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<blockquote data-quote="freak007" data-source="post: 2023124" data-attributes="member: 35617"><p>I cannot remember ever *missing* a big game animal. Small game is another story... My shotgun skills are not what I would like them to be... </p><p></p><p> When I was 12, I wounded the largest whitetail buck I have ever had a shot at (even to this day), He was less than 40 yards, and I hit him low in the chest (sternum low). I waited 30 minutes before setting out after him, and then with the help of my mentor we tracked him for over 4 miles. We eventually lost the blood trail, but fortunately another member of our party crossed paths with him shortly afterwards and put him down. I don't remember that buck's exact measurements, but I do remember he was over 155." My mentor was (rightly) furious and told me that if I ever wounded another animal he would not take me hunting ever again. Lesson learned. </p><p></p><p>Fast forward another 20+ years, I have taken over 75 deer with 12 kills between 400 and 483 yards; every one taken with 1 shot. I do not shoot at a moving big game animal, I do not shoot unless I am 100% certain that I will connect and kill. Bad angle? Bad conditions? Poor position? Wait. </p><p></p><p>My longest 1st round hit (target) - 1476 meters.</p><p></p><p>Longest 1st round kill - 683 meters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freak007, post: 2023124, member: 35617"] I cannot remember ever *missing* a big game animal. Small game is another story... My shotgun skills are not what I would like them to be... When I was 12, I wounded the largest whitetail buck I have ever had a shot at (even to this day), He was less than 40 yards, and I hit him low in the chest (sternum low). I waited 30 minutes before setting out after him, and then with the help of my mentor we tracked him for over 4 miles. We eventually lost the blood trail, but fortunately another member of our party crossed paths with him shortly afterwards and put him down. I don't remember that buck's exact measurements, but I do remember he was over 155." My mentor was (rightly) furious and told me that if I ever wounded another animal he would not take me hunting ever again. Lesson learned. Fast forward another 20+ years, I have taken over 75 deer with 12 kills between 400 and 483 yards; every one taken with 1 shot. I do not shoot at a moving big game animal, I do not shoot unless I am 100% certain that I will connect and kill. Bad angle? Bad conditions? Poor position? Wait. My longest 1st round hit (target) - 1476 meters. Longest 1st round kill - 683 meters. [/QUOTE]
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