Ardent
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That there was... perhaps I should rephrase, "Three evenly spaced shots in Northern BC means grizzly bear, or distress."
Three shots. Did they get him?
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That there was... perhaps I should rephrase, "Three evenly spaced shots in Northern BC means grizzly bear, or distress."
Yep but young Hunter think it is 911 on the cell phone and if ther is no cell service or ther phone go dead ther lost
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I did hear several 3 even 4 shot groups during the deer hunt.
Didn't think of it as a distress signal but simply poor aim or hunters shooting at running deer.
It is not uncommon where I hunt,
That said, my hunting partner did come across a lost hunter 1/2 hr. before dark. ..poor guy was in full panic mode...he never fired a shot and sure was glad to see my buddy . ..
Didn't think of it as a distress signal but simply poor aim or hunters shooting at running deer.
It is not uncommon where I hunt,
That said, my hunting partner did come across a lost hunter 1/2 hr. before dark. ..poor guy was in full panic mode...he never fired a shot and sure was glad to see my buddy . ..
canadaman30
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Could be hunting a field and have several deer and several tags if party hunting. I've had the luck a few times with multiple deer showing themselves at the same time and more then one tag to fill. Heck we at times hear waterfowl hunters during deer season.
Meh, usually get what I need with one shot, except the other day. I went for a walk to post my property. I grabbed a SKS as a wolf has been lingering recently. I saw a nice hare instead, missed first 2 shots, was shooting way higher than I expected. Got him on the third. I guess sometimes it takes 3 shots.
Another rule I have while out hunting is if I hear banjo music I don't investigate it.....I leave!
especially if they are playing the hairy banjo, could get gooey.
I seen first hand my brother how is a excellent shot way better then me shoot a moose 3 time
He found the bull bedded down as the moose was getting up he planted the first shot in the chest at 15 or 20 yards the moose staggered he place two more shots all in the chest it happen so fast moose never moved more then 20 feet all 3 shot wear cleen kill shots in hart and lung and in side was nothing but mush
You don't alway have time to think after the first shot and it becomes a judgment call you have to make in seconds you just don't know what happening unless you are right there
He found the bull bedded down as the moose was getting up he planted the first shot in the chest at 15 or 20 yards the moose staggered he place two more shots all in the chest it happen so fast moose never moved more then 20 feet all 3 shot wear cleen kill shots in hart and lung and in side was nothing but mush
You don't alway have time to think after the first shot and it becomes a judgment call you have to make in seconds you just don't know what happening unless you are right there
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They always are. Defensive too.
Necroman99
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I took my first deer this year. He snuck up behind me and when I heard him 40 yds off my left shoulder I gave him the goods. We were in some bush and he was in shadows so I didn't see the impact. I knew I'd hit him because of the jump/flinch but not precisely where. He went for a semi circular run around me and up a hill presenting perfect broad-side. In the fraction of a second after the flinch and running started I thought to myself "you hit him...now you owe him the quickest end you can give him". I kept sending careful aimed shots after him till he cleared the hill. I don't know that I'd do anything different tommorow.
The other guy in camp who took a deer...took the shot and put her down with 1...but she wasn't all the way gone as he approached...he fired 2 more at her head to finish what he started which seems ethical to me. Why 2? Shaky hands...missed her with the first.
Moral of my post? I think multiple shots are often the product of ethical hunters ensuring that the killing is as quick and painless as possible for our prey.
The other guy in camp who took a deer...took the shot and put her down with 1...but she wasn't all the way gone as he approached...he fired 2 more at her head to finish what he started which seems ethical to me. Why 2? Shaky hands...missed her with the first.
Moral of my post? I think multiple shots are often the product of ethical hunters ensuring that the killing is as quick and painless as possible for our prey.
I'm speechless. I always thought that the most ethical hunters tried very hard to make more than one shot unnecessary.
Necroman99
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Well in both cases we're talking about deer hit double lung with probably a minute to live? (I honestly don't know since this was my first deer). So I guess the follow ups were unnecessary and we were "ethical"...I guess it would have been better to just let the 60 seconds or whatever elapse rather than try and cut it down some for him. Noted.
