Very 1st deer hunt bags large doe.

something you could have done is just simply put the bead on her shoulder and drive the slug througy the shorlder, vitals, and the off side ribs. A 1 ounce 12 ga slug has more than enough energy to break a shoulder and keep on going. I wouldnt complain. The shot you made did the job. Its that simple.
 
Beretta, I am not trying to argue with you or defend my shot....I am a novice that wants to learn. I don't understand what you are saying. Are you trying to say that I shouldn't have went for the neck shot? Because if I had missed, I would have crippled a perfectly good, healthy Deer?
I just want to learn and get input from all angles. If I did wrong, I want to know .....and I want to know what I COULD have done differently.
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I'm not saying you shouldn't have, you got the job done and that's what matters. What I am saying is that there are higher percentage shots out there that will be much more likely to drop the deer quickly. What caused that deer to drop in its tracks was because you hit the spinal cord on the other side of its neck. If I have a straight forward shot I normally aim for the chest where the bullet/slug is likely to hit the heart/lungs. Ideally wait for a broadside shot. I'm a bowhunter, so what I do with my bow normally carries over to how I rifle hunt. I almost always wait for a quartering away or broadside shot.

As a matter of fact I shot my first deer when it was facing me myself, I just put it in the chest. I am glad you got your first deer, it is an awesome feeling and there is nothing better than getting out in the woods. Never regret a shot you have taken, especially if it dropped em in the tracks like yours did. Only shot you should ever question is the one you're about to take. Enjoy the sport, there's nothing like it. I live for September to December every year. Good luck and shoot straight

Beretta
 
Beretta....I understand want you are saying and I thank you for your point of view. I actually DID aim for a high chest or low throat shot, but it went higher then aim......maybe recoil was a factor, I don't know, but this is all good for me to learn by.
I am going out before light in the morning to try and fill my buck tag
 
I am one that uses the neck shot if possible to drop the deer right there and not have to track them further than necessary. I am using the utility of my lower extremities, and if I don't have to drag one any further than necessary, great. You have to hit the blood vessels or the neck bone and break it. The last time I shot deer I hit one right under the chin as she looked at me, and I hit her twin as she stood up to look. 2 down, and the work began. I'd like to wait for the broadside shot but it sometimes doesn't present itself so the neck shot is taken. You definitely have to know your gun and load, and you have to practice a steady hold. Doe venison is preferred to bucks as the does don't get all rutted up and stanky like a big old 10 point. Enjoy the venison Mr. Hunter, and try some Pepperidge Farms herb stuffing with the backstrap. CB.
 
it went higher then aim......maybe recoil was a factor
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This brings to mind the question of whether on not slug shotguns should have rear sights, a red dot sight or even a scope? Deer rifles being legal in my state I don't know too many shotgun slug hunters, but it would seem that there would be a big advantage in using a sight to keep the aim point centered and level.

I looked at ghost ring sights in the Midway catalog and they are pretty pricey but I wonder if a person could get get by using one of the cheaper sights like the HiViz® TriViz™ sights that Bass Pro Shops are selling? I also looked up the concept of shotgun bore sighting and its pretty interesting.
 
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