Where do you aim with a crossbow on a deer?

The best broadside shot to take on a deer is to aim directly in line with the front leg and between the halfway and lower one-third mark between the bottom of the chest and the top of the back, keeping in mind a deer's heart is situated at a 45-degree angle.
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Where do you aim a crossbow?

To find your aim point on a broadside shot, line up your crossbow's vertical scope reticle with the back of the deer's front leg and align the horizontal reticle or dot approximately one-third to halfway up the deer's body.
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Should you aim high or low from treestand?

4) Aim Low

Although I may nevery actually aim directly at the heart, I do aim just above and very slightly towards the rear. This places the arrow in a low lung high heart area and keeps my arrow well away from the shoulder. In the early years I often aimed just behind the shoulder and in the middle, vertically.
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Can you shoot a deer at 60 yards with a crossbow?

I recommend a maximum of 40 yards for most shooters. The longest shot I've made at game with an arrow is 35 yards. There is just too much room for error when longer shots are taken.
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How far is too far to shoot a deer with a crossbow?

Traditionally, 50 yards has been accepted to be the maximum ethical distance for a crossbow shot on a whitetail. However, many people consider the modern day crossbow to be capable of shooting at deer 70, 80, and even 90+ yards.
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Where to Aim on a Deer with Your Crossbow!

How far should you zero a crossbow?

Begin the sighting process by setting your target at exactly 20-yards. Using the top horizontal line/dot, test-fire the crossbow and make any necessary windage or elevation adjustments until you are consistently hitting the bullseye. Use the top line/dot in your scope when first sighting in at 20-yards.
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What is the best aiming point on a deer?

Aim Where Body Lines Meet

Target the point where the deer's body lines intersect, just behind the front shoulder. Landmarks on the deer – like the lung area, shoulder blade, and heart – are your keys for a successful shot.
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Do you aim high or low when shooting from a tree stand with a crossbow?

When in a tree stand, shooting down, the arrow will hit high compared to the same distance on the level. But the distance is greater in the tree then from the base of the tree. If you range the distance from the stand, aim about 2 inches low with your bow (a good average for different hights).
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Where do you aim at a deer with a rifle from a tree stand?

The best broadside shot to take on a deer is to aim directly in line with the front leg and between the halfway and lower one-third mark between the bottom of the chest and the top of the back, keeping in mind a deer's heart is situated at a 45-degree angle.
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Where do you shoot a deer with 30 30?

Winchester 30-30, 150-gr.

That means any deer you shoot at (if you do your part correctly) will catch a bullet mid-chest or 2 inches above mid-chest. Going back to our 10-inch vital zone, that means you'll hit the lungs 3 inches below the top of the circle or about 6 inches below the backline. Vital tissue all the way.
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How far will deer run after shot with a bow?

A deer shot in the lungs will usually run hard for 50 to 65 yards before it slows to a walk and eventually fall within 125 yards of you. You may see air bubbles in the blood along the trail, and the blood trail usually becomes more noticeable the closer you get.
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Where do you shoot a deer walking towards you?

Quartering Toward

For this position, aim for the closest side of the sternum between the deer's shoulders. This will penetrate the heart and lung, making a swift kill. Avoid shooting a deer behind the shoulder when it's quartering towards you, only when it's quartering away.
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How far should you be from a sighting-in crossbow?

Note: For safety, it is best to begin the sighting-in process at 10 yards. Then, when the arrows are hitting in the center of the target at 10 yards after adjustments have been made with the scope, move back to 20 yards.
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What is the best arrow to shoot in a crossbow?

For hunting purposes, you should shoot an arrow, like the EVO-X CenterPunch Premium Carbon Crossbow Arrow, that has the greatest amount of penetration power while still maintaining lethal accuracy.
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Do you pull the trigger on a crossbow?

Crossbows are far more intricate. Yes, crossbows are fired by pulling a trigger like a gun, and they shoulder the same way because of a similar horizontal stock design, but how is this any different than pulling the trigger on a compound bow release?
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Do you need to be strong to use a crossbow?

Crossbows don't require the same physical strength or training that ordinary bows do: When using a traditional bow, an archer must draw, aim and shoot in fairly quick succession.
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Why do I keep shooting over deer with my bow?

Or you pulled the bowstring too far to one side or the other, causing a side-to-side miss. Or the angle between your line-of-sight and actual arrow flight was reduced, causing you to miss low. Either way, your arrow was off the target because you dropped the bow arm.
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Should you aim low on a deer with a bow?

If the deer somehow doesn't jump the string then you will have a good heart shot and a short trailing job. If you want to be safe and ensure yourself that your trophy buck won't get away then aim low, it's the way to go!
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What shot kills a deer fastest?

A heart/lung shot will kill a deer in minutes. I've had deer run 60 to 100 feet after being shot with a . 308 caliber in the heart/lung. When I field dressed them the heart was like a bloody gel from the damage of the high velocity round.
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Should you aim for neck on deer?

It isn't about whether or not a neck shot is deadly (it is). But taking a neck shot is a whole lot more difficult, because your target is A LOT smaller than if you aim for the heart area of the deer. Miss the neck by an inch, and it's just a MISS. But if you miss the heart by an inch, the deer is still going down.
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Should you aim for a deers head?

For hunters, however, taking head shots is ill-advised. “There's simply no margin for error around a deer's relatively small brain (about 3 inches on the average deer, as much as 4 inches on a large adult buck),” NDA's Lindsay Thomas wrote for OL earlier this year in his column, Don't Aim for a Deer's Head.
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What yardage should a Crossbow Scope be set at?

I have always zeroed my scope at 20 yards and then compensate for drop at 30 yards. All of my shots are typically between 10 and 30 yards.
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Should I sight in my crossbow with broadheads?

You must shoot and sight-in your crossbow using broadheads and arrow shafts identical to those you will be using for hunting. Begin sighting-in by using identical weight practice points. Then attach the broadheads identical to those you will be hunting with to your arrows.
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How far does a crossbow drop at 100 yards?

The fastest crossbows shooting at a target 100 yards away will have a downward trajectory of about seven feet. Bow hunters up in tree-stands can readily miss their deer by not realizing how much of a clear, vertical lane they need to make a long shot that has branches in the way.
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