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"In it's tracks......." #11675758 12/21/16 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 7,478 Canton GA badger OP Campfire Tracker OP badger Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 7,478 Canton GA I see this expression used all too often, and wonder if the people using it realize how odd it sounds. Who the hell's tracks is it supposed to drop in anyway? To anger a conservative, lie to him. To annoy a liberal, tell him the truth. Promoted to Turdlike status 03/17/12

Re: "In it's tracks......." badger #11675771 12/21/16 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,219 WV E EZEARL Campfire Tracker EZEARL Campfire Tracker E Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,219 WV Depends on your definition of "it's".

Re: "In it's tracks......." badger #11675783 12/21/16 Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 623 Gone D Deflagrate Campfire Regular Deflagrate Campfire Regular D Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 623 Gone All aboard!

Re: "In it's tracks......." badger #11676032 12/21/16 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,845 Big Sky Country TheBigSky Campfire Outfitter TheBigSky Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,845 Big Sky Country Um, if I'm not mistaken, the phrase is not used to differentiate between who's/what's tracks in which it dropped; rather, it is used to express, how far it traveled/failed to travel. _________________________________________________________________________ “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

Re: "In it's tracks......." badger #11676191 12/21/16 Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 315 SW Montana J JayJunem Campfire Member JayJunem Campfire Member J Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 315 SW Montana Is this real life? --David after Dentist

Re: "In it's tracks......." badger #11676241 12/21/16 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,454 State of Jefferson T T_O_M Campfire Outfitter T_O_M Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,454 State of Jefferson Somebody must be bored. Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip. Here be dragons ...

Re: "In it's tracks......." TheBigSky #11676253 12/21/16 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky I'm with JB on this one...whether they drop to the shot, or run five miles then die, they still die 'in their tracks'..... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: "In it's tracks......." T_O_M #11676264 12/21/16 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 7,478 Canton GA badger OP Campfire Tracker OP badger Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 7,478 Canton GA Originally Posted by T_O_M Somebody must be bored. That would be me.......... To anger a conservative, lie to him. To annoy a liberal, tell him the truth. Promoted to Turdlike status 03/17/12

Re: "In it's tracks......." ingwe #11676268 12/21/16 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 Originally Posted by ingwe I'm with JB on this one...whether they drop to the shot, or run five miles then die, they still die 'in their tracks'..... This is kind of like "front shoulders".... The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: "In it's tracks......." badger #11676274 12/21/16 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,264 Maryville TN K kevinJ Campfire Regular kevinJ Campfire Regular K Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,264 Maryville TN Exactly. No such thing as front shoulders. Yet we say it all the time.

Re: "In it's tracks......." BobinNH #11676275 12/21/16 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas Originally Posted by ingwe I'm with JB on this one...whether they drop to the shot, or run five miles then die, they still die 'in their tracks'..... Well, I've never seen any DEAD animal laying IN it's tracks. Originally Posted by BobinNH This is kind of like "front shoulders".... How about Rear Shoulder? Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: "In it's tracks......." jwall #11676278 12/21/16 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 That's why.... The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: "In it's tracks......." badger #11676844 12/21/16 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097 Starman Campfire Outfitter Starman Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097 'Dead in its tracks' is used and understood in the same context as DRT. -Bulletproof and Waterproof don't mean Idiotproof.

Re: "In it's tracks......." BobinNH #11676868 12/21/16 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,026 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,026 Battle Born Originally Posted by BobinNH Originally Posted by ingwe I'm with JB on this one...whether they drop to the shot, or run five miles then die, they still die 'in their tracks'..... This is kind of like "front shoulders".... Better than hitting them in the rear shoulders isn't it? Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: "In it's tracks......." badger #11677296 12/21/16 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 567 9 9point3 Campfire Regular 9point3 Campfire Regular 9 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 567 Or when a guy refers to the differential under the forward end of his 4x4 as the "front rear end"

Re: "In it's tracks......." 9point3 #11677303 12/21/16 Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas milespatton Campfire Ranger milespatton Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas I might as well say it, because somebody will. Hot water heater. miles Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.

Re: "In it's tracks......." milespatton #11677322 12/21/16 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas Originally Posted by milespatton I might as well say it, because somebody will. Hot water heater. miles Absolutely ! If I'd thot about I would have said it. For the 'unwashed'.... pun there is NO SUCH thing as Hot water heater!! Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: "In it's tracks......." BobinNH #11677328 12/21/16 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,024 Colorado Originally Posted by BobinNH Originally Posted by ingwe I'm with JB on this one...whether they drop to the shot, or run five miles then die, they still die 'in their tracks'..... This is kind of like "front shoulders".... I like to drop 'em in their tracks by hitting 'em in the front shoulders. I use a premium pill in my .338 Winchester, it hits like the Hammer of Thor. DRT, with two holes for a good blood trail. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: "In it's tracks......." smokepole #11677358 12/21/16 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas Goodun Smokey jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: "In it's tracks......." smokepole #11677530 12/21/16 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,267 Brad Campfire 'Bwana Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,267 Originally Posted by smokepole I like to drop 'em in their tracks by hitting 'em in the front shoulders. I use a premium pill in my .338 Winchester 7em-em, it hits like the Hammer of Thor. DRT, with two holes for a good blood trail. Though I did my best, it's hard to improve on what you wrote Smoke! I think that could be a thread all by itself... although, it's really just like reading a Clay Harvey article. “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery