One More Bullet

[Life by the Horns]

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[Griztrax]

That was incredibly hard to watch. Maybe donate that video to your local Hunters Safety Program as a "101 Things Not to Do" on a deer hunt. Thanks for sharing....I think.

 

[BuzzH]

Broke a pretty major part of hunters safety. Always be sure of your target and beyond.

For starters....

 

[ashersdad]

What a cluster that was... Pretty lucky you didn't have any wounded or dead does...

 

[EastTNHunter]

Was the AR a BCA?

 

[Gr8bawana]

It's lucky he missed the first shot because otherwise there would have been a dead or wounded doe as well.
A borrowed rifle is usually not a good idea.
My brother once hunted for a week with a rifle my dad borrowed from his friend. For starters it was a .30 carbine. Then come to find out it would not fire no matter what.

 

[Laelkhunter]

Not sure why, but I can't access the video. Is there a link? All I see is .....

 

[Forkyfinder]

Not sure why, but I can't access the video. Is there a link? All I see is .....

Looks like it got removed. Too bad really. It does show what can go wrong when someones "wingin" it.

My takeaways:
1. Know your gun - if you havent shot a target that far and have high confidence of impact - you probably shouldnt shoot at something alive that far.
2. Know whats beyond the target - quite a few questionable shots where it wasnt known what was beyond the target or anothrf animal was.
3. Dont rush a shot. You cant take it back. The shooter was visibly uncomfortable and the gun was all over the place. I think tripods can be a hinderance at the wrong height and this kind of showed that. The deer was so focused on doe arse - could have set up in a variety of different spots and been either unnoticed or disregarded.

@Life by the Horns i wish youd leave this up. Way too many shots taken like that - that happen to work out - end up on camera. I think its a healthy dose of reality for people to see shooting 500 isnt just dial, trigger, dead with a new gun their unfamilar with. This happens way more than people realize or think and its sad to witness it.