Outdoor Obsession (OMG)

Did he recover it?

I didn't see the show, but I'd rather see something like that than 1 shot and no recovery.
 
He recovered it. There was really no need for the follow up shots. The moose just turned circles while the guy pumped bullets into him from every angle. He was going for a 5th shot when the bull went down.
 
I agree that is excessive... But what my dad normally does is, takes his shot and assuming he is successful in dropping the deer/moose on first shot, he will do one more shot to make sure the animal is not suffering....
 
So what bothers you so much about it? Should the shooter have just shot the moose once and then sat patiently and waited for it to die?

In the end the moose was dead and recovered by the hunter/hunters? I fail to see the problem here but I never saw the show...
 
I used to get excited when I had a deer in my sights. I've fired more than one shot, but I've mellowed & find nowadays that I take my time. I passed up several shots this past season because the circumstances were not right... Running deer (bounding), or out of range (archery) etc...

To each their own, if the situation dictates, I'd plug an animal more than once, maybe where a moose might run into a swamp...

A humane kill is job #1 for all hunters.

Cheers
Jay
 
I'm of the opinion that with moose you keep shooting until they go down. A wounded moose will only head into the water or thick stuff or some other hard to reach place. If the moose is still standing, it gets more bullets. Our 2010 moose took 7 shots (it was a big moose) before it tipped over. The first shot was a heart shot, the rest were just insurance.
 
crazy_davey said:
So what bothers you so much about it? Should the shooter have just shot the moose once and then sat patiently and waited for it to die?

In the end the moose was dead and recovered by the hunter/hunters? I fail to see the problem here but I never saw the show...
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What bothered me was the first shot was a good one, standing broadside. The moose did not run, it just moved around in a circle. There was a guy with him that kept saying shoot him again so he put 3 more into it at terrible angles 2 shots into the hind quarters. The moose expired in the time it took too empty his rifle. Non of the follow up shots did anything to speed up the moose's death, just wasted some good meat.

I have no problem with follow up shots, but they should be at good angles. If I shoot a moose through the vitals on my first shot and get a chance to give it another through the vitals I will absolutely do it. I will not take marginal follow up shots.
 
I keep shooting until they fall over. It can be tricky sometimes to tell if you made a good hit. More often than not I am watching hunting shows and thinking "hit em again! Hit em again!" So this isn't such a big deal for me. The last moose I shot was heading for water and likely would have made it if not for the third shot that dropped him mid stride. Needless to say the fellas helping me with getting him back to camp were thankful,

Patrick
 
I shot a cow this past season. It was a guided hunt and he was adamant that I continue shooting - 3 shots of 300 grain TTSX's from my 375 HH from about 100 feet. Each one would have been fatal on its own, but the guide - with his 22 groups/season X 10 seasons - is someone who's instruction I follow without question. For me, the expiring animal is far from the best part of the hunt and if you haven't put in the time and effort to get to that point, the image is harsh one.
 
I saw the same show as you did. I have no problem with his second or third shot on any animal if it is still standing. Problem with leaving it is even though it looked like the first one was a good hit it might have hit a rib and deflected and not been as good as it looked.
I did have a problem with him shooting when the animal was facing away from him. In my mind there is never an excuse to hit an animal in the hind quarters. I thought both the guide and the hunter got too excited and just started to blast away but maybe I would have done the same in the same situation.
Either way I didn't think it was ideal but not all that bad either.
 
This bothers me far LESS then they guys who shoot, and as the deer is bounding off into the bush they are already congratulating and high fiving saying "good shot buddy!" despite not actually knowing if it was a good shot, or if the animal is actually dead.

I did see one show where they didnt recover the deer until the morning after all the hoopla and "good shot buddy!".

Another peeve about hunting shows is the whispering after the animal is down.
 
I can't watch that show unless its on mute. The commentator has the most annoying voice ever and thinks he's funny.

I keep shooting until the moose is down as well, as long as I still have a shot at the vitals.
 
I've rarely shot any big game animal more than once but if they stand around and offer up another or a couple more shot opportunities after the first I will take them. Unless legs are in the air immediately after shot 1 you do not know how good a shot it was. I've heard alot of stories about guys making a "perfect" shot...only to have the animal bound away never to be found.
 
Big Jon said:
...I've heard alot of stories about guys making a "perfect" shot...only to have the animal bound away never to be found.
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Ditto...

The animal is eventually found by the wolves and crows...Like a poster mentioned before, if the shot presents itself and the animal is still standing I would -and have- taken the shot again.
 
Reminds me of a story I heard once (or read?)

Two guys were hunting in a clear cut, within sight of each other. Hunter "B" sees a moose step out in front of "A". A sees moose, takes aim, shoots. He then slings his rifle, and lights up a smoke. "B" cant figure out why "A" isnt shooting any more. After some time the moose wanders off. "B" walks up to "A" and says why the hell didnt you shoot again"

"Well, im confident I hit it. Itll be down in the bush"

Moose was never seen again. No tracks. No blood. No hair. Clean miss
 
I made what I thought was a good shot on a whitetail last year, he started to run and I shot again, ASSUMING he was down as he was dragging his hind legs and moving very slowly. I had a chance for another shot, but decided not to take it. The deer crawled around a corner of the trail. I waited for a while then got down. Found a lot of blood initially, then nothing. I tried finding that deer for 4 days with no luck. That should make you sick...as it still makes me.
 
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