When in close quarters and moving into a shot while afoot, taking a steep quartering away shot on a whitetail is one of my all time favorites. From that angle, you are in the deer's blind spot and the deer will be far less likely to detect your movement. This is one of the better time tested techniques for hunting whitetail afoot with a stickbow. The Grizzly was invented by Elburg for this very shot as it was his favorite technique for ground hunting whitetail with his flatbow.
No question that broadside exposes a maximum percentage of heart and lungs when afoot, but from this angle you are within the deer's range of vision and it becomes far more difficult to move into the shot when afoot at close quarters without the deer detecting your movement. Once the deer detects your movement, even a broadside chip shot can become a miss as the deer can drop its entire body height, wheel around, and leap off for parts unknown before a stickbow arrow can cover 15 yards. When on the ground at close quarters, I normally reserve broadside for when I'm completely stationary in an ambush position, and then I'm very picky at choosing the right moment to execute the shot. I normally wait for the deer to multi-task such as when browsing or tending a doe while taking a step with only three legs planted. Any of these techniques can be highly productive if employed correctly to best take advantage of the deer's weaknesses as long as you can properly execute an efficient well aimed shot. Remember that when you execute such shot presentations, you must aim for the proper exit.
Best
Topic: Quartering away shots on whitetails? (Read 503 times)
