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How well does the average big game hunter shoot?
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<blockquote data-quote="quandary" data-source="post: 2835599" data-attributes="member: 124624"><p>Last year a buddy and I went down to New Mexico Pronghorn hunting. We both took our animals by 11:00a.m. the first morning of hunting. Both at 250 to 260 yards, both 1 shot, both DRT. After getting the animals cleaned, quartered and on ice we meet up with our guides at a local establishment for a beverage. Both guides started a conversation of this thread. Both commented on how rare it was to guide hunters who cleanly killed the animals (Pronghorn, Elk, Muley) with one shot. They figured the average was at least 3 or 4 and told stories of hunters shooting 12 or mores times before finally killing something or running out of ammunition. They also both commented that generally the worst shots were the hunters who showed up bragging about how good of shots they are or the hunters who showed up with custom rifles. </p><p></p><p>This conversation really surprised as I have always hunted with people who don't miss. Although growing up in Wisconsin were we started "hunting" with pellet guns at 8 or 9 years old probably makes a difference. I also believe a lot of this is hunters unable to manage their emotions when they have game in their sights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quandary, post: 2835599, member: 124624"] Last year a buddy and I went down to New Mexico Pronghorn hunting. We both took our animals by 11:00a.m. the first morning of hunting. Both at 250 to 260 yards, both 1 shot, both DRT. After getting the animals cleaned, quartered and on ice we meet up with our guides at a local establishment for a beverage. Both guides started a conversation of this thread. Both commented on how rare it was to guide hunters who cleanly killed the animals (Pronghorn, Elk, Muley) with one shot. They figured the average was at least 3 or 4 and told stories of hunters shooting 12 or mores times before finally killing something or running out of ammunition. They also both commented that generally the worst shots were the hunters who showed up bragging about how good of shots they are or the hunters who showed up with custom rifles. This conversation really surprised as I have always hunted with people who don't miss. Although growing up in Wisconsin were we started "hunting" with pellet guns at 8 or 9 years old probably makes a difference. I also believe a lot of this is hunters unable to manage their emotions when they have game in their sights. [/QUOTE]
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