Head shots

[todbartell]

Is there any preferred methods for head shots on game - like how to anticipate their movements to give you an edge for killing? What distances do you like to hold shots to - 40 yards or closer? Brain shot? Jugular shots?

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[Jeff88]

well not one of those is a kill shot ...this question isnt serious is it ...bow hunters aiming for the head ......and people have questioned my ethics before

[KB90]

I think you want to aim for the eye, once you hit it, they can no longer see you, which makes that tough second bow shot much, much easier.

[Weatherby Fan]

well not one of those is a kill shot ...this question isnt serious is it ...bow hunters aiming for the head ......and people have questioned my ethics before

It's ok Jeff he's shooting a "MAGNUM" :mrgreen: and although that big dirty racker looks real it's not !

[The Dawg]

If you are aiming for the head with a bow, I would not want to be anywhere closer than 60 yards. If you are, people start questioning your manliness.

[Peter Pepper]

i keep picturing that deer running around in nanaimo last year with the arrow thu its muzzle. there where pics in the local paper. We don't need that sort of thing

[Jeff88]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ry9pAuYdDRE/TtlBw1tY6TI/AAAAAAAAwuM/ha3_Y3sX9dM/s1600/olen2-0001.jpg

[NaStY]

Man that would make it tough to chew.

Bart I would only go for it if your 100 or so yards away. That way you have time for a second shot while the animal is running towards you. Dont be to worried if the animal decides to run the other way as Ive heard they run in circles......

[Steelwheels]

Jeff...that's just cruel to even show that... Poor Bambi.... Head shots... Right... I agree with you...

[Jeff88]

Jeff...that's just cruel to even show that... Poor Bambi.... Head shots... Right... I agree with you...

well just maybe it will keep one of the younger bow hunters from trying the head shot ,,i hate looking at that pic too ..but if a newbie bow hunter sees it ,maybe it will deter him or her from trying such a stupid shot

[KB90]

why would you post those pictures?

[Jeff88]

why would you post those pictures?

to show guys why you shouldnt even think about trying head shots with a bow ...stupid stupid idea

[Steelwheels]

well just maybe it will keep one of the younger bow hunters from trying the head shot ,,i hate looking at that pic too ..but if a newbie bow hunter sees it ,maybe it will deter him or her from trying such a stupid shot


x2........

[The Dawg]

People have tried head shots with guns too Jeff. Same result.

[835]

MeBartell,,,,, Lookit you did!

[Jeff88]

i took the gross pic off ..i cant stand looking at it...sorry for posting that one

[The Dawg]

Ok, really....doesnt anyone know Bartell at all?

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/The_fd5ca2_1630540.jpg

[moosinaround]

to show guys why you shouldnt even think about trying head shots with a bow ...stupid stupid idea
........................He said stoopid..............TWICE.....................!!! !!

[Whonnock Boy]

People have tried head shots with guns too Jeff. Same result.

Yep, X 2........

[Marlin375]

Lets try and get this thread back on track!

I think the ideal shot placement is half way between the rear corner of the eye and the ear (Broadside)
But my fav is right between the eyes ..........whistle or snort, get them looking straight at you, and locked on........then blamo.
Nice clean gutting job, no tracking.

[Marlin375]

Ok, really....doesnt anyone know Bartell at all?

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/The_fd5ca2_1630540.jpg

Yup:-D.......looks like his first four or five arrows hit the mark (right in the pump) so he backed up to 80 yards to finish that bruiser off.

[Gateholio]

When using arrows to make head shots on deer, I tend to use field points, as they will penetrate the skull better than broadheads.

[Steelwheels]

Lets try and get this thread back on track!

I think the ideal shot placement is half way between the rear corner of the eye and the ear (Broadside)
But my fav is right between the eyes ..........whistle or snort, get them looking straight at you, and locked on........then blamo.
Nice clean gutting job, no tracking.


Love the smell of burnt powder!!

[madrona sh]

I use judo points and finis t em wit a blade.

[Steelwheels]

I use judo points and finis t em wit a blade.


A Tomahawk??

[Jeff88]

People have tried head shots with guns too Jeff. Same result.


not even close ...you saying your arrow will do as much damage asd my 180 grain bullet coming with 3500 ft lbs..not likely ...so it aint the same

[KodiakHntr]

not even close ...you saying your arrow will do as much damage asd my 180 grain bullet coming with 3500 ft lbs..not likely ...so it aint the same

Have never seen a foot pound kill a big game animal.....

