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Or keep the rifle handy on approach...
"An experienced hunter" they say? More like complacent hunter who's lucky he didn't get his number punched.
Hunting safety rule every "experienced" hunter should follow, approach all downed animals as if they were still alive until confirmed dead. If still alive, quickly dispatch them out of their misery.
Hunting safety rule every "experienced" hunter should follow, approach all downed animals as if they were still alive until confirmed dead. If still alive, quickly dispatch them out of their misery.
Until I am absolutely certain the animal is truly dead, my rifle is in hands and ready to administer the insurance shot.
I had a monster bull stand up right in front of me after the initial shot many years ago, but I was ready and hit him immediately again.
This time he stayed down. But it is a disconcerting experience, even when you did it correctly. This guy is fortunate
to have survived the attack. D.
I had a monster bull stand up right in front of me after the initial shot many years ago, but I was ready and hit him immediately again.
This time he stayed down. But it is a disconcerting experience, even when you did it correctly. This guy is fortunate
to have survived the attack. D.
Don't hold your breath for that to be legal canuckside.
Best buy a real big 'crocodile dundee' style hunting knife in the meantime because 'the meantime' will be a very long time (post apocalypse).
No, it's a good example of why you should make sure any game is actually dead before you put away the rifle. Just a dumb, perhaps overconfident mistake, but hardly an argument for carrying a hand gun.
He may be "experienced" but he is not educated in the sport.
I was taught to sit quietly after the shot(s) so as to not spook the animal. If it runs, let it go. If not spooked, it will quickly stop then bleed out.
I have heard of moose getting hit in the antlers and getting knocked down, then getting up in a minute. If the hunter is picking his way through the bush at that point, he could miss seeing it happen.
I recall shooting a moose at about 125 yards. It went straight down. My hunting buddy whooped and started running forward. I was doing my "wait and see". The moose got up, looked around, and sauntered off. I could not shoot because buddy was in line with it.
Turned out my moose was dead, but another had been bedded down by him. We could have had 2...
I was taught to sit quietly after the shot(s) so as to not spook the animal. If it runs, let it go. If not spooked, it will quickly stop then bleed out.
I have heard of moose getting hit in the antlers and getting knocked down, then getting up in a minute. If the hunter is picking his way through the bush at that point, he could miss seeing it happen.
I recall shooting a moose at about 125 yards. It went straight down. My hunting buddy whooped and started running forward. I was doing my "wait and see". The moose got up, looked around, and sauntered off. I could not shoot because buddy was in line with it.
Turned out my moose was dead, but another had been bedded down by him. We could have had 2...
A similar thing happened to a friend some years back on a caribou hunt he'd convinced his wife to come along for her 1st time out.
The "downed" animal charged him , whereupon he defended himself against the boo with his belted hunting knife . He said he was in quite the mess,----
the wife never hunted ,or eats caribou to this day.
* Personally I don't feel safe until I get the paunch out!
The "downed" animal charged him , whereupon he defended himself against the boo with his belted hunting knife . He said he was in quite the mess,----
the wife never hunted ,or eats caribou to this day.
* Personally I don't feel safe until I get the paunch out!
