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Something I'm sure some of us have heard from fellow hunting partners after a missed shot. Oh Man... ""I forgot to take into account for shooting down!! "" A lil rant now with a story.
So first season a fellow hunter, future ex-brother in law, showed up a day and half late. So we left him the blind closest to camp as everyone else was out already. Gets to blind just before 9am. 10 minutes later shots ring out. 3 of them. Big 8pt buck walked in at 40yards missed all 3 shots with the scope elevation knob blowing off on the 3rd shot. 450BM. Previous year had similar story. Now last weekend I give him my stand I've been seeing a really tall 7pt. 20 minutes left of shooting light and the shooting starts again. Omg is that gun loud btw. 120yards on the buck with 3 different shots all missing. New scope and rings btw. Swears he hit him so we wait and start looking.. Not even a bit of hair let alone blood. He did make the poor deer **** though. Remember me saying it's loud right. 4 guys looking and tracking with no blood. So at least it wasn't wounded. And now we hear. Oh Man.... I forgot to take into account for shooting from a stand!!
He said he was aiming low so he should've been fine. The real reason is he's never practiced more the 50 yards and always from a rest. Which is my rant. It's piss poor hunter ethics and not right for the animal.
But that's what got me thinking I could understand calculating TBR, true ballistics distance, for long range out west hunts in the mountains or long range competition. But a 100 or 300yrd tree stand shot? Has anyone taken this into account?
So first season a fellow hunter, future ex-brother in law, showed up a day and half late. So we left him the blind closest to camp as everyone else was out already. Gets to blind just before 9am. 10 minutes later shots ring out. 3 of them. Big 8pt buck walked in at 40yards missed all 3 shots with the scope elevation knob blowing off on the 3rd shot. 450BM. Previous year had similar story. Now last weekend I give him my stand I've been seeing a really tall 7pt. 20 minutes left of shooting light and the shooting starts again. Omg is that gun loud btw. 120yards on the buck with 3 different shots all missing. New scope and rings btw. Swears he hit him so we wait and start looking.. Not even a bit of hair let alone blood. He did make the poor deer **** though. Remember me saying it's loud right. 4 guys looking and tracking with no blood. So at least it wasn't wounded. And now we hear. Oh Man.... I forgot to take into account for shooting from a stand!!
He said he was aiming low so he should've been fine. The real reason is he's never practiced more the 50 yards and always from a rest. Which is my rant. It's piss poor hunter ethics and not right for the animal.
But that's what got me thinking I could understand calculating TBR, true ballistics distance, for long range out west hunts in the mountains or long range competition. But a 100 or 300yrd tree stand shot? Has anyone taken this into account?