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Heart or Lung shot?

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  1. BOW/zimmer

    BOW/zimmer Weekend Warrior

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    When you put the pin on the deer and release the arrow where are you aiming?? Heart or Lungs??
     
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    absolutely the lungs...
     
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    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    Without a doubt the lungs
     
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    Tribal Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Double lung! I'll take a heart shot if I have to. ;)
     
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    Lungs. Always the lungs.
     
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    Lungs fo sho...
     
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    Lungs every time !
     
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  10. LAEqualizer

    LAEqualizer Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I always aim a little low. I have killed 5 deer with my bow and 4 were heart shots. 40 or 50 yds was my longest track so far.
     
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    ISiman/OH Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I am going to start to aim a little lower, since my bow is no speed demon and it not that quite i think i will still get a good shot if they jump the string a little.
     
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    Lungs...bigger target. Though both my deer have been heart shots given the situation.
     
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    I always aim for the heart. Pretty hard to hit the heart and not also hit the lungs. ;)
     
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    Lungs for me.
     
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    I aim for the heart.
     
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  16. OHbowhntr

    OHbowhntr Die Hard Bowhunter

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    ABSOLUTELY!!!! My whole set-up from where I set pins to where I aim is based upon the margin of error. If I'm shooting 30 yds, I put my 32yd pin DEAD on the heart. If that deer drops a little, I'm double lungs, if he holds and don't drop, I'm just cut his aorta off. I've heart shot a few and I've cut a few aorta's off. And I've double-lunged quite a few!!! I think the big KEY is staying in the lower half of the chest cavity as that is where the vascular system is largest!!! Those "pulmonary veins and arteries get BIGGER the closer to the heart they are!!!
     
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    stikbow26 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Times 2 here
     
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    BOW/zimmer Weekend Warrior

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    Good stuff there!
     
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    Double Lung
     
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    Lungs all the way!!
     
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    Lungs. A low shot and I might get the heart too.
     
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