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[Dean Romig]

In your own words Tom, “Shot placement is everything.”

Apples vs. oranges regarding a spine shot vs. a double lung shot.





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[Tom Flanigan]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

In your own words Tom, “Shot placement is everything.”

Apples vs. oranges regarding a spine shot vs. a double lung shot.





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Spine shots are usually the result of shooting too high. A deer hit anywhere in the spine will drop in it tracks but may require a follow up shot to kill it depending on where in the spine it was hit. A spine shot along the back to the hindquarters requires a follow up shot. A spine shot above the lungs in the chest area or neck is a kill in its track hit. I have found that a deer hit in the heart with a low shot goes a bit farther than a lung shot deer for some reason. I never aim for the heart since if the shot goes low it will miss the deer. A shot at the lungs will hit the heart if it goes low.