One More Bullet

[Life by the Horns]

 

[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.

 

[Laelkhunter]

Thanks Forkyfinder. Maybe OP could PM me the link if he doesn't wish to leave it available to everyone. Sorry I missed it.

 

[Life by the Horns]

I put it back up for now.

 

[DFS]

I hope you keep the video up. Rut hunting muleys to a t in open country.

 

[Life by the Horns]

Well, I had hoped it would be a learning opportunity, with some comedic value, but my bro and cousin got a little offended and the yt comments section started heating up in a way that was not helping anyone so I took it down for a bit, but I still think there's lots of lessons to be gleaned from this video. I've taken dozens and dozens of people out, and this is a world in which I live in, and I'm very familiar with, but for these guys, it is something that is very out of their realm when it comes to hunting. I would venture to say there are a lot of guys that travel west out here and don't realize some of these exact things that, we who live here, have learned the hard way. I do my best to control as much as I can, but at the end of the day I'm just the "guide" (not literally... although I have professionally guided as well), but.... success on the trigger pull is ultimately up to the shooter. It was interesting watching it again as I edited it. There's things you just miss in the heat of the moment. I don't think any of us were realizing how close he was to those does, at least I wasn't when I was filming, and obviously I can't see what he is seeing through the scope. In hindsight, it's definitely something I'm will be a lot more strict about when I take people out in the future.

 

[Frequently Banned Troll]

Wow. This is my favorite hunting video of 2025. Proof that some people should stick to bowling or yardwork.

So many questions..

 

[Frequently Banned Troll]

Also - the guy needs a lot more than a new gun with a $3000 scope.

I’m extra curious about what footage didn’t make the cut.

 

[bigsky2]

This is why people in MT think mule deer are stupid….we’re used to hunting them during the time of year when they will just stand there looking at a doe while a guy empties his rifle shooting at them.