Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting How effective is buckshot?

Take it out and shoot it with the same buckshot you plan to hunt with and make sure it shoots a good pattern and you get a feel for it.

Then when hunting, I always aim at the head of a running deer. If I miss the head, chances are I'll hit the vitals. That's what has always worked for me out to 50 yards, sometimes further.