[Hank Hunter]

Is there any preferred methods for head shots on game - like how to anticipate their movements to give you an edge for killing? What distances do you like to hold shots to - 40 yards or closer? Brain shot? Jugular shots?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/581183_10150716534012992_512917991_9599717_1114163 579_n.jpg

Excellent shooting, that ought to get it done

[Jeff88]

Have never seen a foot pound kill a big game animal.....

what a terrible come back...im not even sure what your saying

[Islandbowhunter]

Double, double, toil and trouble.

[anglo-saxon]

Now available in aerosol...

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/orca_2008/56638b97.jpg

[springpin]

I prefer Texas heart shots with my bow. You have to track them a little longer, but it works.

[Gateholio]

Have never seen a foot pound kill a big game animal.....

Ft/lbs are all that matter. More important than ANYTHING else!

[Steelwheels]

Ft/lbs are all that matter. More important than ANYTHING else!


So you suggest I sell my new 6.7 F350.... What should I replace it with?

[Ambush]

THAT is why you need a forty arrow quiver!!! With enough arrows in it anywhere, the deer will eventually pass out from pain, making the final several kill shots easy.

[KodiakHntr]

Ft/lbs are all that matter. More important than ANYTHING else!

Oops, my bad........(grin)

[Weatherby Fan]

Ft/lbs are all that matter. More important than ANYTHING else!

That's why Weatherby cartridges are so deadly :mrgreen:

[REMINGTON JIM]

when using arrows to make head shots on deer, i tend to use field points, as they will penetrate the skull better than broadheads.

bait ! Bait ! :) lol rj

[Jeff88]

bait ! Bait ! :) lol rj

nobody,s biteing

[scoutlt1]

Head shots are deadly.....especially when you are as bad a shot as I am and get 'em straight through the lungs and heart :-)

[The Dawg]

nobody,s biteing

You did on the first page :)

[Jeff88]

You did on the first page :)

once i noticed the op wasnt signing in on his thread it was pretty obvious of his intensions

[mjmbc]

my mgnum doesnt kill any better than my bow as long as i put the shot be it bow or rifile in the right spot

[proguide66]

When using arrows to make head shots on deer, I tend to use field points, as they will penetrate the skull better than broadheads.
X2 , less wind grabbing at those broad head blades wich make 80 plus yard head shots with field tips way more ethical.

[mjmbc]

i bit but must uve been a slow day *****

[Jeff88]

Head shot just don't do it. come on Jeff, respect your pray.

what is this for ,,,this aint my thread..

[Bowzone_Mikey]

Bart-man ..... single ACC 3-18 thru into the ear canal is the best for head shots .... followed closly by a ACE up the snout ....

[REMINGTON JIM]

Head shot just don't do it. come on Jeff, respect your pray.

BAIT ! BAIT ! Again ! LOL RJ

[fearnodeer]

I took the reply off sorry Jeff it was meant for Todd so the rest of you go F ourselfs for tryinf to get Jeff to take the bait.

[fearnodeer]

I took the reply off sorry Jeff it was meant for Todd so the rest of you go F ourselfs for trying to get Jeff to take the bait.

[frenchbar]

we heard ya the 1st time lol and its yourselfs

[The Dawg]

we heard ya the 1st time lol and its yourselfs

Its actually 'yourselves'

:D

[frenchbar]

thanks for that lol

[fearnodeer]

thanks for that lol

Ya know some of red necks do not use spell checker because we know the rest of the red necks will be able to understand what we are saying.

[NaStY]

Hey Jeff just so you know, this thread has nothing to do with you. Its Just bartel being sarcastic. Every once in a while he comes up with the funniest crap just to get people going.

[Jeff88]

Hey Jeff just so you know, this thread has nothing to do with you. Its Just bartel being sarcastic. Every once in a while he comes up with the funniest crap just to get people going.


i realized that shortly after the thread got going ...its all good

[dragonslayer]

good one todd , kept everyone going,must try that sometime with with my bow, poor deer .

