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Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812647 12/15/22 12:14 AM 12/15/22 12:14 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 984 NE Alabama dsmc 6 point
dsmc 6 point Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 984 NE Alabama	http://[url=https://postimg.cc/d7JhgKHD] My son likes head shots…..several years ago he said, I’m gonna go kill a doe for some jerky. I told him not to mess up any meat. BTW, he’s not done that again.

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812648 12/15/22 12:40 AM 12/15/22 12:40 AM
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BC_Reb 8 point B Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,236 Clayton, AL	I had a .223 single shot I used to do it with and it would barely leave a hole. It can sure get gruesome though

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812649 12/15/22 12:42 AM 12/15/22 12:42 AM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,783 alabama outdoors1 10 point
outdoors1 10 point Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,783 alabama	Shoulder shots or right behind create the highest probability of a clean kill and recovery. A 150 grain or more bullet gives one a slight increase of doing more damage than even a 100 grain. There is very little meat loss on a deer with those shots. For the most meat to go in the freezer only shoot 120 pound or larger deer. Those small ones really are a waste of time. I just wouldn't take head shots due to the probability of slight movement on the shooter or the deer and it may end up running around without a jaw.

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812652 12/15/22 01:08 AM 12/15/22 01:08 AM
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Tigger85 12 point T Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 6,463 Pelham Al	I can shoot squirrels in the head also with a pellet gun or .22. I have shot on in the head, never again. Too much error because unlike squirrels, deer are prone to jerk at sound. I usually shoot them right behind the front shoulder and blow up the heart. Recoil also plays into shoot placement.

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812665 12/15/22 07:06 AM 12/15/22 07:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,455 Somewhere between Jennings and... H Huntn2feed5 8 point
Huntn2feed5 8 point H Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,455 Somewhere between Jennings and...	I personally would not do it but it’s a free country and you do you.

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812670 12/15/22 07:23 AM 12/15/22 07:23 AM
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Lockjaw 14 point L Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 8,436 Chelsea	Not much margin for error. I think I'd be shooting a Barnes or a nosler partition. If that's what I was going to do.

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812701 12/15/22 08:37 AM 12/15/22 08:37 AM
Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 641 Alabaster ShootemupTex Went Ass First
ShootemupTex Went Ass First Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 641 Alabaster	I tried a headshot from 10 yeards on my first deer that I spined from 10 yards, first with the muzzle loader and then with a pistol. I still feel a little bad about it. If I can't pull it off from 10 yards, I dang sure won't try it from 100. My brain finally caught up after 4 attempts and I put a pistol round in the boiler room. Hit the heart and that was that. So I don't think I'll ever try a headshot again from any distance One caught a jaw and I was glad it was spined and couldn't go anywhere. That would have been horrible. It made me realize humans are unique with large brains that take up a much larger portion of our heads than other animals. It isn't as easy as I thought. Last edited by ShootemupTex; 12/15/22 08:40 AM.

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812715 12/15/22 08:51 AM 12/15/22 08:51 AM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 15,982 Brierfield Beadlescomb Old Mossy Horns
Beadlescomb Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 15,982 Brierfield	Everytime I read something like this I think what a dumb phuck. Muh meat muh meat I caint waste 6 ounces of rib meat so I'm gonna risk blowing a deers jaw off and it starving to death Last edited by Beadlescomb; 12/15/22 08:53 AM. We will burn that bridge when we get there

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812723 12/15/22 08:59 AM 12/15/22 08:59 AM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 10,599 Central, Al Bustinbeards Booner
Bustinbeards Booner Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 10,599 Central, Al	Not my cup of tea. I’ll just loose a little meat and break down those shoulders or ribs. Originally Posted By: Wiley Coyote Well, the way I see it is there's just too many assholes On a good day there's a bunch of assholes in here. On a bad day there's too many assholes in here.

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: Beadlescomb] #3812730 12/15/22 09:04 AM 12/15/22 09:04 AM
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DeerNutz0U812_ Booner D Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 14,304 ArmPit of the south	Thats just ignorant...02 They deserve better... Originally Posted by Beadlescomb Everytime I read something like this I think what a dumb phuck. Muh meat muh meat I caint waste 6 ounces of rib meat so I'm gonna risk blowing a deers jaw off and it starving to death X2....Thats just Ridiculous to me... Did you know that Beer Nutz are over a Dollar...and Deer Nutz are under a Buck...

