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Dusty Britches · 10-30-2019, 11:09 AM

I often have this shot presented to me and I have never taken it. In my mind, the deer would respond by spinning away from the arrow resulting in a skin slice or even a glance through the ribs and out the brisket, if it gets that far.

Would you take this shot and if so, where would you aim? 8-10 yards.

RutnBuk · 10-30-2019, 11:10 AM

Yes. Right between them and about 1" higher

Traildust · 10-30-2019, 11:11 AM

Unless you're shooting a Matthews....that deer is dead at 10 yards on your blue dot.

Mudslinger · 10-30-2019, 11:12 AM

Blue dot everyday all day!

westtexducks · 10-30-2019, 11:13 AM

Blue dot at 10 yds is a dead deer every time.

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tmurray · 10-30-2019, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by RutnBuk

Yes. Right between them and about 1" higher

agreed, about right here (red dot) goes through all sorts of good stuff

Aggiehunter08 · 10-30-2019, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mudslinger

Blue dot everyday all day!

I shot a doe in a similar position this year.
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Raypo · 10-30-2019, 11:14 AM

That’s a blood bath shot. Blue dot but a shade higher

Stoof · 10-30-2019, 11:14 AM

Head down, quartering away, send it.

Smart · 10-30-2019, 11:15 AM

From the ground level...Blue dot....with or without a Mathews..

rolylane6 · 10-30-2019, 11:17 AM

At 8 to 10 yrds that deer ain't spinning away from anything.

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TxAg · 10-30-2019, 11:18 AM

The OP's dots are a little low

jshouse · 10-30-2019, 11:18 AM

i like the red dot myself

Traildust · 10-30-2019, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by TxAg

The OP's dots are a little low

Not at 10yrds

MisterB · 10-30-2019, 11:23 AM

I vote for the red dot

Dale Moser · 10-30-2019, 11:24 AM

Top left corner of the blue dot (and that's splitting hairs)...

Send it!

TX_Hoghunter · 10-30-2019, 11:26 AM

Aim for the off shoulder and let it fly. The very best shot you can take.

-john

rtp · 10-30-2019, 11:34 AM

Right between the two is where I normally try to send it. They die really fast.

sotx · 10-30-2019, 11:38 AM

Mathews is the only thing that could kill it, sling two arrows at a time take both dots out

Traildust · 10-30-2019, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rtp

Right between the two is where I normally try to send it. They die really fast.

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flywise · 10-30-2019, 11:41 AM

Easy....between both and a couple inches higher

Throwin Darts · 10-30-2019, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tmurray

agreed, about right here (red dot) goes through all sorts of good stuff

Red Dot all the way

splitfinger · 10-30-2019, 11:44 AM

Focus where the arrow will exit, not where it enters. IMHO any of the three dots will kill at 8-10 yds.

muzzlebrake · 10-30-2019, 11:49 AM

Red is dead

Hollywood · 10-30-2019, 12:16 PM

The blue dot shot will take all the plumbing out of the Pump.

whakm · 10-30-2019, 12:21 PM

8-10 yards? Blue dot will work. So will red . Its the shot I'd take(a little bit larger margin of error with this shot). Stay away from the yellow!

docmay · 10-30-2019, 01:11 PM

I like the red dot up above. I would take that shot all day long. In your mind you should aim to break the offside leg.

toledo · 10-31-2019, 12:12 PM

Itll kill but I prefer less angle. The target size for both lungs is smaller than ideal.

Pineywoods · 10-31-2019, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmurray

agreed, about right here (red dot) goes through all sorts of good stuff

Yep

Passafist · 10-31-2019, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Traildust

Unless you're shooting a Matthews....that deer is dead at 10 yards on your blue dot.

And a Rage

breederbuck33 · 10-31-2019, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Traildust

Unless you're shooting a Matthews....that deer is dead at 10 yards on your blue dot.

My Matthews would be killing that deer dead on that blue dot at 20 yards...

kruppa24 · 10-31-2019, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jshouse

i like the red dot myself

Im with this group

7sdad · 10-31-2019, 02:13 PM

Red

saintsfan · 10-31-2019, 02:25 PM

Red

Tomkat70 · 10-31-2019, 07:18 PM

All day long on the ��

Bigdaddy · 10-31-2019, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Traildust

Unless you're shooting a Matthews....that deer is dead at 10 yards on your blue dot.

