Broadside
Hold on the back line of the near front leg, a third of the way up the body. A buck in the rut has a swollen neck that makes the chest look further forward than it is. Aim by the leg and elbow, not by the neck.
Quartering and other angles
Quartering away, aim for the far front leg. Quartering to, enter at the point of the near shoulder. Fallow herds are nervous and move in groups, so wait for your animal to stand clear of the others.
Do not
Do not shoot through a herd, and do not take a shot where the bullet could hit another deer after passing through.
Where they live and the typical miss
Found across Europe and the UK in parkland, woodland and farmland edges, with introduced populations in North America. The typical miss is forward and high, into the neck muscle of a rutting buck.
The rut
In October, fallow bucks groan from rutting stands. They are easier to approach then, but hold their heads high and move constantly. Wait for the buck to stop broadside.