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<blockquote data-quote="tuscan" data-source="post: 1511910" data-attributes="member: 90621"><p>Last week, hunting ibex overseas, had a similar experience. At the end of a long hard stalk, we got within my comfort range as the herd was grazing deliberately toward a cliff. We had little time to pick out the big billy in the group and wait for him to stop. He did at 426 yards, and I squeezed off the shot. Just as the trigger broke, he stepped forward and down. Bullet hit him high and back just at the last full rib. Later upon examination we learned it was just below the spine but destroyed the spinal cord and a major artery. He dropped like a stone. I stayed in my gun, chambered another round and waited to see if he rose, but he did not. The guides cheered and we made our way across the slope to him, which took about 15 minutes. As we got to about 25 yards from him, he rose on his front feet and faced off against us in a defensive posture. A guide carried my gun and insisted we wait while I argued for shooting again. He bled out shortly and fell which ended the argument, but it was gut wrenching for me. The guides all celebrated and told me what a great shot it was. I didn't want to disappoint them, but inside I knew it was a poor shot. A lot of people have said in this forum that if you hunt long enough, something like this will happen. When it does, as RockyMtnMT said, it affects you emotionally. You need time to process it as a part of our sport. And, as the OP said, we need to learn from it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tuscan, post: 1511910, member: 90621"] Last week, hunting ibex overseas, had a similar experience. At the end of a long hard stalk, we got within my comfort range as the herd was grazing deliberately toward a cliff. We had little time to pick out the big billy in the group and wait for him to stop. He did at 426 yards, and I squeezed off the shot. Just as the trigger broke, he stepped forward and down. Bullet hit him high and back just at the last full rib. Later upon examination we learned it was just below the spine but destroyed the spinal cord and a major artery. He dropped like a stone. I stayed in my gun, chambered another round and waited to see if he rose, but he did not. The guides cheered and we made our way across the slope to him, which took about 15 minutes. As we got to about 25 yards from him, he rose on his front feet and faced off against us in a defensive posture. A guide carried my gun and insisted we wait while I argued for shooting again. He bled out shortly and fell which ended the argument, but it was gut wrenching for me. The guides all celebrated and told me what a great shot it was. I didn't want to disappoint them, but inside I knew it was a poor shot. A lot of people have said in this forum that if you hunt long enough, something like this will happen. When it does, as RockyMtnMT said, it affects you emotionally. You need time to process it as a part of our sport. And, as the OP said, we need to learn from it. [/QUOTE]
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