ORIGINAL: ShatoDavis
I'm a if they're moving I'm shooting guy. Now I don't run down your opinion or your ability at all. But, I would wager a significant amount on my shooting abilities against yours.I spend significant time at the range shooting a variety of weapons and trying my best to be proficient with them all. But that is not the point.I think that it is closed minded to claim that someone who takesa follow up shot is "shooting up the woods, making it dangerous for everyone"
For me I go with the theory that if one is good then two is twice as nice. If I can get a decent follow up shot then I'm taking it. I've been witness tofar too many one shot tracking jobs. The whole time the shooter claiming: "the shotwasperfect." "I watched him go over this rise." "he couldn't have gone more than a hundred yards." A mile later he's not as certain.
I've also made what I thought was a perfect shot, and taken a follow up shot regardless. When I recovered the animal I was shocked to find that neither of the shots where in the "ideal" location. I'm just pointing out that anything is possible. If you can take a follow up shot, even if you are certain of the first.....take it. Its the ethical thing to do in my opinion
And you'd be right! I am
NOT talking about a person who takes a followup shot or two, even, but
the guy who empties his magazine, even after it has become obvious that a target is far beyond the possibility of being hit! Believe me, there are such people!
Now, due to myaging eyes and muscles that can no longer hold a rifle steady in the offhand position without some kind of a rest, it would be dumb of me to claim that I can shoot as well as you can! However, in the years since 1952 when I began huinting, I can recall having to shoot at a game animal more than once on only three occasions, and one of these was a caribou at right around 425 yards. It took
two shots from my .308 Norma to put him down. And he still adorns my wall today.