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Re: best place to shoot a whitetail??

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10 December 2004, 14:22
Fjold
Re: best place to shoot a whitetail??
The only instant kills guaranteed are the brain and front spine shots but they're both small targets. I would say the the best option is probably the shot that breaks both front shoulders.
10 December 2004, 16:24
MattS
Shoot them where the neck meets the head.

They'll be dead before they hit the ground.
10 December 2004, 15:37
Tony
best place to shoot a whitetail??

As close to your pick-up as possible.

I have never shot a deer with a .270, but I doubt if one would run more than 100 yards if it was shot through the lungs (less if through the heart). I have tried dropping them in their tracks by taking a shoulder out, but the deer still managed to run to the bottom of the hill.
10 December 2004, 14:45
RupertBear
The plain old heart shot. No deer will live through a .270 through the heart; it's instantly converted from live to dead.
10 December 2004, 13:43
blakeroth
I hunt with a 270 win and im relatively new to deer hunting and i was wandering wheres the best place to shoot for a INSTANT kill?( theres alot of private property near i hunt and i cant hunt it)
thanks