Tim the student
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So, what are they?
My worst miss was this last weekend. There was was a button buck ambling towards me that I saw about 50 yards away. He went behind some trees, and I brought my shotgun up when he was behind them. He was still coming towards me, and just stopped, still facing me. He wasn't totally spooked, but he knew something was up. Then, he just did a quick 180, and I shot when he was just barely quartering away from me. By this time, he was around 35 yards, and I just flat out blew the shot. On the upside, my brother-in-law was about 100 yards away on another hilltop, and heard me shoot, and was then able to see the deer make a beeline to the bottom of the gully, and then present a safe broadside shot for him. He was small, only field dressed out at around 70-80 pounds by our estimate, but we hunt for meat. I'll get some for helping him drag it out, and I still have until this Sunday to fill my tag.
It's frustrating for me because I practice with my slug gun from field positions, and have made better shots than this before. It wasn't even really cold out that day. I'm hoping that my slug hit a branch that I didn't see because I was concentrating on the deer, but I didn't take the time to look after he killed it. I guess it's obvious I need to get some more range time in tomorrow before I head back out.
For my best hit, I don't really feel like I have one. I've never dropped a deer that was running a hundred yards away or anything. I've only hunted (deer) with shotguns, and don't take crazy long shots with it. Not like we really get many here anyways.
So what are your best hits and worst misses?
My worst miss was this last weekend. There was was a button buck ambling towards me that I saw about 50 yards away. He went behind some trees, and I brought my shotgun up when he was behind them. He was still coming towards me, and just stopped, still facing me. He wasn't totally spooked, but he knew something was up. Then, he just did a quick 180, and I shot when he was just barely quartering away from me. By this time, he was around 35 yards, and I just flat out blew the shot. On the upside, my brother-in-law was about 100 yards away on another hilltop, and heard me shoot, and was then able to see the deer make a beeline to the bottom of the gully, and then present a safe broadside shot for him. He was small, only field dressed out at around 70-80 pounds by our estimate, but we hunt for meat. I'll get some for helping him drag it out, and I still have until this Sunday to fill my tag.
It's frustrating for me because I practice with my slug gun from field positions, and have made better shots than this before. It wasn't even really cold out that day. I'm hoping that my slug hit a branch that I didn't see because I was concentrating on the deer, but I didn't take the time to look after he killed it. I guess it's obvious I need to get some more range time in tomorrow before I head back out.
For my best hit, I don't really feel like I have one. I've never dropped a deer that was running a hundred yards away or anything. I've only hunted (deer) with shotguns, and don't take crazy long shots with it. Not like we really get many here anyways.
So what are your best hits and worst misses?