So I was bored the other day and was looking at the websites of some elk outfitters. I came across one outfitter who was talking about their success rates and said they had 40 clients last year and they wounded 15 elk and "countless misses". Seriously? 15 wounded bulls out of 40? That just seems stupid high to me for wounded animals. I'll be the first to admit I'm not the best shot in the world but seriously, I don't wound 1 in 3 animals I shoot at and would be extremely embarrassed if I was wounding that many animals.
That can't be the norm is it? And I'm not blaming the outfitter but rather the clients. I would assume if you're spending 5-7 grand on an elk hunt that you would practice your shooting at least a little bit. And it wasn't the archers that did the worst. Only 2 wounded animals from archery hunters and 8 from rifle hunters. If hunters across the board are averaging more than a 1 in 3 wounded rate, that is extremely sad and pathetic.
That can't be the norm is it? And I'm not blaming the outfitter but rather the clients. I would assume if you're spending 5-7 grand on an elk hunt that you would practice your shooting at least a little bit. And it wasn't the archers that did the worst. Only 2 wounded animals from archery hunters and 8 from rifle hunters. If hunters across the board are averaging more than a 1 in 3 wounded rate, that is extremely sad and pathetic.