[M.Dean]

Years ago I watched a guy shoot a pig with a bow, he said he'd help butcher the pig's I raised if he could dispatch the last one with his compound bow, I said yes. His first shot, with a razor broad head at about 12 feet went through the pigs head, looked a bit to far forward, it hit below the pigs eye, went right through, the pig screamed then kept eating the apples I'd placed in the pen so we could get good head shot's with a small rifle. Second arrow hit the pig perfect, but that pig started to scream with the arrow half way into it's brain well running full blast around the pen! My other buddy had to jump into the pen and try to shoot the screaming pig with a rifle, which he did! Would I ever agree to shooting any thing with a bow in the head again??? Not on your bloody life!!! But, that's just from my experience's!

[Jeff88]

Years ago I watched a guy shoot a pig with a bow, he said he'd help butcher the pig's I raised if he could dispatch the last one with his compound bow, I said yes. His first shot, with a razor broad head at about 12 feet went through the pigs head, looked a bit to far forward, it hit below the pigs eye, went right through, the pig screamed then kept eating the apples I'd placed in the pen so we could get good head shot's with a small rifle. Second arrow hit the pig perfect, but that pig started to scream with the arrow half way into it's brain well running full blast around the pen! My other buddy had to jump into the pen and try to shoot the screaming pig with a rifle, which he did! Would I ever agree to shooting any thing with a bow in the head again??? Not on your bloody life!!! But, that's just from my experience's!

thats brutal...somewhat of a simalar story with a cow a buddy of mine wanted put down ..well the buddy asked my other buddy to do the job.so he chose to take the cow down with his .22 ..i kinda thought it wasnt the best calibre to choose ..we had a 7mm ,300mag and a 06 on hand but he choose the .22 ..said he had already done one for him before with the .22..well one shot behind the ear just pissed it right off ,the cow went bizerk.just about came right thru the fence ..about 4 more head shots later he finally got the job done ...i was a bit pissed for not just using the propper gun to start with

[BiG Boar]

Grizzly bow head shot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICp4S7VqR5k&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fresults%3Fsear ch_query%3Dbow%2Bhead%2Bshot%2Bgrizzly%26oq%3Dbow% 2Bhead%2Bshot%2Bgrizzly%26aq%3Df%26aqi%3D%26aql%3D %26gs_l%3Dyoutube.3...3234.9070.0.9261.21.21.0.0.0 .0.119.1178.19j2.21.0.

[2tins]

That deer looks like some of the kids walking around these days with all kinds of shit hang'n outa their faces. Not cool.

[todbartell]

BigBoar, that's what I'm talking about!!! No muss no fuss bang flop baby. Head shots!

[KodiakHntr]

BigBoar, that's what I'm talking about!!! No muss no fuss TWANG flop baby. Head shots!

Fixed it for ya.....(grin)

[REMINGTON JIM]

YOU guys are going to rev up Jeff88 ! :wink: LOL RJ

[The Dude]

I think everyone knows i like a joke as much as anyone, but I don't find this funny at all.
We have dozens, possibly hundreds of lurkers on here that will use threads and pics like this as "rope", and then proceed to hang us with it.
Entire thread should be vaporized, IMHO.

[Spy]

I think everyone knows i like a joke as much as anyone, but I don't find this funny at all.
We have dozens, possibly hundreds of lurkers on here that will use threads and pics like this as "rope", and then proceed to hang us with it.
Entire thread should be vaporized, IMHO.
So I surpose the video of the guy shooting a hippo in the head with a bow is out of the question!:mrgreen::wink:

[Marlin375]

I think everyone knows i like a joke as much as anyone, but I don't find this funny at all.
We have dozens, possibly hundreds of lurkers on here that will use threads and pics like this as "rope", and then proceed to hang us with it.
Entire thread should be vaporized, IMHO.

Styrofoam deer only squeek when you pull the arrows out.....Jeff got rid of the gross pic.

[91Jason91]

well not one of those is a kill shot ...this question isnt serious is it ...bow hunters aiming for the head ......and people have questioned my ethics before

No shit ey.... wtf is this, what if you miss and hit its jaw then it runs for 30k and dies after a week and you dont even get the kill......

[91Jason91]

People have tried head shots with guns too Jeff. Same result.
A bit dif cause way more easy to put a bullet between the eyes than an arrow, but still just go for double lung.....

