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Thread: Excuses made for missing a deer
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December 2nd, 2018, 08:51 AM #1
Excuses made for missing a deer
We have numerous threads on success in the field.
Now, what reasons / excuses do you have for shooting at and not harvesting a deer? Rifle, shotgun or archery.
A few years ago, I had a small buck at 50 yards broadside walking quickly and missed using a Remington 760 pump in .06. I dont believe it was " buck fever" as I've had plenty of success at that range. Later that season, I had a doe at 125 +- that I missed. WTF?
I took the gun to the range and hit a 1 inch group at 50.
I lost faith in the gun although it was not the gun.
In 40 years, I've had a few others as well to include:
Hit branches.
Deer moved as trigger was pressed.
How about you guys?Opinions are like anal apertures. They all stink but mine.
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December 2nd, 2018, 10:34 AM #2Grand Member
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Re: Excuses made for missing a deer
With a car ?
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December 2nd, 2018, 10:44 AM #3
Re: Excuses made for missing a deer
I don't need any excuses, I haven't missed 100% of the deer I've shot at.
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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December 2nd, 2018, 11:00 AM #4
Re: Excuses made for missing a deer
That's cool.
Based on conversations I've had with hundreds of guys I've worked with or run into, that doesn't seem to be the norm.
The terms I've heard are." I crippled one up".
"I hear the noise a bullet makes when I hit a deer. If I dont hear that, I dont bother looking for it".
A guy I know fired 7 rounds into the ground in front of him and a few years later, ejected all 7 rounds without pulling the trigger. Yet he has scored many large racked animals.
"I think.i missed clean".
I suppose quite a few guys are hesitant to admit not having a clean.kill.or wounding and not recovering an animal.Opinions are like anal apertures. They all stink but mine.
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December 2nd, 2018, 11:01 AM #5
Re: Excuses made for missing a deer
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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December 2nd, 2018, 12:17 PM #6
Re: Excuses made for missing a deer
My usual hiccup if I rush is I shoot with my right eye and miss completely
Una Salus Victis Nullam Sperare Salutem
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December 2nd, 2018, 12:42 PM #7
Re: Excuses made for missing a deer
A guy I was hunting with yesterday missed a doe at about 25 yards. Picked up his rifle, got the deer in the scope and....blam!!!! Shot a tree branch right in front of his muzzle!!! Yeah, we made fun of him for the rest of the day! LOL!
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December 2nd, 2018, 12:59 PM #8Senior Member
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Re: Excuses made for missing a deer
The first time I was aiming at a walking buck surrounded by does. When the buck was clear of the does I started squeezing the trigger and when the gun went off I was looking at the trunk of an 18" oak tree. The tree was wounded but I am pretty sure it recovered. The buck however met my uncle's brother and did not make it.
The other time I borrowed my grandfathers .32 special and shot at a buck about 75 yds away. He was picking his way through the rocks so I had several chances. After the first 2 I thought I was shooting high so I aimed at the junction of his chest and front leg and missed again. I dropped another 8 inches and missed the last time. Later I shot at a target about 20 yds away and was 3 inches low!
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December 2nd, 2018, 02:16 PM #9
Re: Excuses made for missing a deer
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December 2nd, 2018, 03:11 PM #10
Re: Excuses made for missing a deer
Opinions are like anal apertures. They all stink but mine.
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