How many people shoot big game on the run.
- Thread starter blazerman
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
If its got a monster rack, I'm on it
Sorry but thats the way I am . Now don't get me wrong , I know its gonna be good before the hammer falls.
In timber, I need 2 seconds, cause a the trees In the open , take my time
Sorry but thats the way I am . Now don't get me wrong , I know its gonna be good before the hammer falls.In timber, I need 2 seconds, cause a the trees
In the open , take my timeNot very often have I shot at running game...but I have made a few shots ..Some guys are good at it , calculating the proper lead etc., etc....a real art form , like shotgunning ducks and geese .
Some guys just spray and pray .
Some guys pick a spot ahead of the animal , stop their swing and squeeze off a shot when the animal enters a certain sight window....usually works well in heavy timber...less chance of killing a tree .
Some guys just spray and pray .
Some guys pick a spot ahead of the animal , stop their swing and squeeze off a shot when the animal enters a certain sight window....usually works well in heavy timber...less chance of killing a tree .
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Nothing wrong with it at all. Normal in Sask where they push bush all the time.
There was a time back in 1983, in the French R. district of Ontario, I nailed a 6' black bear that was walking at a fast pace; as soon as I hit him he started tumbling and then I pounded him twice as he was summersaulting and rolling forward... that was mad shooting!!
But other then that one instance, I call 'em in to close range or ambush them as they travel on game trails.
There was a time back in 1983, in the French R. district of Ontario, I nailed a 6' black bear that was walking at a fast pace; as soon as I hit him he started tumbling and then I pounded him twice as he was summersaulting and rolling forward... that was mad shooting!!
But other then that one instance, I call 'em in to close range or ambush them as they travel on game trails.
I haev only done it once, last year I dumped a mulie at about 150 yards with one shot, it felt good, i was down on one knee, he was running say from 4:00 to 10:00 oclock, I held just in front of him and grunted, he slowed, i hammerred him.
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- Ft. Mac. Alberta
I've shot at running game, but I think a person who has donme a fair amount of shooting knows how much time he needs to make a shot.
Animals running can get out of sight pretty quick sometimes, and I have let lots go, but I have also shot more than a few.
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Animals running can get out of sight pretty quick sometimes, and I have let lots go, but I have also shot more than a few.
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- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
I'm a close range brush hunter. The vast majority of my big game, deer, and moose, are taken on the run. I don't have a problem with it, and I've never lost an animal that I have personally shot.
I'm not going to tell you I havn't missed, I've got as many excuses as the next guy. But, when I've got my shi* together, I'm pretty consistent.
I'm not going to tell you I havn't missed, I've got as many excuses as the next guy. But, when I've got my shi* together, I'm pretty consistent.
Shooting deer on the run at short range is challenging to say the least... and the adrenaline when factor hunting with hounds or dogging is off the chart.
Long range running shots at 100+ yards with a rifle is extremely difficult for most hunters and comes with experience and lots of practice.
Shooting running deer at long range with a shotgun or muzzle loader is even more difficult due to the lower velocities and exaggerated lock times.
One of the best running shots I have seen was last year while I was dogging. I pushed a pair of does out of the bush into a big open field and Chilly Willy rolled the big one at a full run @125 yards... right in the boiler room. The fact that he did this from a tree stand leaning out on the wrong side with a scoped .45 cal Muzzle loader was very impressive to say the least.
Running shots are possible but you had better know your gun and your range.
Long range running shots at 100+ yards with a rifle is extremely difficult for most hunters and comes with experience and lots of practice.
Shooting running deer at long range with a shotgun or muzzle loader is even more difficult due to the lower velocities and exaggerated lock times.
One of the best running shots I have seen was last year while I was dogging. I pushed a pair of does out of the bush into a big open field and Chilly Willy rolled the big one at a full run @125 yards... right in the boiler room. The fact that he did this from a tree stand leaning out on the wrong side with a scoped .45 cal Muzzle loader was very impressive to say the least.
Running shots are possible but you had better know your gun and your range.