[91Jason91]

what is this for ,,,this aint my thread..
omg fml ppl are giving you shit and its not even your thread

[afflicted 1]

I guess if you take out the eyes he wont see the next 20 coming, then you call him porkipine

[The Dude]

Styrofoam deer only squeek when you pull the arrows out.....Jeff got rid of the gross pic.

This one?


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ry9pAuYdDRE/TtlBw1tY6TI/AAAAAAAAwuM/ha3_Y3sX9dM/s1600/olen2-0001.jpg[/IMG]95] (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ry9pAuYdDRE/TtlBw1tY6TI/AAAAAAAAwuM/ha3_Y3sX9dM/s1600/olen2-0001.jpg)

Or there was a worse one? Oh, fantastic........... Just ****ing great. THIS one is still there.

[Marlin375]

omg fml ppl are giving you shit and its not even your thread

Todd's deer is clearly dead with no less than a dozen arrows in it..........Jeff's on the other hand is standing on the boulevard in front of Timmys with a single poorly placed shot.

Pick the one that is more disturbing.

Jeff nailed the thread on the second post, with his second phrase, and should have spit out the hook right there........but noooooooo, he popped it off the the down rigger clip and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz fish-on. If Jeff takes the other pic off this thread will get back on the rails and die a slow death like the other hundred or so "head shot" threads.

[knockturnal]

I actually prefere to shoot them in the face while they are eating. Whistle at them while they have a big mouth full of food and zip an arrow right through their mouth, severing the spinal cord on the way through.

[coach]

Personally, I think it's bad ethics to aim for a deer's head using an arrow. A bolt, on the other hand - no problem! :-D:-D

[island grown]

Actually you guys have it all wrong......

My wife is a just finishing up certified hippy school. They have learned that there is a pressure point on the very tip of a deers ear. So.... if you aim for the tip of the ear the deer will just fall over, with no meat damage.

Cheers,

[Marlin375]

I actually prefere to shoot them in the face while they are eating. Whistle at them while they have a big mouth full of food and zip an arrow right through their mouth, severing the spinal cord on the way through.

This method would also preserve the quality of the cape, no cut hair. I will try this the next time I get a once in a life time crack at a booner.

[Islandbowhunter]

Actually you guys have it all wrong......

My wife is a just finishing up certified hippy school. They have learned that there is a pressure point on the very tip of a deers ear. So.... if you aim for the tip of the ear the deer will just fall over, with no meat damage.

Cheers,

Kinda' like spock.

[REMINGTON JIM]

This method would also preserve the quality of the cape, no cut hair. I will try this the next time I get a once in a life time crack at a booner.

Especially if you use a field tip as todbartel suggested !

[sobirch]

I think everyone knows i like a joke as much as anyone, but I don't find this funny at all.
We have dozens, possibly hundreds of lurkers on here that will use threads and pics like this as "rope", and then proceed to hang us with it.
Entire thread should be vaporized, IMHO.

x2

Should be taken off this site and moved bartells store as a front window display, see what his boss and customers think of it.

[Spy]

LOL What a joke Todd puts up a pic of a Target "deer" with arrows in it & now everyone wants him Tarred & feathered ! It's a joke nobody is planning on taking head shots with a bow !

[FirePower]

i took the gross pic off ..i cant stand looking at it...sorry for posting that one


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ry9pAuYdDRE/TtlBw1tY6TI/AAAAAAAAwuM/ha3_Y3sX9dM/s1600/olen2-0001.jpg


not even close ...you saying your arrow will do as much damage asd my 180 grain bullet coming with 3500 ft lbs..not likely ...so it aint the same

Very true, it is definately not the same, your 180 grs @ 3500 ft. lbs has the potential to blow the whole bottom jaw off, given a slight flinch by the shooter or animal, gust of wind etc. That will lead to a very slow and agonizing death for the animal. Head shots are a bad idea period.