I’m not Mathews guy but the best hunting bow on the market last two years is a Mathews. I shoot other brands but it doesn’t matter what bow an accurate shot and sharp broad head goes a long way

10-30-2019, 11:09 AM	#1
Dusty Britches Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cameron & College Station	Take the Shot? I often have this shot presented to me and I have never taken it. In my mind, the deer would respond by spinning away from the arrow resulting in a skin slice or even a glance through the ribs and out the brisket, if it gets that far. Would you take this shot and if so, where would you aim? 8-10 yards. Attached Images

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10-30-2019, 11:10 AM	#2
RutnBuk Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Brownwood, Tx Hunt In: Mills/Brown county	Yes. Right between them and about 1" higher

10-30-2019, 11:11 AM	#3
Traildust Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alvin, Texas Hunt In: Bee County	Unless you're shooting a Matthews....that deer is dead at 10 yards on your blue dot.

10-30-2019, 11:12 AM	#4
Mudslinger Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lubbock, TX Hunt In: Kent Co., Stonewall Co., CO, Limpopo RSA	Blue dot everyday all day!

10-30-2019, 11:13 AM	#5
westtexducks Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Angelo, TX Hunt In: Where ever I can.	Blue dot at 10 yds is a dead deer every time. Sent from my E6910 using Tapatalk

10-30-2019, 11:14 AM	#8
Raypo Pope & Young Join Date: May 2011 Location: Azle, TX Hunt In: Texas	That’s a blood bath shot. Blue dot but a shade higher

10-30-2019, 11:14 AM	#9
Stoof Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wimberley Hunt In: Will work for hunts.	Head down, quartering away, send it.

10-30-2019, 11:15 AM	#10
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	From the ground level...Blue dot....with or without a Mathews..

10-30-2019, 11:17 AM	#11
rolylane6 Four Point Join Date: Oct 2019	At 8 to 10 yrds that deer ain't spinning away from anything. Sent from my SM-N970U using Tapatalk

10-30-2019, 11:18 AM	#12
TxAg Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: DFW	The OP's dots are a little low

10-30-2019, 11:18 AM	#13
jshouse Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rockwall Hunt In: NE Texas	i like the red dot myself

10-30-2019, 11:23 AM	#15
MisterB Eight Point Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Longview Hunt In: Hill Country	I vote for the red dot

10-30-2019, 11:24 AM	#16
Dale Moser Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wise Cty Hunt In: Young Cty	Top left corner of the blue dot (and that's splitting hairs)... Send it!

10-30-2019, 11:26 AM	#17
TX_Hoghunter Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fruitvale, TX Hunt In: Harper, TX	Aim for the off shoulder and let it fly. The very best shot you can take. -john

10-30-2019, 11:34 AM	#18
rtp Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sugar Land, Texas Hunt In: open range	Right between the two is where I normally try to send it. They die really fast.

10-30-2019, 11:38 AM	#19
sotx Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	Mathews is the only thing that could kill it, sling two arrows at a time take both dots out

10-30-2019, 11:41 AM	#21
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	Easy....between both and a couple inches higher

10-30-2019, 11:44 AM	#23
splitfinger Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jasper Hunt In: Behind the House	Focus where the arrow will exit, not where it enters. IMHO any of the three dots will kill at 8-10 yds.

10-30-2019, 11:49 AM	#24
muzzlebrake Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Euless, Texas Hunt In: Sterling County	Red is dead

10-30-2019, 12:16 PM	#25
Hollywood Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oak Hill Hunt In: Lavaca, Live Oak, Duval	The blue dot shot will take all the plumbing out of the Pump.

10-30-2019, 12:21 PM	#26
whakm Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: dfw area Hunt In: Oklahoma, we'll see how this goes	8-10 yards? Blue dot will work. So will red . Its the shot I'd take(a little bit larger margin of error with this shot). Stay away from the yellow!

10-30-2019, 01:11 PM	#27
docmay Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Amarillo	I like the red dot up above. I would take that shot all day long. In your mind you should aim to break the offside leg.

10-31-2019, 12:12 PM	#28
toledo Eight Point Join Date: May 2010 Location: College Station Hunt In: the road by your lease	Itll kill but I prefer less angle. The target size for both lungs is smaller than ideal.

10-31-2019, 02:13 PM	#33
7sdad Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, Texas	Red

10-31-2019, 02:25 PM	#34
saintsfan Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spring Branch, Tx. Hunt In: Texas, Illinois, Utah, Nevada, Colorado	Red

10-31-2019, 07:18 PM	#35
Tomkat70 Pope & Young Join Date: May 2009 Location: Beeville Hunt In: Mason ,Brady,Menard	All day long on the ��