Fred liver shot his elephant according to the book I read I believe. An elephant ...... and he missed the lungs.

I just finished a book last night, a guy who's killed a LOT of bucks, Booners, and really knows his hunting. He shoots a Widow ...... and he missed several times, hit one in the ham, took a shot at a frontal neck shot (finally found the deer and killed it) and took several running shots. This guy is well known - very well know - yet the shots he took and his % wasn't great. 1960's through late 1980's was the time frame

So what then ? (A) we've "grown" as sportmans or (B) we've regressed to a world of sportsman who're afraid to simply go out and try and kill game ?

Or is there a (C) ?


Yes, there are lots of pictures in the book. I've watched a few Fred Bear movies and had the same comments - he took shots I wouldn't have, missed etc.