[Dannybuoy]

thats brutal...somewhat of a simalar story with a cow a buddy of mine wanted put down ..well the buddy asked my other buddy to do the job.so he chose to take the cow down with his .22 ..i kinda thought it wasnt the best calibre to choose ..we had a 7mm ,300mag and a 06 on hand but he choose the .22 ..said he had already done one for him before with the .22..well one shot behind the ear just pissed it right off ,the cow went bizerk.just about came right thru the fence ..about 4 more head shots later he finally got the job done ...i was a bit pissed for not just using the propper gun to start withJust so you know Jeff , it wasnt the caliber of gun used but the placement of the shot ..... I have helped with hundreds of backyard butcher jobs on cattle and a .22 was always used with the exception of a couple of older bulls (which we used a .222 just to be sure) The trick is to shoot it between the eyes not behind the ear . Actually make a cross from ears to eyes and X marks the spot !
I dont shoot pointy sticks at stuff so no comment on that !:)

[todbartell]

x2

Should be taken off this site and moved bartells store as a front window display, see what his boss and customers think of it.

:mrgreen: might boost sales, in crossbows

[Foxton Gundogs]

Just so you know Jeff , it wasnt the caliber of gun used but the placement of the shot ..... I have helped with hundreds of backyard butcher jobs on cattle and a .22 was always used with the exception of a couple of older bulls (which we used a .222 just to be sure) The trick is to shoot it between the eyes not behind the ear . Actually make a cross from ears to eyes and X marks the spot !
I dont shoot pointy sticks at stuff so no comment on that !:)

Ditto, 40 years of ranching and butchering 22rf handgun they go down.

[The Dawg]

Ditto, 40 years of ranching and butchering 22rf handgun they go down.


I know why Jeff's didnt go down.

Wasnt shot at 640 yards :)

[REMINGTON JIM]

I know why Jeff's didnt go down.

Wasnt shot at 640 yards :)

Did it go down ? :confused:

[Jeff88]

well ,when im giving a guy head shots i usually aim for the jaw or the temple ..those are the knockout points ,,if u give a head shot to the eyes ,you just end up giving the guy a shiner..

[fuzzybiscuit]

Any shot on an animal with a bow could be argued as unethical.

Since the invention of gunpowder there has always been a better choice, IMHO.

[835]

Any shot on an animal with a bow could be argued as unethical.

Since the invention of gunpowder there has always been a better choice, IMHO.


ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nooo

[The Dawg]

well ,when im giving a guy head shots i usually aim for the jaw or the temple ..those are the knockout points ,,if u give a head shot to the eyes ,you just end up giving the guy a shiner..


Here we go....

http://images.travelpod.com/users/cowboyjim74/1.1246466448.and-in-this-cornerxxx.jpg

[Foxton Gundogs]

ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nooo



OOOOOOHHHHHHH YES:icon_frow
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n499/FoxtonGundogs/Hunting%20other/BIGSPOON.jpg?t=1331821494

[KodiakHntr]

well ,when im giving a guy head shots i usually aim for the jaw or the temple ..those are the knockout points ,,if u give a head shot to the eyes ,you just end up giving the guy a shiner..

This would be tooooo easy....So I'm gonna let this one go.

[The Dawg]

This would be tooooo easy....So I'm gonna let this one go.


Ya I left it alone too...lol

[Jeff88]

Ya I left it alone too...lol

haha ,,,i see it now ...oops .....

[RENO]

Is there any preferred methods for head shots on game - like how to anticipate their movements to give you an edge for killing? What distances do you like to hold shots to - 40 yards or closer? Brain shot? Jugular shots?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/581183_10150716534012992_512917991_9599717_1114163 579_n.jpg
Your kidding right? Not a good ethical hunting practice, I'll take this as a joke LOL I prefer the lungs!

[BCBRAD]

headshot?http://www.seeitornot.faketrix.com/content/funnies-pics/page-4/originals/funny-picture-church-stained-glass-window.jpg

[knockturnal]

C'mon guys! Everyone likes to see unicorns.

[REMINGTON JIM]

haha ,,,i see it now ...oops .....

JEFF - JEFF -JEFF you are friggin funny ! :-D LMAO RJ

[reach]

Best. Trolling. Thread. Ever.

[Spy]

Best. Trolling. Thread. Ever.

Catch anything !:wink::wink::mrgreen:

LOL Anyone got a bear yet !:-D

[warnniklz]

Ok, really....doesnt anyone know Bartell at all?

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/The_fd5ca2_1630540.jpg

I heard he's a 90 year old bush man that only kills animals by looking into their eyes and then their heart freezes. Then he walks up to them and pulls their tail which turns the animal inside out. Then barbeques it with nothing but coals of the finest hickory wood.

