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Boy shoots deer..deer flops over backwards and lays there motuonless for 30mins..boy treks over to deer...deer gets up and bolts..boy raises rifle to finish deer..rifle goes click..deer escapes into 10ft tall mesquite wash with choyo cactus and catclaws...never to be seen again...boy is pretty bummed. Thats it in a nutshell. Deer 1...boy 0... you are looking at high leg bone... above elbow...below shoulder...So what happened here? Kind of new to this game so I'm not sure what I'm looking at and what happened.
Right front leg..above elbow..below shoulder...would be a humerus bone in a human..." good blood for awile..petered out to minimal..then zero after awhile..needed another 2 inches higher..to take out the apex of the heart..deer stood up and front leg was stretched out pointing down hill...total bummer for sure...that was a problem..bigger problem and learning lesson here was boy3 was not ready to Rock upon walking up on him..he'll be ready from now on thats for sure..kid has about 10 under his belt..got compliant on this one...tuff lesson learnedvery unfortunate...where do you guys think you hit him? Last year my hunting partner lost a cow elk and we found similar bone / cartilage like that. Could never figure out where he hit em.
That boy has prolly forgot about more mammals hes shot and killed than you will see in your life...but thanks for the opinion...and your right..you weren't there and have 0 knowledge of the equipment we use or his shooting ability...kid dropped a shot..thats it..the post here is to educate... seasoned dudes and Fngs alike... i suggest you re read it.Not trying to give you a bad time, just my opinion, but 431 yards, a quarter of a mile is a shot that shouldn’t be taken by any but an experienced hunter and well practiced expert marksman. Based on the outcome looks like the shot should not have been taken. I wasn’t there and it’s obviously your and your sons call but it should give you something to think about next time.
Read it thoroughly.. you know nothing about me. I’ve hunted longer and probably taken more game than you and your son combined. Just expressing an opinion. No reason for you to get upset. But I will say the results appear to support what I said. Oh well at least the coyotes and scavengers will eat well .That boy has prolly forgot about more mammals hes shot and killed than you will see in your life...but thanks for the opinion...and your right..you weren't there and have 0 knowledge of the equipment we use or his shooting ability...kid dropped a shot..thats it..the post here is to educate... seasoned dudes and Fngs alike... i suggest you re read it.
This is funny..im gonna have him read it and maybe he will put away his model 94 with the straight tasco 4x . That will prolly do it..lol..Read it thoroughly.. you know nothing about me. I’ve hunted longer and probably taken more game than you and your son combined. Just expressing an opinion. No reason for you to get upset. But I will say the results appear to support what I said. Oh well at least the coyotes and scavengers will eat well .