Thread: Neck shooting

Where you shoot a deer depends on how it presents itself. You not only need to understand their anatomy, but also the effect that angles make on where the bullet will track.

In the right circumstances, the atlas joint which is where the neck joins the head is where I like to shoot them, but the shot seldom presents itself really. As you come down the neck the margin for error increases because the neck becomes deeper and there is more non fatal tissue to hit.
With the atlas joint shot it is dead if you hit, and alive and well if you miss. Never though shoot if there is any risk at all of hitting the jaw. That’s a terrible thing to do.