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Personally I rather enjoy a neck shot.  The diameter of the spinal cord is the same diameter anterior as lateral.  In fact if your going for the neck you have a chance of smacking at least one side of the  Vertebral artery from the front considering they run parallel with the cord.  From the side if ya hit the spine your golden no matter what. Heck if ya go for the spine your bound to take out the Jugular as well.  I prefer a neck shot on deer sized game.  I've just never taken a neck shot that went bad.  Other than having the shot clear the neck and imbed in the pelvis.  I smacked two Blacktails this season right between the eyes.  That was easy as I didn't have to saw off the skull caps to take home antlers or do a lick of tracking.  My partner who was raised in Alaska swears by the head shot because "If I miss, the animal gets off without injury".  I've seen the jaw blown off an animal and the precusion from that shot puts em'down but a follow up is neccessary.
Difficult call as I believe I've taken a few of each shot.  Only once did I miss a head shot and that was on a cliff with the animal looking strait down at me. Of course he got off with out injury. In fact I think I saw the same buck the following year on the same hill but I had already shot his little brother and was making my way home.
Get to the gun range.  I practice hitting the bulls eye, off hand, at 50yrds every year.  

Message Thread:

• What's the best shot here? AlbertJohnson Feb 28 2006
  • ? shot shphtr Mar 01 2006
  • Recommendations vs Private Practices Michael Strahan Mar 01 2006
    • Ethical shot placement Michael Strahan Mar 02 2006
    • Beauty in the "Best" --- .375 H&H Brian Richardson Mar 01 2006
    • Head on shot chignik Mar 01 2006
      • practice shootin' chignik Mar 02 2006
    • the shot-Mike northway Mar 01 2006
      • edit/previous northway Mar 01 2006
    • Shot choice AkHunter45 Mar 01 2006
      • Sticking with my first answer twodux Mar 01 2006
      • shots Clice Mar 01 2006
        • Shot AkHunter45 Mar 01 2006
          • shot Clice Mar 01 2006
  • the shot northway Feb 28 2006
    • I'd shoot for sure Bighorse Mar 01 2006
  • Low-percentage shots Michael Strahan Feb 28 2006
    • debatable twodux Feb 28 2006
      • Agree w/ twodux Brian Richardson Feb 28 2006
    • Disagree Longbow Feb 28 2006
    • I've taken those shots martyv Feb 28 2006
      • It can be done 4whlr Feb 28 2006
      • I've done this too 4whlr Feb 28 2006
      • yes, yes, i know... AlbertJohnson Feb 28 2006
        • nose shot Rutting Moose Feb 28 2006
    • ... and furthermore... Michael Strahan Feb 28 2006
      • A Johnson twodux Feb 28 2006
      • Head shot Josh_AK Feb 28 2006