ChampionChampion Deer Vitals Paper Target, 14x18, 12ct

If you’re a deer hunter you will like these targets. Very useful for keeping your skills sharp and sighting in your scope.

**update at bottom**Large, clear target that provides some excellent feedback on how your shooting may perform in the field. The paper cuts clean, we have used it shooting slugs through all the standard sized shotguns from a 4-10 to a ten gauge, plus muzzle loading riffles (45 and 50 caliber). It helps to have a dark backdrop to see where you're hitting. The target has been used from 30 to 100 yards - although we use it close in more often as the deer hunting is usually tight in the hilly part of the state.We've been using this target for our annual 'One Shot Award'. The weekend before gun season opens in Ohio, our friends, cousins and almost-uncles descend onto our family farm in central Ohio. Before* anyone is allowed to hunt they have to participate in the One Shot award. We've been using this target for the past few years and it's great at providing a better teaching tool than we got with a standard bull's eye. A high shot may 'break the spine' a lung shot will usually require you to let the deer bleed out quietly and while it is lethal, they can move a significant distance before they die. An upper leg shot is often not even detectable but will usually leave some blood, the shoulder will often bring the deer down - just a few examples of the discussion we have. Who ever makes the shot closest to the white spot on the heart wins.The theory behind 'One shot' is that your first shot at a deer is your best shot- you should take time to make it count and shoot as if it is your ONLY shot. As each hunter takes their shot they initial beside the hole. Sometimes we'll have initials and an arrow off the paper (the SHAME). We expect/assume everyone has already been sighting in their guns and taking time at the range to already be a safe and accurate hunter - so we want it to be all or nothing, a snap shot of what to expect. It's always the most fun to hear the explanations for those who shoot badly! Our high tech cousin from the Northwest brings awesome guns, spends lots of time at the range, and usually shoots pretty well, but if he's out of the money his best excuse was the "30 yards is to too close, I'm sighted in at 100" (because of course the deer will only present at 100 yards!) In Ohio during the regular gun season a shotgun with a slug is the only option, aside from muzzle loading riffles.*We also require new hunters to have taken hunter's safety classes and we reinforce safe hunting practices such as no horizon shots (including the horizon of a hillside). No shooting at a deer if there's brush behind it in the line of fire. Entrance and exits from tree stand are done with your gun unloaded, etc... Clean kills are expected, respect for the deer is required, respect for the older hunters is required.(I'm the overweight middle aged GIRL cousin and I don't shoot anywhere near as much as I should, but I usually am either the winner or one of the top three - this drives the testosterone filled competitive guys CRAZY. They usually get the big racks, but I'm hunting for meat and I usually get a deer that has a big body mass.)**UPDATE 12/11/13**Something is clearly wrong with these crappy targets! While they APPEAR the same as we've used for years, this fall my 'One Shot' was well out of the heart area! It appeared I would have broken the deer's spine! Not only that but it totally impacted my 50 caliber muzzleloader causing it to actually miss on a real live deer - striking it in the spine instead of the neck where I was aiming. Thankfully the deer dropped in the spot and didn't suffer but wtf?

This is definitely NOT a "lifesize vitals" target. The deer measures a little less than 11 inches, top of back to bottom of brisket, not the 15" or 16" measurement of an average adult deer. The "vitals" area is also misleading, being considerably larger (proportionately) than the actual "vital" area of a deer. This could result in an inexperienced hunter taking a shot that is far too back on the animal, likely resulting in a wounded and lost deer. It would be better to use a target with realistic measurements and if possible, location of major bone structures and organs.

I bought this and another paper target for my 9 year old son to sight in his .223. I have been looking around for a good deer vitals target for him to practice on and I'm very glad that I picked this. The only thing that I would change is maybe adding a deer outline in one of the corners. I had to print off a deer silhouette to accompany this so he really understood his shot placement.

Easy to use

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Durable

GREAT PRODUCT