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If he was walking, I might wait and try to get his attention for a better angle but if he was trotting away I'd have to run to the largest spruce and change into my "Capatian Deadly" outfit and try a head shot.
That cow has way more power than our calls
I'd probably shoot over him anyway
That cow has way more power than our calls
I'd probably shoot over him anyway
I made a similar shot a few years back on a large Whitetail, but at 200 yards. Rifle was a .300 Mag, and I hit the top of the hip right on the end of the spine. Didn't kill him, but anchored him on the spot and I put him down for keeps about 2 minutes later. A shot high in the hams will break the hip bone and cripple the animal with a gun, and a rear shot is perfectly acceptable for a bow as the hams house large blood vessels.
Why were you "forced" to shoot?ryan robert said:
So let's recap .............ryan robert said:
150yd shots from a boat rolling in 2' waves.
1st "hail mary" shot almost missed vitals, but DID manage to get him in the wind pipe.
2nd "hail mary" shot again missed vitals, but did manage to hit a knee.
Moose finally did die.
Sounds very messy.
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SuperCub said:
But dead none the less... whats your point?
Spin it how you want paul, whats pertinent is this...
IT was a hail mary, with only a day left to my hunt, being 3 provinces away on a short schedule i could not afford to not take it.
It worked out, im confidant in my abilties due to my military training and the amount of time on my rifles, i know what they can and cannot do.
You can sit safely behind your computer and judge, but I'd bet my left nut had you been in the same situation, you'd have taken the shot... There are more than one gunnutz that have been there, and done it... Some at 300 yards in a canoe... same outcome, dead moose...
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My point was simple. but for your sake I will repeat it.DarrylDB said:
A shot like that should not have been taken. If one has alot of claimed experience, they would know this. The results could have been much different under the same circumstances.
That wasn't spin, it was a repeat of the facts as relayed to the thread.DarrylDB said:
As I sit safely behind my computer, I can with all honesty confess that I have taken shots at big game that I shouldn't have and the results weren't good. I regret having done that, and would hazzard a guess that many of the members here on CGN have done the same, esp in their earlier years.DarrylDB said:
Having said that ......... I would not take the aforementioned shot! If you would, that's your business, but if I were you I wouldn't repeat it on CGN for public critque.
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with only a day left to my hunt, being 3 provinces away on a short schedule i could not afford to not take it.
It worked out, im confidant in my abilties due to my military training and the amount of time on my rifles, i know what they can and cannot do.
IS this not explanation enough?
It worked out, im confidant in my abilties due to my military training and the amount of time on my rifles, i know what they can and cannot do.
IS this not explanation enough?
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DarrylDB said:
No, not to my way of thinking. In saying you "could not afford not to take it", it sounds a though the 'dollar bill' is the governing factor. Not the hunt, the luck of the draw, not the required consideration for the game, but the 'bucks'. A situation that usually shows up as wounded and /or lost game. I also have a lot of 'experience' with firearms but no matter how you cut it or, try to justify it, that shot, under hunting conditions is LOW percentage. If 'things' happen to be a little 'tight' for you and your family is hungry, you need it, take it. Other than that, show a little respect for the game and ethics of the sport.
There are more variables here, it is not cut and dry at all.
In that situation, my rifle is certainly coming to my shoulder and what happens next who knows.
A 50 yrd head shot with no buck/bull fever is an easy shot, wouldn't hesitate. As for the cow, who knows, maybe I can move he/she will move. If the bull is moving (and he is), she will likely soon too.
Does time of season effect anything, sure it does. I can see Darryl's point. I have turned down shots mid-season and taken heat from partners about it. And I have taken some tough shots on the last day too. No, never missed an animal yet.
A moose is a full year's meat in my home and dammit, I am bringing one home. And that meat is a big factor in my moose hunts too.
I am not pointing any fingers at Darryl, I remember that post and I and pretty sure that was a NFLD hunt and I know lots there are dependent on that meat. Will they starve, of course not, but it sure does help having it.
In that situation, my rifle is certainly coming to my shoulder and what happens next who knows.
A 50 yrd head shot with no buck/bull fever is an easy shot, wouldn't hesitate. As for the cow, who knows, maybe I can move he/she will move. If the bull is moving (and he is), she will likely soon too.
Does time of season effect anything, sure it does. I can see Darryl's point. I have turned down shots mid-season and taken heat from partners about it. And I have taken some tough shots on the last day too. No, never missed an animal yet.
A moose is a full year's meat in my home and dammit, I am bringing one home. And that meat is a big factor in my moose hunts too.
I am not pointing any fingers at Darryl, I remember that post and I and pretty sure that was a NFLD hunt and I know lots there are dependent on that meat. Will they starve, of course not, but it sure does help having it.
Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Chemainus B.C.
Mumptia said:
I didn't post that!
No doubt some folks feel they need the moose meat, but others who drive there $50,000+ trucks loaded with campers, quads etcetera half way accross the country can probably afford (financially anyways) to pass up a iffy shot and hit the butchershop on the way home.
And I do know some poor grain farmers with large families, whoom after all the #####ing about banks, debt, crop values etc., still manage to 'afford' all the toys and luxeries.
No doubt some folks feel they need the moose meat, but others who drive there $50,000+ trucks loaded with campers, quads etcetera half way accross the country can probably afford (financially anyways) to pass up a iffy shot and hit the butchershop on the way home.
And I do know some poor grain farmers with large families, whoom after all the #####ing about banks, debt, crop values etc., still manage to 'afford' all the toys and luxeries.
Johnn Peterson said:
Hmmm...low head-neck shot is a target approx 4' wide by 9" high.
Under these conditions...50 yds...& if that animal stopped! Most of us would use a rest if one was available but even so I wouldn't consider that a overly "LOW percentage" shot. There is a risk percentage in all shots!
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