He was running fast for nearby cover that went on forever. He went 25 yards before dying. I don’t know if he would have gone an inch further or not if I hadn't given him the two follow-up shots I was able to make before he hit the cover, but in the millisecond I had to choose, I decided that I wasn’t going to try to find out. He was a pretty big guy moving pretty fast. He produced 950lbs of meat on the bone. So, you think, even though I can shoot the rifle accurately at the range, I was flinching from anticipated recoil with that big trophy in the crosshairs? I can't recall any recoil, and it certainly wasn't in my mind when squeezing the trigger. I hit him pretty close to where I intended with all three shots, but a 8"-10" further back only because I didn't lead him as much as I should have given how fast he was moving left to right.

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