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Best Shot placement on big game
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<blockquote data-quote="HARPERC" data-source="post: 961570" data-attributes="member: 30671"><p>You can probably take their tail off to get them started then finish them on the run. No malice intended I believe you can, just a humorous picture that jumped in my head.</p><p></p><p>I don't shoot enough game to be cocky or particular. </p><p></p><p>My problem with the head shot is folks that believe it's a clean kill, or a clean miss. A few years ago I killed a bunch of feral cats off some property for a friend. All but one went well. Using an accurate .22, and good rest, I didn't account for the steep down hill, placed the shot where I wanted, and took off the lower jaw. Spent the next few days trying to get another shot on a pretty miserable cat.</p><p></p><p>My mistake, and while I haven't tried a head shot on game I have seen similar end results. I think if it hasn't happened to your friend yet it will. </p><p></p><p>With a few exceptions, tags are too few and far between for most of us to take the head shot approach.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HARPERC, post: 961570, member: 30671"] You can probably take their tail off to get them started then finish them on the run. No malice intended I believe you can, just a humorous picture that jumped in my head. I don't shoot enough game to be cocky or particular. My problem with the head shot is folks that believe it's a clean kill, or a clean miss. A few years ago I killed a bunch of feral cats off some property for a friend. All but one went well. Using an accurate .22, and good rest, I didn't account for the steep down hill, placed the shot where I wanted, and took off the lower jaw. Spent the next few days trying to get another shot on a pretty miserable cat. My mistake, and while I haven't tried a head shot on game I have seen similar end results. I think if it hasn't happened to your friend yet it will. With a few exceptions, tags are too few and far between for most of us to take the head shot approach. [/QUOTE]
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