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.

 

[land7601]

That was hard to watch

 

[madtom]

The only thing more depressing than that video is realizing that similar situations undoubtedly play out hundreds of times each fall and the shooters don’t see an issue with it. The animals deserve much better.

 

[Jbotto]

If you really wanted to make it educational, I’d link a follow-up video inside this video, in the title, and in the comment section. Do a follow-up discussion and maybe even a play-by-play. Without that, it’s just a video showing bad hunting behavior and bad ethics.

 

[mtmuley]

I would take it down again. mtmuley