caribou
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Like shooting flying Geese, swing through and lead are most important when shooting at moveing animals.
Ive made more shots at moving animals than standing, because with Caribou and Wolves, ect. the first shot can be at a still standing animal, but all the rest are moving, even if its a slow walk, swing through and lead are important.
Funny ,your story sorta reflects the episode of LBZ just played; My daughter hit a low brsiket/forleg hit and then a high and a bit far behind the shoulder hit to the upper rear of both lungs. Both failed to stop the Caribou, the bullet was in pices by the second lung, and seeing the animal getting away, the wife picked up a rifle and ran off too tryin to catch em up. I arrived after the girls had outflanked him and turned him tward Agnes, but onto an ice island in the lake at the base of the hill, but wit the girls comming down, spooked em off. Agnes too a couple shots to get him, first with trying her scope, and realizing she was far to close for the scopes use, she waited till it layed down again so she ducked the scope and used the irons on a still target. Skinning and gutting showed the close but not hits to the heart and the damage rear lungs.
My daughter made a bad couple hits and ended up running a couple more miles than they like but they finished the job, even when it went bad. That guy tracking his wounded Deer is a real Hunter, and you are a true Hunter too for trying to finish that animal off, even with a moving shot.
My Regards!
Like shooting flying Geese, swing through and lead are most important when shooting at moveing animals.
Ive made more shots at moving animals than standing, because with Caribou and Wolves, ect. the first shot can be at a still standing animal, but all the rest are moving, even if its a slow walk, swing through and lead are important.
Funny ,your story sorta reflects the episode of LBZ just played; My daughter hit a low brsiket/forleg hit and then a high and a bit far behind the shoulder hit to the upper rear of both lungs. Both failed to stop the Caribou, the bullet was in pices by the second lung, and seeing the animal getting away, the wife picked up a rifle and ran off too tryin to catch em up. I arrived after the girls had outflanked him and turned him tward Agnes, but onto an ice island in the lake at the base of the hill, but wit the girls comming down, spooked em off. Agnes too a couple shots to get him, first with trying her scope, and realizing she was far to close for the scopes use, she waited till it layed down again so she ducked the scope and used the irons on a still target. Skinning and gutting showed the close but not hits to the heart and the damage rear lungs.
My daughter made a bad couple hits and ended up running a couple more miles than they like but they finished the job, even when it went bad. That guy tracking his wounded Deer is a real Hunter, and you are a true Hunter too for trying to finish that animal off, even with a moving shot.
My Regards!
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