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  1. #161
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    Re: Headshots? Take them or no?

    In my life i have seen more animals with a front leg blown off and hanging limply (assume boiler room shot) than i have animals with lower jaws gone.. just saying
    "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase" - Deep Purple

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    Re: Headshots? Take them or no?

    Quote Originally Posted by GEF View Post
    No Kidding !I thought anti hunters were judgmental .
    If you cant make the shot dont take it be it,head, neck, shoulder, spine, rump.Far be it for anyone to judge someone else's shooting skill level.Where does it stop .Really !
    We don’t need antis...we have each other..

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    Re: Headshots? Take them or no?

    Quote Originally Posted by Wild one View Post
    This thread is such a ethics train wreck
    Agreed!
    This long running thread has done a great job of portraying how hunters maim wildlife.
    Where’s our moderator stand on crap like this.....he’s shut down issues that were a lot less damaging.

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    Re: Headshots? Take them or no?

    Quote Originally Posted by fuzzybiscuit View Post
    We don’t need antis...we have each other..
    If “we” refers to hunters...that’s a limited crowd.
    I’m sure there’s a fair share of antis on this forum.
    Last edited by bearvalley; 10-07-2019 at 08:54 PM.

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    Re: Headshots? Take them or no?

    Quote Originally Posted by rocksteady View Post
    In my life i have seen more animals with a front leg blown off and hanging limply (assume boiler room shot) than i have animals with lower jaws gone.. just saying
    Point taken.
    Any "bad shot" is a "bad shot"!
    Yes, all sorts of injuries from stray bullets for sure.
    Even with a sure shot to the boiler room can go south.

    I think the thing to remember is, a head shot is a small target and a boiler room is a large target.
    Now, if some cant make the boiler room shot work, just imagine a head shot working out for them.

    Anyways, I am out of this thread.
    No point on bashing each other.
    Hopefully it just brought up some pro's/con's to the debate for each individual to think about.

    What we have to remember is that we should always be as ethical as we can.
    A clean kill is always something to strive for and not take lightly.
    I am sure some shoot just to hope to hit the animal and hope it expires at some point.
    Hail Mary shots are a bad idea!

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    Re: Headshots? Take them or no?

    Makes me laugh that some are dead against a head shot while they condone running shots. Then I have to wonder is it the hunter that's running, the animal or both? Running towards each other or away from each other? So many questions and not enough answers. Lol

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    Re: Headshots? Take them or no?

    I've taken 1 head shot. Mulie down!

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    Re: Headshots? Take them or no?

    When I sight in I get groups of about three to four inches and a few inches of variation between groups (small change in cheek position or shoulder or???). This is from controlled conditions on a very solid rest and a pretty good rifle. That means I have a total variation of about five or six inches between shots at 100 yards. Fine for a heart/lung where a kill zone is much bigger. But I honestly think I have a pretty decent chance of a miss on a head shot. The kill zone is pretty small.

    If I had consistent groups of two inches I’d say go for it, but I’m just not there.

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    Re: Headshots? Take them or no?

    Ask Lee Harvey Oswald how it worked for him

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    Re: Headshots? Take them or no?

    i shoot lots of game in the head only had one time it caused me greif..i would say i do 35% head shots no issue.no waste eitheir.

    i would say depends if your locked on or not.a good rest and short range helps in the last 5 years i can think of 8 head shots. all doi.its actually my favorire if i feel up to it..and many many neck shots it moves less than the head.eight where the skull meats the neck.

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