I think I may have caught a glimpse of him once in the Itchy Mountains... Bartells are mystical creatures I hear

OH yeah... I like the ambush method when taking head shots or running shots.

[The Dawg]

I heard he's a 90 year old bush man that only kills animals by looking into their eyes and then their heart freezes. Then he walks up to them and pulls their tail which turns the animal inside out. Then barbeques it with nothing but coals of the finest hickory wood.

I think I may have caught a glimpse of him once in the Itchy Mountains... Bartells are mystical creatures I hear

Those damn Itchy Mountains are killers...


Im still waiting to meet Bartell as well.

[TheProvider]

Why go for the clean kill?? Hunting is only about massive antlers. Use a 125 gr field point and aim for the burrs. Shoot each antler off, it'll take hell of a stalk to get a shot at the second antler but still do able. This way you can get plenty of antlers. Hopefully along the way you shoot a rabbit or two to fill the freezer. After the season is over and you have time on your hands you buy capes off of other hunters. A good taxidermist will be able to make a fine mount out of the cape and antlers.

[killman]

Sad thing is he was aiming for the ass........

[RENO]

Is there any preferred methods for head shots on game - like how to anticipate their movements to give you an edge for killing? What distances do you like to hold shots to - 40 yards or closer? Brain shot? Jugular shots?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/581183_10150716534012992_512917991_9599717_1114163 579_n.jpg
I heard that shooting them in the tail, kills them instantly, and if it's standing near a tree you may be able to pin the tail to the tree with the arrow, either way he's yours.

[The Dawg]

Sad thing is he was aiming for the ass........

Story of his life ;)

[Lozzie]

The important thing is practise, if you aim at the head on your target bag and hit the heart, try aiming at the heart. If you hit it in the head you need to practise....(your shotgun hunting) :)

[lip_ripper00]

Best. Trolling. Thread. Ever.


No their has been better, but this is good. I read this and thought how did I miss this? I must have been hunting that week.

[000buck]

Is there any preferred methods for head shots on game - like how to anticipate their movements to give you an edge for killing? What distances do you like to hold shots to - 40 yards or closer? Brain shot? Jugular shots?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/581183_10150716534012992_512917991_9599717_1114163 579_n.jpg
Theres gotta be a dozen arrows in that thing and it ain't down yet!!! Them aren't deer they're Zombi deer! head shots are the only way to kill em but ya gotta hit the brain. Oh and you're gonna need some deet and a pretty good marinade.

[The Dude]

Worst. Trolling. Thread. Ever.


Fixed it for ya. :D

[Bow Walker]

Why resurrect an asinine thread like this one?

[rocksteady]

I have met Bartell, but have been sworn to secrecy about his true identity..However, I would suggest starting by looking here....

http://dosequis.com/academy/

[The Hermit]

Dave that was amazing! Do you know anything more of the story? Like did he actually mean to shoot it in the head or was he exhausted from the chase and make a lucky bad shot? "What The Fuddle Duddle" was he thinking? LOL That was incredible!!! LOL

[pale rider]

the head is tough,and bone can deflect arrows and the skull is the hardest of all,now i was allways told that deer wolf pig etc have brains as big as a walnut,so to hit it for a clean kill is very very hard,on the other hand the vitals are a much bigger target and dont move as much as a head.after all it is a clean kill i want,and not to make any animal suffer.

[Bow Walker]

Bear brains, pig brains, deer brains are about the size of a baseball - or a field hockey ball. I've cracked enough skulls to have seen first-hand the size of the brains. Only one I haven't actually seen is a bear's brain - but given the comparative size of the skull, it's definitely larger than a walnut, or a golf ball, more like a softball.

[pale rider]

thats great info,im like it when i get to know something new,would you say that a head is a harder target than the vitals due to its constant movement.

[Bow Walker]

Archery head shots is something that is definitely not recommended.

I have done it - once - as a coupe de grace shot on a stationary deer. I took the shot from less than 15 yards - a gimme type of shot at that range.

I have contemplated it on a buck that was facing me in deep ferns - he was only 10 yards away and all I could see was his upper neck and head.

I passed and am glad I did.

[000BuckJr]

I usually take headshots with Blunts... If you hit them in the antler or the base of the head it will knock em out!
gives time for you to run up and sleeper hold it... :twisted: