Do you shoot deer low expecting them to "dip"?

[30coupe]

I agree with George.    

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Lead a Duck! Aim low on a Carp! Shoot at a deer where you want to hit!

Funny all this coming from a guy who has never shot a deer or duck with his bow!   :D

[Dave Lay]

Chris, I never try to stop a walking deer, if it is within 15 yards or so I just shoot them walking, they are un alerted and I have never had one "jump" if it is walking. the compound guys are already drawn and ready, we still have to draw, which is more movement after we have already alerted it....  just my 2 cents..

[billy shipp]

Texas deer are nervous as a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs....99% of my misses have been high as a result of deer ducking or dropping down.

I aim for the heart. ....if the deer doesn't move, you still have a heart shot...if it does drop down, you  have a good chance of getting both lungs

[Bill Turner]

Right on with the comment on the Solana TG hunt. I was there in 2008 and scored on a nice Texas doe. Course, I've been bowhunting Texas for 20 some years and have seen how Tx. deer react when around feed. Some of our non-Texas tradgangers found out early on just how quick a Texas whitetail can react to the slightest sound. I guarantee you those hunters were aiming low in short order. With that said I also hunt on public land in Oklahoma without the benefit of food, food plots, etc. I still aim for the bottom third of the body and will continue to do so. That is the shot that consistently puts backstrap on my table.  

[wingnut]

I've taken deer in the north and in Texas.  In Washington, Idaho and Oregon, I shoot em where I want to hit em.

In Texas, I shoot at the hair under the heart and I've never missed one low.

Mike

[Landshark160]

Originally posted by Dave Lay:
Chris, I never try to stop a walking deer, if it is within 15 yards or so I just shoot them walking, they are un alerted and I have never had one "jump" if it is walking. the compound guys are already drawn and ready, we still have to draw, which is more movement after we have already alerted it....  just my 2 cents..

Dave, I wish I could shoot them walking, but I have always had some sort of hangup about shooting them moving.  Just never have been able to get comfortable with the idea.  I always come to full draw just off my face before grunting to stop them.  Then I settle in at anchor.  As long as I aim low, there are no problems.  I guess we all have our different methods of getting the job done.  It's all good.  

[LCH]

I have killed a bunch of deer here in NC I aim for the heart. Just about the only time I have ever missed a deer low was due to the arrow hitting something in flight. LCH