deer shot

[L. Cooper]

I agreed, if you look closely, that carried out correctly, there is nothing more lethal than a brain or spine shot.

I still say, it is far more difficult to carry out correctly than it is to botch it up. My point is not about the effectivenss of the shot, it's advice about where to shoot deer for humane and certain kills.

Maybe I'm just not a good enough shot. I have for sure hunted enough to know that not every shot goes within a couple of inches of where I want it to go.

As my grandfather once said while I was beating myself up for shooting badly, "If you ain't never missed, you ain't done much shooting." That was 46 years ago.

He was absolutely correct. I have never since taken a first shot at the head or neck.