Originally Posted by hunterbuck
Originally Posted by Turkey_neck
When you shoot one’s jaw off and a few minutes later it stands up and starts to leave and you don’t get another shot in it you won’t do it again. That’s if you are a true hunter and actually cares about what you are hunting.


This. I simply won't do it because the margin of error is just so small, and the head of a feeding deer moves more than anything. Slight movements mean BAD misses if all you're aiming for is the brain.

I've seen trail cam pics of emaciated does who are starving to death with a bottom jaw hanging off due to attempted head shots that went wrong. It's cruel.

It's all cool and stuff to brag about, but it's a matter of when, not if, you booger one up that way.

Personally, it's not worth it to me, but everyone's conscience is different.


I hope you don't bow hunt if you're worried about that.

I will be spending the next year setting up a rifle and practicing at various ranges. This isn't something I'm taking casually.
Originally Posted by redgineer


Before the you can't do it brigade shows up, You can't do it, but I can, because I have determination. I know animals have smaller brains, and choose my shot placement accordingly. I can brain squirrels at 70 yards, pretty sure I can do deer at 150.