picking a spot on whitetail

[eyedoc]

So as the season is getting close and I have killed only one deer with my recurve ( and it wasn't the prettiest of scenarios) I am curious where you experienced trad hunters aim on calm/ non-alert Texas whitetail inside of 20 yrds.

[Buff]

at the elbow
at something 6" under them if they are twitchy

[muzzlebrake]

at the elbow
at something 6" under them if they are twitchy

X2
And if my patience is good I wait until they are calm with head down and eating. Seems like every year though that there is always one old trouble maker nanny doe that likes to snort and blow and keep em all on edge.
The one last year finally made a fatal mistake at 8 yds. I shot about 6" low and she ducked right into it.
I love it when a plan comes together.

[jreyna920]

Learned the hard way, listen to Marty I hunt hill country deer and even at theyre calmest I'm getting the best hits aiming 6" under spikes and does and belly line to 3" under bucks

[Bisch]

Lower third of the chest. I just can't make myself aim completely under one.

Bisch

[shortstroke 91]

4"-6", it's hard to aim that low but when I aimed at the spot I wanted to hit I ended up in the spine more often than not.

[huntinpool]

5 yds -4" under
10 yds- 8" under
15 yds-10" under
20 yds- 7" under
25 yds -2" under.
Although I don't and haven't shot over 20. But just in case a big one comes in I know my gaps

[huntinpool]

Lower third of the chest. I just can't make myself aim completely under one.

Bisch

Gapper.

[jreyna920]

4"-6", it's hard to aim that low but when I aimed at the spot I wanted to hit I ended up in the spine more often than not.

My exact experiences, I lost several does and a great south texas buck before and three high hits last year to convince myself, but once i did they started falling like flies.

5 yds -4" under
10 yds- 8" under
15 yds-10" under
20 yds- 7" under
25 yds -2" under.
Although I don't and haven't shot over 20. But just in case a big one comes in
I know my gaps

I'm not holding my arrow low to hit but that's where I'm sending the arrow, to hit when they drop

[jerp]

As someone who will soon be taking his first shot at a whitetail with a trad bow, this thread is not doing much for my confidence. With all the deer I killed with my compound, I just picked a spot low on the vitals and let it fly. I guess I'm not sure how to "pick a spot" in the air below its chest.(?) Should I be practicing by shooting 6" under a 3d deer?

[Bisch]

As someone who will soon be taking his first shot at a whitetail with a trad bow, this thread is not doing much for my confidence. With all the deer I killed with my compound, I just picked a spot low on the vitals and let it fly. I guess I'm not sure how to "pick a spot" in the air below its chest.(?) Should I be practicing by shooting 6" under a 3d deer?

Just make sure they are not alert and aim low IN the chest. You will be just fine.

Bisch

[agtex42]

This thread sounded all too familiar, did a quick search and found some good conversation from last year...

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239146&highlight=clipping+low

[feralswine]

Wow... I never new that you needed to aim low! Very glad that I read this thread... although, as a couple of others have stated, mentally I'm going to have a hard time aiming underneath them. Guess I'll start out in the lower 1/3 or 1/4.

[CEpperson]

I am at the bottom of the heart if they duck you still get lungs. Every where you hunt is different. The deer at my place are not to jumpy so this works for me. In Kansas you aim where you want to hit a buck and maybe a touch low for a doe. Pay attention to your deer and make the adjustment needed for your situation.

Clay

[Chunky]

I don't aim off the deer. I do aim very low, like between the elbow and body line. Sometimes at the body line.

One of the biggest things here, in my opinion, is the metal state of the deer. If they are wired and on alert, I just don't shoot. I wait until they are relaxed, maybe swishing a tail back and forth, or taking a bite of corn.

And like I always say "I would rather miss low, than hit high!!!" A clean miss under the deer, is no issue. I high hit is a long trail and many times no recovery.