This article reminded me of the deer hunts I've participated in the past. Looking through the rifle scope, moments before pressing the trigger and feeling that

This article reminded me of the deer hunts I've participated in the past. Looking through the rifle scope, moments before pressing the trigger and feeling that inevitable moment of unconsciousness as the controlled explosion blasts out of the barrel and shocks your senses...I've always aimed for the upper neck. I've seen others shoot deer in the rump and also the shoulder area (which shoulder shots are often recommended to prevent them from running away after being shot)...but then run for miles in pain and exhaustion before expiring. To me, targeting anywhere but the neck is lazy and inhumane. My neck shot is a way I come to terms with hunting a live animal. I miss more than I have hit - it's a way to keep myself sharp. One shot through the neck with an adequate caliber rifle stops the animal in their tracks and are almost always expired before I can run the 50-100 yards to where they fell. Of the few that were still alive when we reach them...one of us in the hunting party always carries a 9mm pistol to end things quickly.