Re: A Bad Shot - Advice
Originally Posted by
sailpunk
I know no one ever likes to discuss when things go wrong because it is a matter of pride and not causing suffering.
Here is the scenario:
I had a nice blacktail lined up at 100m and and when I squeezed the trigger something spooked it and it bounded. I caught it in the spine right where the rib cage meets the spine and it went down hard and began to spaz with its aft section paralyzed. I couldn't get a clean shot with it moving like that.
I made my rifle safe and ran forward to the deer. I jumped across its chest pinning it to the ground and reached for my knife with the intent of slitting its throat but I looked back and saw my knife with my gear 100m away. I thought of shooting it but it was rocky ground and dangerous. I thought of bludgeoning it but that seemed like it might not work and smothering it was impossible. I twisted its neck to the limit of its natural turn and then crushed it with the weight of my upper body. It was dead instantly.
Why I am telling this story is two fold:
- Always have your knife
- How would you suggest handling an unclean kill like this.
I want to learn and be the best hunter I can be and my only other kill was super clean shot so what are the best ways to deal with this type of scenario?
I give you props for bringing up this topic. Sounds like you got it done, although it would have been interesting to be walking through the bush and stumbling onto you with this deer. M.Dean has it right with the approach and shooting angle. Adversity makes us very creative, good on you for making it happen.
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