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I spotted several deer a mile out on a dry lake bed and had to make the long stalk to them hunched as low to the knee high grass as I could. I could not get closer to them than 400 meters and the buck was staring straight at me and would not turn sideways. I can only figure he thought I may have been a coyote, hunched as low as I was. I had to shoot in a crouch but I had a shooting stick with me. I held 8 inches over his head and luckily he stood for the third shot which took him through the bottom jaw. I was using my Carl Gustav in .270 with a 3x9 Scopechief (an old combo) shooting 140 gr. Accubonds.

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very lucky that 125 class buck did not run off with it face blown off to make a meal for coyotes.:)
To each his own , I would advise hunters in a case like that to wait , and if it gets screwed up, there is always another days.:)
 
Here we go again. Hardly a hunting related thread goes by without the perfect crowd giving out free, unsolicited lectures.

Don't get me wrong. I don't take hail Mary long shots either. But the guy at least got out of the truck. Leave him be.
 
I'm not sure the OP was going for head-shot....A straight on shot in the chest can be very effective and I have used it many times with great success (although much closer).

Regardless it is a nice buck and as was pointed out he got out of the truck....Also, this is reams nicer than a previous thread with a head shot buck and several volleys fired at deer at I think 500m or something....
 
I also dont' think another hunter taking a 400M straight on shot is reason to get your panties in a bunch. Unless he shoots over his head he will either hit him in head, neck or chest...way better odds the the broad side headshot.
 
As a combat firearm instructor I may push the envelope somewhat given the amount of rifle time I get in. Having said that I am not in total disagreement with some of the comments made. I will say however that if you have the right bullet and enough velocity you are unlikely to simply maim an animal facing directly at you unless perhaps you hit it in the leg. I have seen many animals in over 40 years of hunting maimed during a broadside shot by poor shot placement, to far forward, to far back, to low, etc. I believed from my experience if I hit the buck at all he would go down. If the animal was sideways to me and I shot it in the head, then yes quite possibly a wounded animal, broken lower jaw, etc. and I would not have taken that shot. As you can see the buck was shot through the lower jaw, from there the bullet travelled through the neck and spine coming to rest about a half inch under the skin. I did not want him spinning on a dime and running into the wind after his mates and so I took the shot I have experience taking.

Everyone is welcome to their opinion and I certainly am not going to feel slighted by my brothers. Cheers!
 
Well said Homeboy2. The location of shots taken at game are a personal choice. Lots of gut shot, leg shot deer go a long ways in agony and are never found and therefore wasted as well. Good marksmanship is a crucial part of hunting. Some have it some don't. Nice buck.
 
Ethics boys , and girls , as I have said in the past , nobody's gonna tell you what shot to take but you alone, police yourself, have fun, all good.
I touch it off only when I will kill animal with as little if any meat loss, and certain that the animal will go down. I could not make a snap shot like that without knowing the exact range, and be able to dial it in, along with windage. If a deer is looking at me , or towards me one of 2 things are gonna happen, he will come my way or turn , both are good.
Those that say its a better shot than a broadside , well I would say no, to easy to break a leg bone, or other bad hits.
I make these comments not to insult a hunter, just to give a fella or gal another angle in the ethics game. Hunt long enough , and there will be a time where a mistake is made, think about the area you hunt on the drive in , cause you know the area, and this may help you avoid this kinda thing.
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Levi Garrett said:
Ethics boys , and girls , as I have said in the past , nobody's gonna tell you what shot to take but you alone, police yourself, have fun, all good.
I touch it off only when I will kill animal with as little if any meat loss, and certain that the animal will go down. I could not make a snap shot like that without knowing the exact range, and be able to dial it in, along with windage. If a deer is looking at me , or towards me one of 2 things are gonna happen, he will come my way or turn , both are good.
Those that say its a better shot than a broadside , well I would say no, to easy to break a leg bone, or other bad hits.
I make these comments not to insult a hunter, just to give a fella or gal another angle in the ethics game. Hunt long enough , and there will be a time where a mistake is made, think about the area you hunt on the drive in , cause you know the area, and this may help you avoid this kinda thing.
:)
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That`s all I meant,eventually it has to move.I prefer broadside at that range,right in the boiler room.With a good solid rest.
 
Nice buck and nice shootin'. Longest shot I've made (on a whitetail) was also with my .270Win. & a 140gr Accubond handload. Fine combination that works for up close and (in capable hands) far away deer chores.
 
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