Straight Down Shot?

[monsterbuck07]

How many of you all will make a shot straight under your stand with a bow? I have once and that's the only deer I have never found hit slightly right and am quite positive I hit the front shoulder. Me personally, I will never take that shot again, I'll take a chance of the deer stoping to give me a better shot.

 

[mike243]

1 time & never again

 

[Diehard Hunter]

I have had 3 straight down shots at deer, and none of them went more than 50 yards after the shot. I have no problem taking that shot.

 

[plinker22]

Two times for me.

My first deer ever, straight down shot and literally pinned her to the ground. Second time was an old buck @ Volunteer Army Ammo Plant WMA. Blood tracked him a long way, never found.

 

[A/M/G]

Made lots of them, never lost one--knock on wood. An old-timer told me to practice it, I took him at his word. Again, practice the shot. It is not a hard shot if you KNOW your equipment and what the arrow is going to do/hit. Pull the bow, pick up your site on the horizon, bend at the waist-to keep your form correct, settle in on the deer release. If your arrow hits left of right of your aimed spot, your form is off. That is why you pick up your site on the horizon. If you bend over then pull the bow, your form is gone and very likely not to recover the deer.

As the old-timer said "you need a point blank pin". Tell you what do, shoot in to your target-from ground level at 2 yards, you will be surprised where the arrow hits, dollar to a donut says it will be low 1.5 to 2 inches. Such as is on a straight down shot.

 

[TNDeerGuy]

Personally, I would never, ever take that shot�too low of a percentage and chances are if they got that close then I will get a chance before they get out of range, or they never would have got that close to begin with. :)

 

[Elmer]

cant pass it up

 

[fredfred]

It's my favorite shot. 30 yard pin and let her eat

 

[scn]

Actually, it isn't that bad of a shot and is on the National Bowhunter Education Foundation lists of ethical shots.

The aiming point is the exact middle of the deer (spine) right behind the shoulders. By aiming for the middle, a slip to the left or right will get at least one lung all the way through. A spine shot with any well made broadhead will immediately put the deer down, although in some cases a follow up shot will be needed.

 

[scn]

It's my favorite shot. 30 yard pin and let her eat

I've been told to use a longer range pin than the 10 yd pin even though the deer is right under you. Why does it work better?

On a single pin sight such as the moveable HHA, what would be the optimum setting?

 

[A/M/G]

SCN, my bow shoots 1.5 inches low using 20 yard on my adjustable sight. I do not have a 10 yard marking. Back to the old-timer saying "point blank pin', in those days there was no such thing as an adjustable single pin sight.

If the deer is head or tail to me the 1.5 inch high or low does not matter, spine shot is very easy. If broadside, that is where you must know the point to aim in order to make the spine shot or hit the top of one lung and out the bottom of the other lung, still not a really difficult shot, in my opinion.

 

[Mike Belt]

I practice that shot and have taken it a couple of times. Both times the deer went home with me. I'd take it again.

 

[scn]

SCN, my bow shoots 1.5 inches low using 20 yard on my adjustable sight. I do not have a 10 yard marking. Back to the old-timer saying "point blank pin', in those days there was no such thing as an adjustable single pin sight.

If the deer is head or tail to me the 1.5 inch high or low does not matter, spine shot is very easy. If broadside, that is where you must know the point to aim in order to make the spine shot or hit the top of one lung and out the bottom of the other lung, still not a really difficult shot, in my opinion.

Thanks!

 

[W.Seay]

Made several, never had one go over 40 yards

 

[BowGuy84]

Never shot a mature buck like this but have killed several does this way with no problems.

With a rage I have discovered my arrow usually hangs up on the breast bone and blood trails are limited (only time I've had less of a blood trail with a rage vs. my old "go to" muzzy).

 

[JGreg]

I like the shot as long as the deer is straight on ie. Head to tail/ tail to head cause if you hit a little high or low you will either get heart, lung r spine. If the deer is left to right/ right to left a little high or low will produce a shoulder shot that is way to often not immediately fatal. If there is another option I am goin to opt for it. I work way to hard growing my deer to fees one to the coyotes cause I rushed the shot.

 

[Mudbone]

I e done it several times and found all of em. But one time my bottom cam hit the bar on my climber. Bent up the cam pretty good.

 

[fredfred]

It's my favorite shot. 30 yard pin and let her eat

I've been told to use a longer range pin than the 10 yd pin even though the deer is right under you. Why does it work better?

On a single pin sight such as the moveable HHA, what would be the optimum setting?

Just practice the shot and see. It's always been my 30 yard pin on all my bows. But I do like the deer to be facing away or toward me.

 

[biglefty20]

dont climb as high lol

 

[bowriter]

Never had a problem with it but never practiced it. Most likely I shot that shot instinctively and didn't use a pin.

 

[Snake]

Don't like to take them but have with sucess !

 

[Andy S.]

I cannot recall ever taking a straight down shot, but I may have at some point over the last 19 years. I can say for certain that I rarely let deer get that close to me IF I have other options. I know there are certain instances that cannot be avoided, but all in all, I rarely have a deer standing straight under me during bow season. I am typically trying to pick a shot before they break the 15 yard barrier. FWIW, I videoed a stud of a buck (140s, looked to be mature) few years back and then had a member shoot said buck about a week later one evening with this exact shot. He had good blood for the first 200-300 yards, jumped the buck in some nasty briars/thorns/grass fields, a storm with rain was approaching and eventually hit, etc etc only to never find that buck. He was heart broken for several weeks. He thinks he got one lung and it remains a mystery if the buck lived or perished. It was never seen again by anyone that we were aware of.

 

[Hunter0678]

Once, Hit just beside the spine, out though the bottom of the chest, deer went over 300yds and was completely blead out at 250, we had to just fan out to find her. When I gutted her she didnt have a drop of blood left in her. Dont think ill take it again and If i do, im aiming for the top of the head.

 

[WRbowhunter]

never shot one straight down but killed my best buck at 4 yds. Its a tough shot no doubt. Buck went maybe 30 yds. I don't think with my stand I could take a shot straight down without doing some type of crazy twisting /standing on my toes action.

 

[bowriter]

Take em vertical if you can. Horizontal, aim for the offside front knee.

 

[Living2Hunt]

Less than 5 yards i use my 40 yard pin. When use the shoot 3d tournaments, they always had one less then 5 yards strait under you. And this is a deadly shot!

 

[oldmanelrod]

Had one. Pass thru shot. Blood all over the place. Found a couple of places where she laid down. There was a great trail and then the blood just stopped. Never found her.

 

[oldmanelrod]

Personally, I would never, ever take that shot�too low of a percentage and chances are if they got that close then I will get a chance before they get out of range, or they never would have got that close to begin with. :)

Good point

 

[REM7]

Don't like to take them but have with sucess !

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[nodog]

I practice that shot. I wouldn't suggest it if you have not practiced it. It is essential that you bend accordingly to make this shot.

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