In a perfect world we do. Reality is there are so many variables that can come into play unexpectedly that we do the best we can. Hunt long enough it will happen eventually to you too.
4 quick shots in the shoulder of a moose. Little reaction with the first 3. Dad always told me " if it is still standing hit it again" . So I did. First would have killed it but not sure how far it would have gone. I once counted 10 shots fired at a moose, they got it but more from blind luck. Broke a couple legs and finished it off. Sad desplay.
the spank
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If it takes more than one shot it takes more than one shot. I have seen plenty of animals hit hard in the boiler room not go down immediately so if it takes more than one shot to put it down why wouldn't you. I'd rather put as many as it took until its down as wait for the first shot to take effect and possibly have it slip away and not be recovered. Killing an animal in real life is far different than on paper or in theory.
In an ideal world it would be a bang flop But it don't Aways work that way and after the first shot you're 100% committed and obligated to do whatever it takes to finish the animal quick if it means shooting him a dozen more time it's what you do
A little bit of understanding and compassion For you fellow brother go's a long way as well as the Game animals you harvest
A little bit of understanding and compassion For you fellow brother go's a long way as well as the Game animals you harvest
9 years ago, I shot a huge buck. He was somewhere between 330 and 340lbs. He went down on the first shot and it was a lethal shot, but he didn't want to give up. I put one in his head to speed things up and limit the suffering. It wasn't necessary, but I felt that it was the right way to go in that case.
This year, for the first time in 10 years of deer hunting, I took two shots on a live buck. Again, it turns out that the first shot would have been fatal (took the shoulder and the bottom of the heart), but he just kept wanting to go and continued pursuing the doe he was after (determined, I will give him that). My second shot took him through the lungs as he dove into the brush at the edge of the field. He went down just inside the woods, which edged a nasty swamp that is near impossible to track through. I took the second shot because, I you couldn't tell that the first would have been fatal until after the fact and, had he got a good run through the bush, we may not have recovered him in there.
Two years prior, I took a dear across a field and he went down, but 30 seconds later, jumped up again and made the bush. I knew the shot was fatal by the way he ran and I didn't have a good second shot so I didn't risk it, figuring I would track him down after a bit. I tracked him for more than 200yds, following the blood trail and then he voided himself and the blood stopped. It was getting dark and, try as we might, we couldn't not find him. He was found after the season, having circled around and died in the cedars, not 50yds from where he started. After that, I decided, if I can, I shoot until I know the deer is down or I have no more shot. If it takes one shot, great.
-J
This year, for the first time in 10 years of deer hunting, I took two shots on a live buck. Again, it turns out that the first shot would have been fatal (took the shoulder and the bottom of the heart), but he just kept wanting to go and continued pursuing the doe he was after (determined, I will give him that). My second shot took him through the lungs as he dove into the brush at the edge of the field. He went down just inside the woods, which edged a nasty swamp that is near impossible to track through. I took the second shot because, I you couldn't tell that the first would have been fatal until after the fact and, had he got a good run through the bush, we may not have recovered him in there.
Two years prior, I took a dear across a field and he went down, but 30 seconds later, jumped up again and made the bush. I knew the shot was fatal by the way he ran and I didn't have a good second shot so I didn't risk it, figuring I would track him down after a bit. I tracked him for more than 200yds, following the blood trail and then he voided himself and the blood stopped. It was getting dark and, try as we might, we couldn't not find him. He was found after the season, having circled around and died in the cedars, not 50yds from where he started. After that, I decided, if I can, I shoot until I know the deer is down or I have no more shot. If it takes one shot, great.
-J
Sadly untrue.
Ignore the holier-than-thou gibberish. You did the right thing, IMHO. I will always keep shooting as long as the animal is on its feet, or moving. I've had the misfortune to hunt with a-holes who will stand by and watch a mortally wounded critter swaying on its feet and pouring blood from mouth and nose. Their reasoning has ranged from "I want a one-shot kill" to "I don't want to waste any meat". If I can get another bullet (or more...) into a still-standing animal, I will.
