gixer1 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I know this happens to everyone now and again if you are regularly stalking or carrying out deer management but here's the story, I went out stalking tonight and came across a group of 7 roe, 2 bucks and the rest doe's, i got within 50 yards and leaned on a wall to take a shot at one of the bucks, pulled the trigger and must've pulled the shot, I felt awful immediatly, the buck was hit low infront of his back legs and he turned to face away and stood there for a minute then fell to the ground lying but was just over a bump in the field so i could just see his head and curve of his back, I decided since he was lying still i'd give it a little while but he kept his head up and i didn't want to see him suffer so i got my friend who was with me to walk further down the wall and make a noise and the buck tried to stand so i shot him again in the right place and he fell over on his side. Needless to say the gralloch was a messy business and extremely unpleasent but i guess that's the just deserved for the bad shot i took This is the worst feeling in the world when this happens and i felt so sorry for the buck but i guess bad shots happen now and again. well thats it, just thought i'd get it off my chest. Gixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 This is the worst feeling in the world when this happens and i felt so sorry for the buck but i guess bad shots happen now and again. well thats it, just thought i'd get it off my chest. Gixer. you must be feeling guilty for making the post however nobody is a perfect shot everytime and these things happen, seems to me you followed up quickly and efficiently so dont let it put you off in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Thanks Harv.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 As has been said, you carried out a humane despatch as quickly as reasonable, which is all you can do. Strangely, its my experience that the size of the guilt is equal to the size of the quarry. If that had been a rabbit, the guilt would have been smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 (edited) It's difficult to response to such an honest post. You did a great job following up and all credit to you. Shooting is an inexact pastime and errors occur. Move on, we all learn the hard way at times. Edited October 1, 2008 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopy bunny blaster Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 on one of my first ventures out centrefire shooting with a friend of my dads i pulled a shot on a fox at 150 yards and hit it too low and too far forward on the shoulder, after that he took control of the gun and made a cracking running shot bringing it down stone dead, been out twice since that and i havent made the same mistake twice at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Same here, my first deer ever was a handy 80 yard shot. My brother gave me the rifle and said "You take this one" I was shaking like a leaf and pulled the shot badly. Snatched at the trigger and pulled the rifle to the right when firing. Hit a doe too far back. Was nearly in tears with guilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traztaz Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 It happens....................that said we have to do all we can to ensure the same mistake is not made over and over, you probably leaned on the corner of the wall for support thus enabling your body to rotate about the point on which you were leaning , mistake, lesson learned, its a learning curve, unfortunate for the beast in question but if you learned from it the fortunate for the beasts in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 If he'd been left to die of 'natural' causes there's a good change it would have been much longer/more painful. Nial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I had to shoot a deer 3 times to take it down. I felt well guilty. Glad it was Deerhunter 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Good to hear a good honest report of when things don't go quite right. It happens to all of us, don't regret it, just learn from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 You dispatched the beast as soon as you could ! Now take that guilt and multiply it by ten !!! Thats how bad you will feel if you ever have the missfortune to hit a beast and then loose it !!! Always reload as soon as possible ,and be ready for the unexpected . NO-ONE ! !!! Gets it right all the time . Its called experience !! Good luck for your Doe season . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 (edited) Gixer 1 , A gut shot deer will die fairly quickly if fallen down after the shot . When theyhave the strenght and the mobility to run on then you need to get after them straight away for the second shot as they will proberbly be in a lot of pain . In my experiance gut shot deer that are down dont last very long and i dont think are in to much pain ,as their system are under extreme shock and they are pumping andrenalin . You did your best for the beast and thats all you can do . Dont let it worry you as i can assure you that it happens to us all . Incidently i still suffer from buck fever at times . Harnser . . Edited October 4, 2008 by Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Id like to say no one is perfect if they are there is something wrong with them. I bet most if not all people who go deer stalking and that has had a bad shot in the past. Get over it you learnt from experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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