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
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
"Lord knows I'm a Voodoo chile" - SRV (RIP 8-27-90)
"Know your Land, Know your Prey" - Mantracker
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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!
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
I've taken 1 head shot. Mulie down!
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.
Ask Lee Harvey Oswald how it worked for him
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.