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Great detective work Tanner. How the heck did you find that?

Take the elk out of the equation and that is still a very tough shot. Being a mere one click off at that range and you will miss by 2.36". Now factor in breathing, wind, and hunting conditions...you are pulling a head shot out of your ass.

I still think he aimed for the chest and missed.

Tanner, that yellow steel hanging at Wolcott is a pain in the ass, and it is only 650yds if you shoot from near the gate. There is always wind there too. I have not hiked out to measure it, but I believe it is only 6-8" across based on my reticle. Do you know how big it is by chance? I am not 100% on that thing yet and it is only 650.

Yes. I saw nothing to indicate precisely where one was aiming. Proably even been done with open sights at some time or another.

This. +1000

I disagree. You have to actually kill something to be charged with wanton waste.

Not true.... Wanton waste can include "wounding". And the actions may also fall under the category of "wanton destruction".

Bob, are you telling me its against the law to wound an animal? If it gets
gets away, how are you wasting it?

You might want to look this one up.

PS, it was a joke.

PSS, after thinking about it, there are no laws against taking a low percentage shot, which is as it should be. It's too subjective. You can't legislate ethics.

And it would be the ultimate slippery slope.

smokepole: I did look it up.

Under the definitions I saw,wanton waste includes both "killing" and "wounding".

Whether this falls into either category depends on all the facts. That's what courts are for.

So, you believe there should be a law against taking low percentage, ill-advised, or risky shots?

That's the real question.

I don't shoot at animals 900yds away, but I don't care if some people choose to do so.

The problem I have with the OP is he made a video in an attempt to suck his own dick. I don't believe for a second he was aiming for that cow's head.

I'm also not saying people can't hit a target that size at 900yds. I'm saying the OP didn't intend to hit that part of the animal when the video was shot.

He can claim he did, but the stench of douche-bag is way too strong in that video.



Travis

scratch-n-sniff video.

damn.

Laffin'....I don't think anything....not for me to decide.I'm not a court of law.

Too lengthy a philosophical/legal conversation.

All I am saying is that the definition of wanton wasting includes both killing and wounding.

Sure it's a slippery slope.Cases involving statutory interpretation in light of conduct is always a slippery slope.It depends on the facts in any given circumstance.

But I think (just my own view) that there is a recognition in the law that game animals are not there simply to serve as our targets of opportunity. We have SOME responsibilities when we pick up a rifle.

BS Bob, you said the guy should be charged with a game law violation. Richard Sherman can't even backpedal that fast.

"Bring ya knife"

LMFFAO, what a fugtard...

CR

I would think this would depend on how, and how hard a person tried to recover the wounded animal. miles

miles that is indeed a factor.

As a hypothetical,how about a situation where the animal is wounded, but recovery is impossible or highly unlikely?

Would that be wanton wasting?

I am not expecting a response from you. I am simply playing "bar exam" Q&A here.

For any interested, here's a thread on Snipers Hide where CBM posted the same video. Be aware the thread is about headshots and is NSFW...

LINKY....

CR

I believe in doing everything possible to recover an animal, but then there is a time that you have to say that it is gone. Most likely if you tried hard and could not recover the animal, it will survive. miles

The guy is more coordinated than Marty Feldman..

"With one eye I looked about the ground beneath me, knowing I would need a spot to shoot from, and now! My other eye stayed fixed upon my target, my mind still evaluating my firing solution."

how about jack?