you call the shot - #5 Dang that leg!

[Twanger]

Standing deer. Shot from tree stand at 20 yards.

Multiple Choice:
A) Put that arrow on the red line, somewhere near that red dot. Behind the front leg, always!
B) Leg is back, and he's quartering to. Aim for the center of the rib-cage, near the green line/dot. The arrow will get through!
C) Shoot him through the heart forward of that leg, taking the shot near the blue line/dot.
D) No shot here, wait for the leg to be more forward
E) What? Shoot Bambi?

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/buck_near_leg_forward_dots.JPG

[My buddy]

Man whats with all of the quartering to shots?

For the most part, they are a poor angle for archery hunters and should not be taken.

I guess the thread (game) is not as much "fun" if you just put up broadside and quartering away pictures as they are pretty straight forward as to where one should aim. Howver, I hope some beginners looking for advice don't get the wrong idea with these threads.

So my answer for this shot, is again, don't shoot.

[Twanger]

Well, you it the nail on the head.

It's a no-brainer on the broadside or slightly quartering away shot. Not a lot to talk about.

The more interesting questions are when is a deer quartering towards you too much for a shot? A little quartering to is fine. Also - How does the near-side leg position change your shot decision?

[dave-t.]

In that position he looks like he's aboout to move, but probably more quatering to. The deer is chewing and obviously not alerted to anything, smart move is to wait.

If I had to take the shot now though, green has got it, just a tad higher than the dot. Red is still a killing shot, but you'd have to give the follow up some time, one lung/liver. Blue is getting aweful close to trouble.

The deer isn't quartered that much, but that leg being back is blocking the front of the kill area.

[postoak]

I'd be afraid of the deer taking a step forward as I shot, so I'd go with the blue line shot.

[ncboman]

draw a line from the blue dot to the eye. About 6" up that line from the blue dot is a crease just to the left of that darker area. I'd put my arrow in that crease if I felt I have to shoot now.

btw, that buck smells somethin good and is about to be on the move. :D

[GF.]

Using the elevation, I'd hold above and in front of the shoulder blade--assuming he's standing there and not walking already. High heart, maybe spine if he drops a little. I'd expect to hit the point of his 'elbow' on the off side...

I agree with NC that he's about to be in a hurry, so waiting a little longer is probably choosing to pass.

[ncboman]

Your yellow dot will likely bring him in but I still like that little crease just above and to the right ... thinkin about neckbone and a shootdown. :)

[Bowhunter57]

I don't like to draw on a deer that's approaching me, as they tend to spot the drawing movement and bolt outta there.

If for whatever reason this shot angle had to be taken, I'd choose the green dot. The leg bone starts from the bottom of the green line and travels foreward just below the blue dot and back towards the near top side of the blue line. That's IF this shot was going to be the only shot.

Otherwise, I'd wait for the broadside shot. :cool:

Good hunting, Bowhunter57

[DaveHawk]

Most likely reaction of the mature buck, he will drop the front left leg and turn to the left, placing the arrow where NC says would also give you a very high % broad side shot.

[GF.]

Your yellow dot will likely bring him in but I still like that little crease just above and to the right ... thinkin about neckbone and a shootdown. :)

I see what you're lookin' at.... Good thing about the shot you've described is that you'd hit bone and drop him or if a shade low, you'd probably clip some big pipes, or if high enough to miss bone, it would likely be little more than a scratch....

I'll leave that one to you, though. I'm not ready to shoot for bone. Get me a few dozen more kills in the logbook, and I might feel ready to reconsider ;)