Not enough info. Is his wife hot, and was she wearing a thong when the shot was made?
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Things I've Learned: (1) It's not possible to please everyone, but quite easy to piss everyone off. (2) If you love animals as I do, then you're not a vegetarian. (3) There's no need to act stupid, even if you're very good at it. (4) If you eat right and exercise, don't smoke or drink, you're going to die anyway.
As they say " even a blind squirrel, gets a nut" At that distance it is possible that a hail mary paid off but, that is exactly what it would be. Your front sight would be as large as the animal, and would be pure luck, IMO
Not a shot, i would ever take. without optics, it would be unethical.
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If I wanted to brag about how close, I got. I would use a bow.
Personally I know of someone that swear they made such a shot. Now I was not there to witness it. He did have a deer. And he is by all standards an excellent shot. Whether his wife was wearing a thong I can not say.
But to answer your question there really is not enough information. What kind of rifle? Is this person a BS'er? Is he a good shot? Or is he usually pretty lucky? But to make it interesting.. I will GUESS... fact.
What is the most wild shot you ever made on a game animal with any kind of weapon?
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Exactly, not enough Info, what was the Gun, a Rifle or a MLer? Anthings Possible and everyone gets LUCKY every now and then.
Now if you post a pic of a Deer that you say weighs way more than the deer in the pic looks like it should weigh then we at least have somethign to comment on.
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