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812738 12/15/22 09:15 AM 12/15/22 09:15 AM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 36,187 alabama BhamFred Freak of Nature
BhamFred Freak of Nature Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 36,187 alabama	it is like high tech stuff...it works great till it doesn't. In my opinion it is not an ethical shot to take. Nothing worse looking that a deer with its jaw shot off. I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted..... proud Cracker-Americaan muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: BhamFred] #3812748 12/15/22 09:32 AM 12/15/22 09:32 AM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,057 North AL A AU338MAG Old Mossy Horns
AU338MAG Old Mossy Horns A Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,057 North AL	Originally Posted by BhamFred it is like high tech stuff...it works great till it doesn't. In my opinion it is not an ethical shot to take. Nothing worse looking that a deer with its jaw shot off. X2. No reason to take the lowest probability shot when a basketball sized target is begging for your bullet right behind the shoulder. Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales Molon Labe

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812756 12/15/22 10:01 AM 12/15/22 10:01 AM
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coach2 6 point C Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 956	If we are worried about wasting meat……….maybe get another job instead of hunting to buy more food or if you are starving please let us know and we can help. I’m not a wealthy man by any means but the thought of not wasting meat has never once crossed my mind! I pray each time that if I shoot, to please allow me a safe and ethical shot and for the animal to die quickly. Maybe I’m too soft

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: Beadlescomb] #3812767 12/15/22 10:15 AM 12/15/22 10:15 AM
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Turkey_neck Booner Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 14,623 Clanton	Originally Posted by Beadlescomb Everytime I read something like this I think what a dumb phuck. Muh meat muh meat I caint waste 6 ounces of rib meat so I'm gonna risk blowing a deers jaw off and it starving to death But he can do it 🙄 Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: coach2] #3812768 12/15/22 10:16 AM 12/15/22 10:16 AM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 14,623 Clanton Turkey_neck Booner
Turkey_neck Booner Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 14,623 Clanton	Originally Posted by coach2 If we are worried about wasting meat……….maybe get another job instead of hunting to buy more food or if you are starving please let us know and we can help. I’m not a wealthy man by any means but the thought of not wasting meat has never once crossed my mind! I pray each time that if I shoot, to please allow me a safe and ethical shot and for the animal to die quickly. Maybe I’m too soft No it’s because you have more respect for the animals you love to hunt. Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812775 12/15/22 10:27 AM 12/15/22 10:27 AM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,689 Alabaster, Al B Buck_TrackingAL 10 point
Buck_TrackingAL 10 point B Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,689 Alabaster, Al	Head shots on deer are not wise.

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: Turkey_neck] #3812782 12/15/22 10:42 AM 12/15/22 10:42 AM
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Antelope08 4 point Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 707 Louisiana to Central AL	Originally Posted by Turkey_neck Originally Posted by coach2 If we are worried about wasting meat……….maybe get another job instead of hunting to buy more food or if you are starving please let us know and we can help. I’m not a wealthy man by any means but the thought of not wasting meat has never once crossed my mind! I pray each time that if I shoot, to please allow me a safe and ethical shot and for the animal to die quickly. Maybe I’m too soft No it’s because you have more respect for the animals you love to hunt. Exacctttlllly.......

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812783 12/15/22 10:42 AM 12/15/22 10:42 AM
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1bamashooter 10 point Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,344 Demop	Bad idea Keep your booger hooker off the bang switch.

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812810 12/15/22 11:26 AM 12/15/22 11:26 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 10,644 Santa Rosa/Conecuh hallb Booner
hallb Booner Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 10,644 Santa Rosa/Conecuh	Why shoot at the smallest target on a deer and also the part of a deer that is constantly moving up and down, side to side.

Re: Head shots on deer [Re: redgineer] #3812826 12/15/22 11:56 AM 12/15/22 11:56 AM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 10,410 northport deadeye48 Booner
deadeye48 Booner Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 10,410 northport	Head shots on deer are as good as neck shots….DOTS When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be

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