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Who needed a follow up shot this year.
Personally I was 4 for 4 with no follow ups needed. Anywhere from 30 yards is so with the MZ out to about 187 with the 30-06. The other two inside 40 yards.

If you needed a follow up please post the caliber an projectile.

Not an indictment of anyone, just curious.
Not gonna lie, I’ve had a couple of fiascos thru the years . It happens…

Not me, but my hunting buddy missed the same buck on two occasions this season. Got two shots off in both instances. He was disgusted. Checked zero, it was a Mossberg Patriot 30-06, 1.5”-2” groups shooting American Whitetail 180gr. I told him to switch to a different ammo, maybe 150gr. He wouldn’t have it; he was done with the rifle at that point. He pulled the scope off and put it on his other Mossberg Patriot, a 6.5 PRC that shot sub MOA with the factory ammo. I ended up seeing the buck at the end of the season, but I didn’t have a tag. We will put the cameras back up after this rain moves through and hopefully see if he made it.

The wife missed the Big 8 my son killed. She was shooting her Browning A bolt Medallion chambered in .257 Roberts. The shot was 195 to where he was and she didn't realize it was that far along with some buck fever thrown in. Blasted a nice hole in the ground between his feet broadside.

She has decided she will practice some more this year LOL.

A few years ago I took a broadside shot on a freezer doe at about 100 yards. M70 FWT in 6.5cm. At the report of the rifle, the deer froze and stared in my direction the way they do when you totally miss. After 4-5 seconds (seemed like forever) I fired again. DRT. Walk down there and have two entry wounds about two inches apart. Both double lung hits. So a very unnecessary followup but still one of the strangest reactions to a good shot I've ever seen. All I can figure is shock... and that deer are a lot tougher than people think.

I killed 5 this year. ML, 30-06, and 300 Wby. All one shot kills. All of the deer ran off though 50 to 70 yards. They usually just drop when I shoot them with the Weatherby even through the ribs.

I shot a buck twice this year with a 300wm. He was flopping around so I shot him again. I'm shooting till they quit moving.

Had 2 this year. One was a buck my son shot. Shot him at like 275 prolly. Ran about 40 yards, fixing to hop in the heavy stuff on a creek and he shot him again. Don't think a second shot may have been necessary, but who knows. Anchored him there.
Next one was a do I shot at about 450ish the other day. Hit high shoulder and she dropped. Head was still up, played down at 200 and shot her again. Dead on impact. I know 2 sounds like alot of follow ups, but we killed 17 deer this year. The more you hunt, it's gonna happen.

Wait, 18. He shot a buck with his bow Wednesday.

Not I. Shot 2 with 2 iron sighted rifles. One went 10 ft, the other about 100 yds. Both hit well. But it can happen. Heck clean misses can happen, never mind a follow up shot. I've done both at times.

No need for a follow-up…..never fired the first on! ☹️ memtb

Low velocity hit from a Chevy Silverado put him down. Finisher with a claw hammer to seal the deal. 🫤

it has been while but i shot a doe that was 50ish yards and kinda broadside. i messed up the shot, it should have behind the shoulder, 1/3 of the way up. i took out her hind legs with a spine shot. it took me another 7-08 cartridge to put her down. i think it was 20+/- years ago. i always prided myself for a one shot kill, but i messed up. i could tell you that it was the rifle/cartridge fault, but i did it.

Still almost 3 months left but I killed 3 so far this year (444, 30-30, 243) my older son killed 3 (260 Rem), and my younger son killed 2 (444, 30-30). All one shot kills within sane range for the caliber and all with cup & core except my older son's 260, he's using Barnes LRX.

Slid the safety off on six, six shots fired, six at the butcher, no bullet recoveries and none made it further than a 20 yard death dash.

Oh hell....lowered the boom on that one.

I didn't need one but I fired one. I hit a doe that ran about 15 yards and stood there wobbling. I put another round in her neck. The first shot was a clean lung shot and she would have dropped where she stopped but my personal rule is to hit them again if they are still on their feet.

308 Win shooting a handloaded 130 gr Barnes TTSX over Varget powder.

One deer via SML at 225 yards. Dropped right there. My first "nose bleed" as well.

nice!!!!!!!!!

16 deer and 3 coyotes total during this season. Had to make a follow up shot on my muzzleloader buck. He didn’t take a step after the first shot but was still alive when I walked up to him. Shot was a little high.

EdM and 01Foreman400

Both nice Bucks, congrats.