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Link didn't work for me.
I found it at http://www.break.com/movies/movies.html about the fourth one down. Hunter's eye view of a guy missing a buck three times before the buck takes off. Sounds like the hunter is racking a lever-action.
I found it at http://www.break.com/movies/movies.html about the fourth one down. Hunter's eye view of a guy missing a buck three times before the buck takes off. Sounds like the hunter is racking a lever-action.
palerider1
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you would think after missing the second shot that he would have aimed a little more to the right.:banghead: that buck deserved to get away.
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Lennyjoe
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I've seen it several times already. I think you would see the rifle getting tossed out after the 3rd shot if it was me behind the trigger. 
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That happened to me once. I was on a stand with my dad and his SKS, open sights. A deer walks out about 100 yards away, and I shot at it four times before it ran away. I didn't know how to shoot with the SKS, he just assumed I did and I didn't say anything. He showed me how to aim with it after that.
countertop
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palerider1's comment +1
countertop
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f4t9r,
Heck, forget about hanging around long enough to get a hsot off. I'd like 'em to just be around period.
I've only seen a few does this season (and not on Doe days). The two bucks I've seen (both HUGE trophy bucks) were in non hunting situations - one in the local park in my town after an unsuccessful day in the field, and the other crossing the highway at dusk during the height of the rutt (actually was the biggest deer I ever saw).
Heck, forget about hanging around long enough to get a hsot off. I'd like 'em to just be around period.
I've only seen a few does this season (and not on Doe days). The two bucks I've seen (both HUGE trophy bucks) were in non hunting situations - one in the local park in my town after an unsuccessful day in the field, and the other crossing the highway at dusk during the height of the rutt (actually was the biggest deer I ever saw).
Lennyjoe
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Notice the other stands down the road. Wasn't a little crowded was it?
The camera was in pretty high zoom-- those stands were likely a quarter mile distant from each other. And who's to say that they're ever all occupied?
I got the impression that the shooter's sights were badly off to the left, but that he never got to see where his shot was hitting (as the tripod-mounted camera did), because he was in full recoil.
I got the impression that the shooter's sights were badly off to the left, but that he never got to see where his shot was hitting (as the tripod-mounted camera did), because he was in full recoil.
JackOfAllTradesMasterAtNone
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Had to be buck feaver.
That gives the guy/gal an excuse. Else I'd just call him an idiot for not test firing his rifle before going hunting. For not knowing how to shoot it -accurately. Heck, that's pistol range! Or less, Bow range! Heck, I could have thrown the rifle left handed and hit that buck.
OK, even with buck feaver, there's no excuse for that. NONE!
But, that's just my opinion.
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That gives the guy/gal an excuse. Else I'd just call him an idiot for not test firing his rifle before going hunting. For not knowing how to shoot it -accurately. Heck, that's pistol range! Or less, Bow range! Heck, I could have thrown the rifle left handed and hit that buck.
OK, even with buck feaver, there's no excuse for that. NONE!
But, that's just my opinion.
-Steve
And you know how high the zoom is set on the camera... how, exactly? Based on the flight time from shot to ground strike, I would say it's under 200 yards, but I couldn't nail it down better than that without more fiddling and knowledge of the load and angle.
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Looking at the height of the shooting stands, (I sure won't call them hunting stands), I figure them to be no more than 25' tall. Comparing that to the height of the powerlines and poles, (not more than 75ft), When's the last time you saw power lines stretched 600 feet between poles. 300 feet is pushing it with wood poles. I estimate the poles to be less than or at a stretch, 100yds apart. Which for stands set up on that road that way, Is a resonable distance. I don't see them as being 1/4 mile apart. That buck appears to be less than mid-way between stands and/or poles. So, I think about 45yds to target, even shooting down angle is a fair assessment. I'll even double that to 200yd distance between stands. That still puts that buck well within 100yds. No matter the zoom setting on the camera, there are other indications that we can quantify to estimate the shooting distance.
Can I throw a 30-30 carbine 45 yards? Left handed? With all my sarcasm as energy? (How high do I get to climb up? Could I put a kill shot on that animal with my Ruger Redhawk 44mag at 45 or 90yds? You Bet! Meat in the freezer! Do I think I could hit an animal at that distance with my 30-30? Dare I say, "Blind folded with my trigger arm tied behind my back?" Well, I won't go that far since I do consider myself a realist. But still figure there's no excuse for poor shooting like that. If the animal is going to stand there and look at you. You ought to be able to put it down. And from a sturdy platform like those structures, that's almost like bench shooting. You'd be surprised at how many 30-30's (and yes, it does sound like he/she's shooting a lever action), can hit a 10" target at 200yds repeatedy.
He might have been a lucky buck for this season. But my opinion is that he is only lucky because of a hunter with poor shooting skills or equipment.
Sorry, I don't shoot a bow. Somebody else is going to have to chime in on that part.
Those are my opinions.
The point is, we should encourage hunters to practice and know their weapon of choice before going into the field. Wounded game, wounded hunters do not honor our wonderful sport of hunting.
-Steve
Can I throw a 30-30 carbine 45 yards? Left handed? With all my sarcasm as energy? (How high do I get to climb up? Could I put a kill shot on that animal with my Ruger Redhawk 44mag at 45 or 90yds? You Bet! Meat in the freezer! Do I think I could hit an animal at that distance with my 30-30? Dare I say, "Blind folded with my trigger arm tied behind my back?" Well, I won't go that far since I do consider myself a realist. But still figure there's no excuse for poor shooting like that. If the animal is going to stand there and look at you. You ought to be able to put it down. And from a sturdy platform like those structures, that's almost like bench shooting. You'd be surprised at how many 30-30's (and yes, it does sound like he/she's shooting a lever action), can hit a 10" target at 200yds repeatedy.
He might have been a lucky buck for this season. But my opinion is that he is only lucky because of a hunter with poor shooting skills or equipment.
Sorry, I don't shoot a bow. Somebody else is going to have to chime in on that part.
Those are my opinions.
The point is, we should encourage hunters to practice and know their weapon of choice before going into the field. Wounded game, wounded hunters do not honor our wonderful sport of hunting.
-Steve
I think the guy is shooting high (just behind the buck's head). He appears to be to the right of the camera. I'm guessing is he isn't used to shooting from a stand and is over estimating the distance. Buck fever for sure though - doubt he's paying much attention to the sights- or if it's scoped, it's off.
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