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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin45" data-source="post: 2599180" data-attributes="member: 109862"><p>I'll be honest and state that last November i made a bad hit on one of my deer because of that failure to continue leading the animal when the trigger broke. 400 yards, the deer was walking at an even pace and I went for it and made that rookie mistake just like I was 16 again or something. Was so mad at myself. </p><p></p><p>Recovered and dispatched the animal after not too long. Totally destroyed one of hindquarters. Again. Was soooo mad at myself. But the important thing is that I did track it and finish the job! And this is a good argument for overkill always beating the alternative; this was with a 300 win mag and i was following a blood trail ray charles could have tracked and finding legit chunks of bone and subcutaneous fat just laying in the snow along the way. Had no trouble finding it. And the damage was severe enough the animal made no effort to flee when I came upon it and quickly dispatched it with a shot to the base of the skull - it was still standing but it was done. I'm 100 percent certain it would have bled to death within the hour, before the coyotes got to it. </p><p></p><p>I actually feel sick about this whole thing BUT not as sick as I feel thinking about what might have happened with that same shot if made with my .243. Might have never recovered it, might have been eaten alive by the coyotes after 2 days of horrible suffering. </p><p></p><p>Bring enough gun (and Lord willing don't repeat your mistakes!!!! I sure hope I don't).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin45, post: 2599180, member: 109862"] I’ll be honest and state that last November i made a bad hit on one of my deer because of that failure to continue leading the animal when the trigger broke. 400 yards, the deer was walking at an even pace and I went for it and made that rookie mistake just like I was 16 again or something. Was so mad at myself. Recovered and dispatched the animal after not too long. Totally destroyed one of hindquarters. Again. Was soooo mad at myself. But the important thing is that I did track it and finish the job! And this is a good argument for overkill always beating the alternative; this was with a 300 win mag and i was following a blood trail ray charles could have tracked and finding legit chunks of bone and subcutaneous fat just laying in the snow along the way. Had no trouble finding it. And the damage was severe enough the animal made no effort to flee when I came upon it and quickly dispatched it with a shot to the base of the skull - it was still standing but it was done. I’m 100 percent certain it would have bled to death within the hour, before the coyotes got to it. I actually feel sick about this whole thing BUT not as sick as I feel thinking about what might have happened with that same shot if made with my .243. Might have never recovered it, might have been eaten alive by the coyotes after 2 days of horrible suffering. Bring enough gun (and Lord willing don’t repeat your mistakes!!!! I sure hope I don’t). [/QUOTE]
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