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At risk of wearing thin the queries, here's another… What percentage of shots do you estimate you've taken at moving (big game) animals? a. - 0% ; never b. - 0<25% c. - 25<50% d. - 50<75% (Moving can be anything from a very casual walk to a head-down, full on dash.) Feel free to anecdote-ize as much as you wish.
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C- But only one full out run. I walked up on a bedded Bull and he came up at full speed. It was the worst shot of my life. Got a kill but it required a lot of tracking
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One's memory of the moment of the shot can be deceptive; long skid marks in the snow where they fell tell a real story however! (I have no idea what I'm saying. Really! ………….okay, whatever. )
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When guideing most of the back-up shots on bear and moose are at moving game. In my personal hunting almost never on running game,maybe a couple times om blacktails.
I tend to use more than enough gun
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Somewhere between (b) and (c) but not 50%. As necessity and circumstances dictate.
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One deer and lots of Feral Hogs.
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Out of all the deer over almost 60 years? Guessing maybe closer to half. Grew up in a deer drive family, and most of the early ones had it in gear, usually high gear. The ones killed in the drive before they made it out to standers were moving slower.
Now, it's probably less than 1/3. Only a couple in the last ten years moving fast.
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b. - 0<25%
I try to wait until they stop, even if it's just for a second...but things ain't always what I want and sometimes they aren't even close to what I want.
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killed a whitetail at 38 yds with my crossbow past season walking . i knew the yardage and let him walk right in .grunted 10 times at least,he was on a mission and wouldn't stop. 2 weeks later had a 7pt run by my stand .shot him at full run with my muzzleloader.
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I am like Miles, grew up driving deer and tracking in the snow. In those days( 30 or more years ago) maybe half or more were moving, some on full afterburn.
Hunting styles have changed and very few are moving at much over a very slow walk.
so these days I would say the answer is B
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In the last 8 years I have shot 8 bucks(deer).
4 were stationary(150-200 yards).
1 was walking(420 yards).
2 were half throttle(180-200 yards).
1 was 3/4 throttle(350 yards).
Guess that'd be about 50% for the last decade.
Lucked out and even hit a couple coyotes that were running, missed a few more though.
Shot a few dozen roosters and sharptails in the same time frame and I think that helps a little.
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B, and I've only shot 1 running animal in over 50 years of hunting. That one was an elk when I was only 15 and using a Win 32 Special. It was a stupid shot and by pure dumb luck I hit it just behind the eye.
Walking shots? I've killed a lot of animals doing that. You don't have to lead them.
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b. Definitely less than 25%, but there have been a few.
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Walking shots? I've killed a lot of animals doing that. You don't have to lead them.
At +400 yards you do, ask me how I know...
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Some of the shots I get are on fast moving animals. We ran a running deer match at our club shooting at a deer target moved by motor on pipes. It was fun and you get better. When a deer is running shout "MAW" and they will stop or at least slow. A buck and doe took off in the forest downhill moving fast. I shouted maw and the buck stopped, turned and started walking back uphill!. An easy shot!
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b. would sum it up for me.
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