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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote_Hunter" data-source="post: 1737498" data-attributes="member: 110773"><p>It is unfortunate for a lot of game animals that people take shots at ranges longer than they should. Mea culpa. Several years back I had an "easy" shot right at 400 yards. The shot was across a small valley between two peaks. The wind was blowing upslope from the south, but from our position on the eastern peak and away from the slope, we couldn't feel it or see it as the trees in the valley were below it. The cow turned and went int the trees. When we arrives we found the largest blood trail I've ever seen - multiple thick ribbons of dark blood, each about 3-4" wide and 3 feet long. We trailed the cow over a ridge, across another valley and over a second ridge before the blood trail petered out completely. We lost the trail about 100-150 yards shy of a fence and could not determine if the cow went over the fence or turned. Because dark was fast approaching, we left and returned to hunt for the cow the next morning. No joy.</p><p></p><p>At the time I was shooting out to 600 on a regular basis and was doing well getting first round hits on 10" steel with a variety of rifles. I hadn't allowed for the wind, which we couldn't feel from our position, but as we crossed over to the next ridge we crossed over the top of the valley and felt the crosswind - probably 25-30mph. As a result I hit the cow too far back, probably in the liver given the dark blood color. Lost the cow, even though there was blood high on the brush on both sides of the trail, indicating an exit.</p><p></p><p>Clearly, I wasn't well prepared for the shot, although if you asked me a moment before the shot I would have disagreed with that assessment. It was a humbling experience, especially since I work hard for broadsides and pride myself on the percentage of one-shot kills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote_Hunter, post: 1737498, member: 110773"] It is unfortunate for a lot of game animals that people take shots at ranges longer than they should. Mea culpa. Several years back I had an "easy" shot right at 400 yards. The shot was across a small valley between two peaks. The wind was blowing upslope from the south, but from our position on the eastern peak and away from the slope, we couldn't feel it or see it as the trees in the valley were below it. The cow turned and went int the trees. When we arrives we found the largest blood trail I've ever seen - multiple thick ribbons of dark blood, each about 3-4" wide and 3 feet long. We trailed the cow over a ridge, across another valley and over a second ridge before the blood trail petered out completely. We lost the trail about 100-150 yards shy of a fence and could not determine if the cow went over the fence or turned. Because dark was fast approaching, we left and returned to hunt for the cow the next morning. No joy. At the time I was shooting out to 600 on a regular basis and was doing well getting first round hits on 10" steel with a variety of rifles. I hadn't allowed for the wind, which we couldn't feel from our position, but as we crossed over to the next ridge we crossed over the top of the valley and felt the crosswind - probably 25-30mph. As a result I hit the cow too far back, probably in the liver given the dark blood color. Lost the cow, even though there was blood high on the brush on both sides of the trail, indicating an exit. Clearly, I wasn't well prepared for the shot, although if you asked me a moment before the shot I would have disagreed with that assessment. It was a humbling experience, especially since I work hard for broadsides and pride myself on the percentage of one-shot kills. [/QUOTE]
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