Poll: Heart or Lungs for a shot.

[josterman]

lung shot it is a big target for bow hunting.

[spainy79]

Lungs here as well for reasons already stated. Last season a buddy double lunged an 8 pointer with a 12 gauge slug and that deer ran a good 200 yards and jumped 2 fences in the process. We found lung butter before we got to the first fence and knew he would drop. It wasn't until we field dressed that we saw the holes through both lungs and he still made it that far. The only difficult part of tracking him was when he jumped the first fence, crossed the road and jumped the second fence.

[G-Niner]

Originally Posted by spainy79

Last season a buddy double lunged an 8 pointer with a 12 gauge slug and that deer ran a good 200 yards and jumped 2 fences in the process.

WOW! I've never seen anything like that happen.

[Jack Ryan]

I don't like chasing them.

[tharlow514]

In my opinion, any mammal will die faster with a hit to the heart. Also, the anatomy of most animals is such that the heart and lungs are in very close proximity. If you miss the heart you will most likely hit a lung or other vital organ such as the liver. But why not aim for the heart. It is usually center mass anyway.

[Benjamin]

I aim for lungs for sure. Bigger target. 2 of them and if a deer can't breathe it can't run or live.

[kingnereli]

I'm going with the minority on this one. The heart. I don't have any elaborate reason for it. It's just what my daddy taught me. I understand you lung guys though.

[roughthumbs]

Heart! Aim small miss small!

[glock 27]

Lungs bigger target quicker death.

[jmiller676]

I shot this deer at 25 yds and hit ONE lung. He ran 60 yds and dropped.
The "aim small, miss small!" comments really need to be thought about guys. Just because I aom for lungs dosen't mean us lung shooters don't aim small. I aim in the area of the lungs what I aim at is a hair on the deer. "Stay calm, Pick a spot." We don't shoot "at" the lungs so to speak but at a spot where our room for error is bigger than you heart shooter guys.


To prove the point. Take a look at the vitals of a deer the heart is lower than the lungs. What happens if you shoot low or a little to the right? If you are aiming around the lungs a shot to the right, left,top, bottom is still going to strike the lungs. Not trying to be a smart@$$, just feel strongly about this topic.