Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting how many guys have decided not to shoot.

I passed up a shot that I never expected I would.

That year my shooting club had set up a target at 450 yds and I practiced until I was confident at hitting it.
As fate would have it that season I had a shot opportunity on a cow at just about that distance.

I had conflicting thoughts. The overriding one being �Don�t do it!� while another voice in my head said �What about all the time you spent practicing that exact shot?�

I tried to get closer but I was too slow and they escaped.

No regrets.
To my way of thinking you never lose by passing on a shot, but if you cripple something then you carry that weight forever.