thanks

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: pwillie

Dee Dawg,when you shot the first animal in Africa,you stated that it took 3 shots,and all the others were one shot and a kill. My question is: What do you think caused this,and what caliber gun? Did you not state the other one shot animals were shot with a 300 mag? Thanks, P.W.</end quote></div>


For the first shot I used my American instincts and shot too far back behind the shoulder; with African animals you have to hit right on the shoulder because that is where the vitals are. I chased him on foot up and down hills for about two hours. The second shot I had to shoot over the back of some cattle, and only had a neck shot. Chased him another 45 minutes before I got a third shot. I hit him in the shoulder, and he went about 100 yards and went down.

 

Dee, I used to shoot Whitetails behind the shoulder,and a Federal Game Warden friend told me to start shooting them in the base of the neck.Ever since I started doing that,they usually drop with one shot.

 

I prefer the neck shot on Moose and deer if it will give me one. A head shot if not as I am not a trophy hunter and hunt for meat.

But I shoot a shoulder on a bear. That way if I have to go after it in the brush it can't move as fast. (and your hunting partner won't get himself a new one ripped going after the bear)

Swampy

 

The pros over there said to shoot them right on the shoulder. It worked 12 times in a row for me, so I'm pretty convinced that is where to hit them. I've hit deer in the neck and put them down where they stood, so I know that works, too. The only "however" to that is that in my opinion (for whatever that is worth) the shoulder shot is a larger area, and so is easier to hit.

QUOTE FOR TODAY:

"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." -George Orwell

 

Neighbor shot this whitetail this year with a muzzle loader. Green score 198. Not bad for Minnesota.

 

Bad hunting season ...It was hot most of the year and only got to go out for Youth Hunting Season (I know its small but I wanted some back straps)


My dad got a nice buck


Buddies Deer

 

Wow that spike has a long nose!

 

I just noticed that mabey it was the angel that the pic was taken

 

I agree it was a bad hunting season - with the fires out here the area I hunt was closed for over half the season, and of course there was no thought of extending it. I thought they should as the available forage was vastly reduced, but the deer had not been thinned nearly enough.