+1 Baguio, Anyone who says they have never made a bad shot has either not shot very many or is being economical with the truth.
. Well said that man.I would say that its more likely that you haven't lost one because you haven't shot enough deer! Not wishing to sound disparaging but it doesn't matter how careful you are, eventually something will go wrong. I probably got to close to 100 before I lost one (Munty doe at last light that moved just as I took the shot). Never think that you're too careful to lose one because life has a way of bringing you back down to earth with a bump!
Never think that you're too careful to lose one because life has a way of bringing you back down to earth with a bump!
I would say that its more likely that you haven't lost one because you haven't shot enough deer! Not wishing to sound disparaging but it doesn't matter how careful you are, eventually something will go wrong. I probably got to close to 100 before I lost one (Munty doe at last light that moved just as I took the shot). Never think that you're too careful to lose one because life has a way of bringing you back down to earth with a bump!
Thanks for the reply. Without wanting to distract from the original question, which was about potentially wounded animals, and knowing what you know about me, what is 'enough deer' for me and my deer stalking ethos, would you say?
Dear some of you as usual, come out with....you don't shoot enough deer if you never wounded one....what a load of bo@@ocks, the number of deer shot as got nothing to do, with a mistake or involuntary bad shot,
Regards
Mark
Its not a case of having a go at anyone but its simply the law of averages, you are much more likely to make a fek up if you have shot several thousand than if you have only shot half a dozen.
I'd say you are both correct
Yes it's a case of after a bad shot " what are you going to do about it?"
Totally unequivocally agree
But bogtrotter also right
& I see how his post may be taken wrongly I'm sure as he stated it wasn't intended as an insult
But of course the more you shoot the higher the chance of a bad shot
It may be nothing to do with shooter but how many folk have had s beast take a step as you pull trigger etc ?
There are so many variables
But your both right
Paul
I fully agree with you Bogtrotter, I was trying to highlight the solution and not the problem, does it make sense?
Hi Sauer, I'm sure no insult was meant nor intended, I do understand, numbers and averages, to me its more important, that we all take the responsibility of the shot taken, like most on here do.
Regards
Mark