What do you think?

[257bob]

I work as an archery tech. I had a guy come in the other day with a picture of a deer's skull that he shot last year. He was bragging because his Rage broadhead had made a 2" hole in the skull behind the deers ear. My first response was "You missed!" At which he got mad and defensive saying he hit right where he aimed. I asked "Do you seriously aim for the head?" He replied, "Yes they never take a step." My feelings took over and I told him I didn't think that was very responsible or ethical. He didn't stick around very long after that.

That whole story was to ask this. Am I wrong? Do any of you honestly aim for anything other than heart, lung area? It is not my place to tell someone where they should shoot an animal and I spoke without thinking, but I was just caught off guard I guess.

I have seen on here many times where guys complain about bow shops, but man I could write a different story about a customer every week that would blow most of your minds.

OK, I have vented long enough.

[Sask-Hunter]

He missed

[AReed]

I hit a twig once and ended up hitting a deer in the head. Dropped him where he stood, but I would never aim for the head. I do believe it to be unethical.

[M00N]

A guy in our hunting group accidentally hit one in the head once with a deflected arrow, but wasn't intentionally aiming for the head. The deer actually ran quite a distance before dying, even though the arrow penetrated through one ear and out infront of the other.

I personally would never aim for the head. To me that's like intentionally aiming only for spine shots with an arrow. Sometimes they aren't quickly lethal, just paralyzing, and then you have a live animal that just can't get away from you suffering and freaking out on the ground. I know we skinned a buck once that had a broadhead lodged in its spine between the shoulder blades that had been living like that for a long time. Surprised he wasn't paralyzed from the shot, but I'm sure it was quite painful to live that way.

[JDAWG]

I think you were right for saying something. Too many people don't know what they are doing out there. Props to you man!

[mule659]

I agree with you man...those are the kind of guys that give hunters a bad name.

[buckee]

Kudos to you for saying something and speaking the truth. I would have said the same thing.

[woodsman2230]

I agree with you man.....110% Thats outrageous.

[Mathews_Pa_Bowhunter]

I agree with you 100% he is definitely in the wrong. A friend of mine hunted with a guy that shot a buck in the skull (eye socket) with an arrow, the buck lived until my friend shot it in the shotgun season approx a weak later. The shot was straight down / a slight angle. My Friend / He wasn't happy with the guy that shot it with the arrow.

[HuntnMa]

i know a guy that aims or the head all of the time...he is the only one i know , he makes his kills, but the risks involved are unreal.....i give him grief about it all of the time....he's wrong and i think down deep , he knows it.....but it doesnt stop him......it's maddening .......

[BearClaw]

I know someone who bragged that his teenage son was so good that he aims for thr spine. He caught me aff guard as well and I didn't say anything because he was my secretary's husband. I thought that was very unethical and nobody's that good. There is wsy too much room for error! Hi son also had a deer that he hit but couldn't find. That happens unfortunately but based on his father's statement would lend itself to just a poor aiming spot. Go for the heart and lungs!

[bwlacy]

I agree with you 100%. I tell people what I think also, sometimes they don't realize that they are in the wrong. You did the right thing.

I would never take a head shot on purpose. Very small target, lots of areas where you would only wound a deer. I saw a buck taken during rifle season that had his bottom jaw shot off. It must have happend that day or the day before. I don't think a deer could live very long like that.

Matt

[Tominator]

I'd agree. He either missed or he's an idiot.

I always aim for that heart/lung area.

[wtnhunt]

I'd agree. He either missed or he's an idiot.

I always aim for that heart/lung area.

Feel pretty well the same way. Think that it is unethical practice, but that is just my opinion.

[Leo]

A deer can move it's head around faster than it can move it's entire body. Plus some of the heaviest strongest bones in a deers body are located in the head. These bones can flat cause disaster on a bow head shot.

IMO, Trying to connect with the head of a game animal on an archery shot is foolishness.