I agree with Chuck and JAG about the unfortunate lack of understanding many bowhunters have about the vital organ placement and skeletal structure of a deer. In 2002 I took an NBEF class because a bowhunting organization that I joined required it. Out of twenty-five students in the class, only one was a youth with no hunting experience. The remaining twenty-four, myself included, introduced themselves as experienced hunters.
As part of the class, students were asked to “build a deer” by placing cutouts of the heart, lungs, liver, upper leg bone, and shoulder blade on a silhouette. Initially I thought this was a waste of time, until I saw the results, which were shocking. Out of twenty-four experienced bowhunters, I’ll bet less than five did it correctly. Up until that time, I would have never guessed that so many experienced bowhunters had such little knowledge of the anatomy of their quarry.
I also agree with Terry about shot placement. Those deer diagrams perfectly illustrate the common sense that a lot of us are perplexed by actually having to defend. Hopefully, Terry will make a separate post about shot placement, using those diagrams, and make it a sticky at the top of the page.
Topic: Shoulder? (Read 1514 times)
