhunting) is the heart/lung area.  All other shots should be AVOIDED and not even considered.

I get pissed when I see posts like this....

Why? Because someone asked. It's a free country and so is this forum.

[Machias]

In my rifle hunting days i used to use and love the neck shot on deer because it would drop them in there tracks. Has anyone ever successfully taken a deer with a head or neck shot with there bow? (on purpose or accident)  If so what happened and how long was the shot?

Come on!  Why the $%& is this even being discussed?  The only ethical shot placement for quick humane kills (bowhunting) is the heart/lung area.  All other shots should be AVOIDED and not even considered.

I get pissed when I see posts like this....

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[billythekidrock]

In my rifle hunting days i used to use and love the neck shot on deer because it would drop them in there tracks. Has anyone ever successfully taken a deer with a head or neck shot with there bow? (on purpose or accident)  If so what happened and how long was the shot?

Come on!  Why the $%& is this even being discussed?  The only ethical shot placement for quick humane kills (bowhunting) is the heart/lung area.  All other shots should be AVOIDED and not even considered.

I get pissed when I see posts like this....

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[PolarBear]

In my rifle hunting days i used to use and love the neck shot on deer because it would drop them in there tracks. Has anyone ever successfully taken a deer with a head or neck shot with there bow? (on purpose or accident)  If so what happened and how long was the shot?

Come on!  Why the $%& is this even being discussed?  The only ethical shot placement for quick humane kills (bowhunting) is the heart/lung area.  All other shots should be AVOIDED and not even considered.

I get pissed when I see posts like this....

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