Its not the cartridge, its the shooter - Page 4

Adventures · 09-25-2006, 01:06 AM

The funny thing is that they are both saying the same thing but feel the need to take shots. If you can hit the vitals on your animal with as much consistancy as possible then we as hunters are doing our job. If you cannot then you need to practice at the range (not on game, although they tend to be alot differnt due to what's commonly known as "Buck fever").
I don't neccesarily agree that you must be able to hit the heart, just the vitals. If you were perfect and could shoot the heart and both lungs with every shot (!!!! near impossible) That would be great, but in the real world the kill zone includes the lungs and the heart not neccesarily both or just the heart.
When you look at 3D targets the kill zone is not just the heart. In fact i would go so far as to say that I have taken many large game animals and have only hit one in the heart. A small whitetail buck that ran at least 80 yards and took a second shot by my brother which finished him. the others for the most part have fallen all within 10 yards of the shot. only once have I taken a second shot and that wass on a black bear who laid down on the beach and then proceeded to get up and go about 5 yards towards the timber and I didn't want to track it. Both shots were kill shots.
By the way the average amount of shots to take down a grizzly is 3.something shots (average, think about that)
As long as a hunter can take game with efficiency through the "kill zone" I see no reason to beat anyone up o matter if it's thier first hunt or thier 500th.
Justin

09-25-2006, 01:06 AM	#61
Adventures Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wasilla, AK Posts: 21 Trader Rating: (0)	The funny thing The funny thing is that they are both saying the same thing but feel the need to take shots. If you can hit the vitals on your animal with as much consistancy as possible then we as hunters are doing our job. If you cannot then you need to practice at the range (not on game, although they tend to be alot differnt due to what's commonly known as "Buck fever"). I don't neccesarily agree that you must be able to hit the heart, just the vitals. If you were perfect and could shoot the heart and both lungs with every shot (!!!! near impossible) That would be great, but in the real world the kill zone includes the lungs and the heart not neccesarily both or just the heart. When you look at 3D targets the kill zone is not just the heart. In fact i would go so far as to say that I have taken many large game animals and have only hit one in the heart. A small whitetail buck that ran at least 80 yards and took a second shot by my brother which finished him. the others for the most part have fallen all within 10 yards of the shot. only once have I taken a second shot and that wass on a black bear who laid down on the beach and then proceeded to get up and go about 5 yards towards the timber and I didn't want to track it. Both shots were kill shots. By the way the average amount of shots to take down a grizzly is 3.something shots (average, think about that) As long as a hunter can take game with efficiency through the "kill zone" I see no reason to beat anyone up o matter if it's thier first hunt or thier 500th. Justin