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<blockquote data-quote="one crazy kid" data-source="post: 1570273" data-attributes="member: 62215"><p>I feel very blessed to have never lost a wounded animal in the last 10 years of hunting. I have tracked a deer farther than I would like to admit, and had one real scare this last fall. I shot a black tail buck on Kodiak Island with my great, great grandfathers Remington gamemaster in .35 rem. I hit him dead center at about 75 yds and he didn't even flinch, he just kept walking towards me. I hit him again at about 30 yds an inch behind the first, he hunched up a little and kept moving. Fortunately, he dropped 15 yards later though it took a couple of minutes for him to expire. Not a great situation to be in, especially in bear country. I was using Remington core-lock for ammo, my big take away was that bullet selection is the single most important consideration. Many cartridges are capable of doing many things, but, matching the bullet to the game and to the terrain/range is key. I got lucky this fall, I made two good ethical shots, but I was handi-caped by bullet selection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="one crazy kid, post: 1570273, member: 62215"] I feel very blessed to have never lost a wounded animal in the last 10 years of hunting. I have tracked a deer farther than I would like to admit, and had one real scare this last fall. I shot a black tail buck on Kodiak Island with my great, great grandfathers Remington gamemaster in .35 rem. I hit him dead center at about 75 yds and he didn't even flinch, he just kept walking towards me. I hit him again at about 30 yds an inch behind the first, he hunched up a little and kept moving. Fortunately, he dropped 15 yards later though it took a couple of minutes for him to expire. Not a great situation to be in, especially in bear country. I was using Remington core-lock for ammo, my big take away was that bullet selection is the single most important consideration. Many cartridges are capable of doing many things, but, matching the bullet to the game and to the terrain/range is key. I got lucky this fall, I made two good ethical shots, but I was handi-caped by bullet selection. [/QUOTE]
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