ACKLEY ABE
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- ST ALBERT, ALBERTA
Blazerman: I see you're from Regina. I hunt at Kyle every year. The last week of November (when Albertans can hunt Saskatchewan) if you see a deer standing still its one of those plywood ones standing next to the plywood cowboy and cowgirl that they seem to like putting in there yards in that part of the country.
In answer to your question....yes. Shooting coyotes on the run is good practice. You dont have time to calculate lead on a running dear it must something that comes from practice.
In answer to your question....yes. Shooting coyotes on the run is good practice. You dont have time to calculate lead on a running dear it must something that comes from practice.
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- BACK IN Newfoundland and lovin it!!!
I have done it, and done it well, but i perfer to have my animals at rest and with no adrenaline pumping in their bodies, i find esp for moose, if the animal os on the run, or scared at all the meat will be tougher, just my 2 cents
if you have the practice and the knowledge go for it, i dont have much experience cuz the only running shot i took was a miss but it ya already shot the animal aswell and wounded it and it ran, it would be the best idea to try a running shot.
I've shot about 10 or 12 whitetails that were running, and a few more that were loping along. When the dogs are on, that's what you get to shoot at. the longest shot was a doe last season, full run, in that nasty rain storm we had, 165 yds, double lung shot. That's about the limit for me on a running animal. It's not as hard as you would think, you just don't have time to ponder over the shot. Pick your shooting lanes and distances when you get to your watch.
Best buck I ever took was dodging through the brush at full tilt after he scented me.
I was in a tree stand and was able to get a good crack at him and put him down.
He was dead by the time I climbed out of the stand and got to him.
Not as nice and tender as some of the younger ones, but a nice rack.
Now if only I could put it up on my garage in this PC neighbourhood...
Yeah, I'm a redneck.
So!?
I was in a tree stand and was able to get a good crack at him and put him down.
He was dead by the time I climbed out of the stand and got to him.
Not as nice and tender as some of the younger ones, but a nice rack.
Now if only I could put it up on my garage in this PC neighbourhood...
Yeah, I'm a redneck.
So!?
I find that big Bucks are easier to shoot running as they tend to run like a horse with their body more or less level with the ground and legs pumping individually. Although they are generally the fastest deer the predictable level motion makes for a shot that requires only the proper lead and follow through to connect.
Younger bucks, Does and Fawns have a tendency to Bound when running and the airborne theatrics make these animals a little more difficult to shoot on the move. You not only have to figure out the proper lead but your timing has to be impeccable to connect on the up and down movement.
I have found that with a shotgun inside 100 yards if you shoot just in front of the bend in the hocks on the front legs when the deer is in the air you can hit it square in the vitals. Basically you are shooting slightly in front of the shoulder at the top of the bound with the deer's vitals opened up and the movement is the most stable.
"Shoot for the knees when they're jumping" is what an old timer told me back in the day, I hit my first running deer with a shotgun slug taking that advice... after that it got easier... sort of.
Younger bucks, Does and Fawns have a tendency to Bound when running and the airborne theatrics make these animals a little more difficult to shoot on the move. You not only have to figure out the proper lead but your timing has to be impeccable to connect on the up and down movement.
I have found that with a shotgun inside 100 yards if you shoot just in front of the bend in the hocks on the front legs when the deer is in the air you can hit it square in the vitals. Basically you are shooting slightly in front of the shoulder at the top of the bound with the deer's vitals opened up and the movement is the most stable.
"Shoot for the knees when they're jumping" is what an old timer told me back in the day, I hit my first running deer with a shotgun slug taking that advice... after that it got easier... sort of.
One thing to remember, if you shoot at an animal never emediately assume a miss because you see no blood. Sometimes an animal gives no tell it has been hit and runs off. The shooter sees no blood so assumes a miss. If an animal is gutshot the gut puishes against the ribcage sealing the hole and the only time rumen will leak out is when the holes match up and that can be very infrquently so following the animal for a ways is a good thing to do before concluding you missed.
