Head or neck shot

[bankwalker]

my old elk hunting buddie once shot a cow in the back of the head and dropped her in her tracks. the fallowing year he shot a calf in the side of the head and she never died at least not that we know of. we seen her the fallowing day and again 3 days later. he ended up getting an arrow in her the second time we seen her thankfully. the arrow in the head had already looked infected and gross.

i stopped hunting with him after that season. he started telling me stories of shots he has taken like that all the time and never found animals after. i just couldnt stand it.

as for deer. i watched a girl a couples years ago in vail shoot a doe 3 times in the head and they never found the deer.

[elkoholic]

I shot a cow elk about 4 years ago in the neck and lost her..we looked for 3 days  never finding her, all I had on my arrow was a chunk of meat stuck in my fletching. whenever I see an elk the thought of that cow pops back in my head almost every time and I get a real sick feeling about it. the next year I had a 4x5 bull at 22 yards and could have easily put an arrow in his neck but passed thinking of that cow...

[kingsalmonkllr77]

I have seen 3 head shots in very thick brush at less than 10 yards over the past 5 years.  The guy who made the shot aimed directly at the nose and the arrow entered thru the nasal cavity making a horrible sound.  The deer rolled backwards and fell instantly.  I am not saying it is a good idea but in western washington crawling around on your hands and knees thru tunnels broadside shots are not a usual item but what a hell of a target to try to hit.  Very unethical but at 300 feet per second it is possible.