Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Where do you shoot a deer in the neck?

And then be sure it will drop DRT. I have always just shoot for the heart and lung area.

It's best to just keep 'em in the lungs IMO. Way too much crap can happen on neck shots.

I usually try for a heart/lung only but at least on 3 occasions I have done the neck shot, Seemed like no matter where I shot them on the neck they DRT.

Just keep doing that.....

I'll take a short-range neck shot on does I intend to eat. I prefer them to be facing straight toward me or straight away. Otherwise, I try to get a bullet in the chest, whatever the angle.

I used to go for neck shots, and never lost one. Now I realize there's a whole lot of neck and not a whole lot of spine, which you have to hit to drop 'em right there.

I've shot a handful in the neck. Usually facing straight towards me. With the double throat patch on a sitka I just put the crosshairs between the two patches, DRT everytime.

I'm a heart/lung guy.


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If your going to do a shoulder mount then better be through the lungs.

Only do it on shots with the deer facing directly towards or away, but I'd go low, as the head end of the neck moves around more. On a side-on shot, for the same effect, through the top of the shoulders where the spine passes between the shoulder blades. Chews up a bit of meat with faster rounds though, as does the lower neck, but they're more secure than higher neck and head shots, though happy enough to take those on animals at short range if they're not alert.

I don't. Not on purpose anyway.

I hit a doe in the neck that was on a trot last year.

Yep! Neck and head shots are tricky and TOO OFTEN result in wounded unrecovered gaminals. Plus by waiting and working for a broadside lung shot forces one to be patient and a better shot. Both "hunting" and the animals deserve at least THAT much respect!

I'm not saying don't take a neck shot but if you do you better have the correct placement.I'm a lunger myself, seen some mighty ugly neck shots in my day from hunting pards and too many deer suffering an agonizing end.If forced to take a neck shot on a trophy it would only be straight on period!!

+1

I have only really taken lung/heart shots. Never have much issue, really.

Shoot for the spine, which is easier if the deer is facing directly towards or away from you. Not so much if the deer is broad side because most think the spine is lower than it actually is.

I don't always take neck shots, at times I don't feel 100% sure I will shoot lungs/heart.

Use a Sierra or Ballistic Tip bullet that will expand well and never track another deer. It makes for a neater field dressing job too.




My son at age five showing what good shot placement with a .222 Rem will do.

By the way, if the deer is feeding wait for it to raise it's head. It won't move it's head down to resume feeding as quickly as it will snap it's head up. At times I will whistle to get the deer to raise it's head and look at me for a good shot at the neck. I've done that to stop a moving deer in the shooting lanes too. It's worked every time.

I shot this guy in the neck with a 12 gauge slug at 60 yds.
Can't tell where I hit him as my taxi is good.
Btw, he dropped like a sack of crap....then I shot his girlfriend too.

kids love straps so i quit spine shots.
wife loves neck roast in the crock pot so no more neck shots.
I love heart (and liver) so i have to kkep my shots in the HIGH neck almost head or mid lung to ensure a happy family.
My all time favorite placement is quartering towards into the chest port side and out behind the shoulder starboard.

If they present only a neck/head shot, I have been shooting them in the head. It provides a DRT.