Revisiting your arrow aiming point....where do you aim?

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Where do aim on a broadside deer?

  1. Red

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  2. Black

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  3. Blue

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  4. Pink

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  1. virginiashadow

    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    I'm gonna go with the black dot. Behind the shoulder blade and at this angle I am going to say double lung.
     
  3. Oklahoma99

    Oklahoma99 Weekend Warrior

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    Black. It's gonna give you a little bit of room for error in every direction.
     
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    rockinchair Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I always aim for the heart. If he ducks (which chances are he'll duck even if it's the slightest little bit) I get both lungs, if he doesn't I shoot him in the heart if my shot's true.
     
  5. hunter97

    hunter97 Weekend Warrior

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    Yupp what he said :p
     
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    BJE80 Legendary Woodsman

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    About 1/2 way between the black and pink dot assuming no elevation difference.
     
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    1st choice of course is a heart shot... but i have yet to have a deer run more than 100 yards after a double lung shot!
     
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    jakeratt Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I would aim Pink. But it really depends on how alert the deer is. But then again I am always over analyzing things.
     
  9. Josh/OH

    Josh/OH Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Black.
     
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    Black!
     
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    Blue, I like to take out there running gear as well.....Blake
     
  13. muzzyman88

    muzzyman88 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    X2 I like this school of thought. It's also a bit better if you misjudge your distance in either direction. If he's closer, you'll still get the lungs, if he's too far there is a good chance you'll shoot under him and he'll live to be hunted another day.
     
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    Black for me.
     
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    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    For those people that answered blue or pink, have you experienced any problems with hitting bone or not getting a pass through?
     
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    Black is beautiful.
     
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    I opted blue and of the deer I have shot with a bow broadside (which is a whooping 4 deer with a bow) 2 dink bucks,1 decent buck (dressed 150ish lbs) and 1 doe, all were pass throughs. Shooting 100 brain 3 blade muzzy's
     
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    Shoobee Weekend Warrior

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    My view as well.
     
  19. jmbuckhunter

    jmbuckhunter Grizzled Veteran

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    I'm going with the blue dot.

    And this may be a better picture to give a better idea of exactly where everything is.

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    black dot toward the blue dot side all day
     

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