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arrow placed within this section is fatal. When a lung ispierced it collapses. A broadhead can hardly pass throughthis section without severing some major vein or artery. Sucha shot will cause hemorrhage both internally and externallywhich will produce death within a few minutes. A shotthrough the abdomen will cause a hemorrhage that will pro-duce death but the animal will live much longer than if shot

Location of a Deer's Heart

Figure 47. Location of a Deer's Heart

in the chest cavity. A paunch shot is to be avoided if possibleas it means a lot of trailing to recover the game.

When facing a deer, you will note a depression just wherethe shoulders roll in and the neck starts forward; this is calledthe sticking place. An arrow directed to this spot will rangethrough the heart and on into the lungs; this is a deadly shot,one to be desired but one that requires accurate shooting.

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