I had a Buck coming this morning down a dry creek bed, he stops about 50 yards out and stares at what I think is the cloth marker on my tree stand blowing in the wind or maybe me. After staring for 5 min. and stomping his foot twice he turns sideways like he doesn't like this picture and is thinking about leaving. So knowing it is now or never I put him in my open sights and send one his way.
He goes down right away and tries to get up but his back half will not work so down he goes again. I know the rule about waiting 30min. to a hour but this guy is laying right there, I can see that his body has not moved for 10 min.
So I climb down and get within 20 yards and I see his head and he is looking looking around. After I cuss myself for not being patient I try to put one in his head to finish him off, since he is laying down in the river bed and I am elevated and I do not compinsate, my shot right goes right over his head.
Now my boy gets up with blood coming out of his nose and starts slowly towards me, so I chamber my last shell now he is 10 yards away and click the bullet is a dud. I do have 1 more round in one of my 6 pockets but I can not find it and Bucky is 15 feet away and still coming. Backing away with my hand in my pocket I find the shell, by this time Bucky is walking the other way on top of the ridge, I get a angle on him and put one in his head. he hits the ground. you can let me have it guys and gals.... Lesson learned the hard way (Wait the freakin hour)