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<blockquote data-quote="ElkStalkR" data-source="post: 1872835" data-attributes="member: 2292"><p>Shoot'em where you like. Some shots are riskier than others. </p><p></p><p>My thoughts are this: Neck shots are great so long as you hit the spine. If you don't hit the spine they run and you may not kill them. I don't care how good you are we all make mistakes. Carlos Hathcock even missed every now and then! Shoulder shots will certainly stop them providing you break both shoulders. Obviously make sure you have a big enough gun/bullet combo to do this. Typically not a problem with southern deer, but its not advisable with larger game such as elk, who will most likely laugh at you and walk off if you attempt a shoulder shot with a "sub-par" elk round. </p><p></p><p>I was taught behind the shoulder and unless forced to take a different shot, which sometimes you must, I tuck it in right behind the shoulder. Not only do I like nice clean shoulder meat when I go to cutting off my ground chuck but if my aim is true I'm guaranteed a pass thru and one hell of a blood trail to follow. (at least with the calibers I use while deer hunting). I don't mind a short tracking job and dead deer at the end of the blood trail rainbow. Another advantage is behind the shoulder is a very large kill zone and reduces your margin of error. </p><p></p><p>There's really no wrong answer here. Just one person's prefence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ElkStalkR, post: 1872835, member: 2292"] Shoot'em where you like. Some shots are riskier than others. My thoughts are this: Neck shots are great so long as you hit the spine. If you don't hit the spine they run and you may not kill them. I don't care how good you are we all make mistakes. Carlos Hathcock even missed every now and then! Shoulder shots will certainly stop them providing you break both shoulders. Obviously make sure you have a big enough gun/bullet combo to do this. Typically not a problem with southern deer, but its not advisable with larger game such as elk, who will most likely laugh at you and walk off if you attempt a shoulder shot with a "sub-par" elk round. I was taught behind the shoulder and unless forced to take a different shot, which sometimes you must, I tuck it in right behind the shoulder. Not only do I like nice clean shoulder meat when I go to cutting off my ground chuck but if my aim is true I'm guaranteed a pass thru and one hell of a blood trail to follow. (at least with the calibers I use while deer hunting). I don't mind a short tracking job and dead deer at the end of the blood trail rainbow. Another advantage is behind the shoulder is a very large kill zone and reduces your margin of error. There's really no wrong answer here. Just one person's prefence. [/QUOTE]
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