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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 893683" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>You lead into a good point here that I"m going to pick up on.</p><p></p><p>Part of this game is knowing your limitations and exceeding them. However, the place to exceed them is in practice. If you cannot in practice make a shot at a given range consistently cold bore, you have exceeded your limitations and should keep that in mind in the field.</p><p></p><p>You also make another great point which is that if you are unsure, there's absolutely nothing wrong with picking a rock or other target at the same range for a "test shot". Use that to fine tune your dope and dial set up and go back to the live target if you are confident, or walk away if you are not.</p><p></p><p>One reason I almost always try to plan my shots to be "into the wind" is because there's very little disturbance of the animals if you miss or need that "test shot" so a follow up becomes extremely doable under most circumstances without the animal(s) running completely off of the map.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 893683, member: 30902"] You lead into a good point here that I"m going to pick up on. Part of this game is knowing your limitations and exceeding them. However, the place to exceed them is in practice. If you cannot in practice make a shot at a given range consistently cold bore, you have exceeded your limitations and should keep that in mind in the field. You also make another great point which is that if you are unsure, there's absolutely nothing wrong with picking a rock or other target at the same range for a "test shot". Use that to fine tune your dope and dial set up and go back to the live target if you are confident, or walk away if you are not. One reason I almost always try to plan my shots to be "into the wind" is because there's very little disturbance of the animals if you miss or need that "test shot" so a follow up becomes extremely doable under most circumstances without the animal(s) running completely off of the map. [/QUOTE]
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