Originally Posted by SKane
NB,

This is the spot.
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It will indeed fold them on the spot. If you do use this shot, the rear end falls first, then the rest of the deer.

If the rear end is not the first to give way, chamber another round as you may not have found your mark. smile



Exactly like SKane marked. If I have a solid rest on a still deer at less than long range it's my favorite shot. On a perfect shot it will bust the scapula (causing extra damage with the bone pieces), continue through the spine, then bust the far side. There is a fair amount of room for error with lots of room below and behind to catch the lungs. IMHO, The worst place to miss is forward of the shoulder and slightly high (missing the spine). Second worse place to miss is slightly below and slightly behind as you may miss the spine and be very high in the lung or possibly miss it(?)...less blood trail, etc...but it will still be a killing shot. Again, just my opinion and if stuff is moving/rushed/off hand I favor the area with the biggest margin of error.

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