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Old 09-24-2012, 06:45 PM
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I voted no but now I need to qualify why it is ok sometimes. A buddy of mine took a shot yesterday and his bottom limb hit something and threw off his aim. He spined the deer. He knew he needed to put another arrow into her but as he was nocking the arrow the deer got up and started running. He didnt even have time to aim properly but he sent another arrow at her while she was running. I say it was luck, but he's got some really good shooting instincts. He basically cut her heart in half. This guy is a natural shooter though, he expressed interest in trap shooting this summer but never fired a shotgun before in his life. I took him to the range and let him borrow my gun. I don't think he missed a single clay. I was amazed. I haven't seen him do that well since, but that first time out was pretty wild.
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