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The “It’s just a hunting rifle” Saying Bugs Me
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<blockquote data-quote="freddiej" data-source="post: 1760887" data-attributes="member: 26227"><p>John,</p><p>I have to agree with you most every point. the only part I disagree with is that even with the best equipment, the best shot, the best of everything. the best shot you can make at the very second sometimes is not enough to dispatch an animal instantly. after hunting for most of 34 years. I have had my fair share of bad shots due to of all things, a twig, gust of wind, another hunter firing just before I did and scaring the deer just as I squoze the trigger. all of these made for a messing shot placement. I recovered most of those deer but a few of them I could not. one was a huge 6X6 elk in northern Idaho. I was sick. I have come to realize that excrement happens when you are afield. I have also been the one that had to take the follow up shot to dispatch the animal not hit well. I understand the worst can happen at any second in time. I treat that part our sport with great reverence. the fast/quick/ethical harvest. which leads into a tread I refused to comment on the other day about head shots being ethical or not. now, that behind me, I believe you have to realize there are environmental issues/conditions out of your control, you ammo is the best you can make, the rifle is the best you can afford, the equipment is the best you can afford at the time. then a gust of wind blows your shot wide left or right or an updraft blows your cross canyon shot 3" high and you inflict a non-fatal wound. I know these things happen. they have happened to me and more than a few of the hunters I have guided. understanding that you can not beat mother nature is going to help you understand that when bad things happen in the field it was not you personally. It was a calamity of circumstances that you could not control. Do your best to rectify the bad shot, and roll with it. if that wounded animal dies out of your reach , then wolves, coyotes, cougar, bear, or any other scavenger will eat, live and survive now that the animal that got away now is their food and keeps them alive to live on and helps the land have balance. Everything that goes on--on this earth is for a reason and has purpose. Do not worry too much about it. Just be the best you can, do the best you can, and have the same attitude as the match.. you will get the animal you are destined to get next time. it might be an hour or two away or it could be next morning. You just be the best, most ethical hunter you can be. We are human, as such, we are not perfect. we are the best we can be at any given second, minute, hour, day that we can be.</p><p>FJH IV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freddiej, post: 1760887, member: 26227"] John, I have to agree with you most every point. the only part I disagree with is that even with the best equipment, the best shot, the best of everything. the best shot you can make at the very second sometimes is not enough to dispatch an animal instantly. after hunting for most of 34 years. I have had my fair share of bad shots due to of all things, a twig, gust of wind, another hunter firing just before I did and scaring the deer just as I squoze the trigger. all of these made for a messing shot placement. I recovered most of those deer but a few of them I could not. one was a huge 6X6 elk in northern Idaho. I was sick. I have come to realize that excrement happens when you are afield. I have also been the one that had to take the follow up shot to dispatch the animal not hit well. I understand the worst can happen at any second in time. I treat that part our sport with great reverence. the fast/quick/ethical harvest. which leads into a tread I refused to comment on the other day about head shots being ethical or not. now, that behind me, I believe you have to realize there are environmental issues/conditions out of your control, you ammo is the best you can make, the rifle is the best you can afford, the equipment is the best you can afford at the time. then a gust of wind blows your shot wide left or right or an updraft blows your cross canyon shot 3" high and you inflict a non-fatal wound. I know these things happen. they have happened to me and more than a few of the hunters I have guided. understanding that you can not beat mother nature is going to help you understand that when bad things happen in the field it was not you personally. It was a calamity of circumstances that you could not control. Do your best to rectify the bad shot, and roll with it. if that wounded animal dies out of your reach , then wolves, coyotes, cougar, bear, or any other scavenger will eat, live and survive now that the animal that got away now is their food and keeps them alive to live on and helps the land have balance. Everything that goes on--on this earth is for a reason and has purpose. Do not worry too much about it. Just be the best you can, do the best you can, and have the same attitude as the match.. you will get the animal you are destined to get next time. it might be an hour or two away or it could be next morning. You just be the best, most ethical hunter you can be. We are human, as such, we are not perfect. we are the best we can be at any given second, minute, hour, day that we can be. FJH IV [/QUOTE]
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