arcticap

A good friend told me how he lent his new Omega to a relative to hunt with today,the dayafter we had a significant snowstorm.The relativereported that there were 5 deer passing through, all does, so he decided to shoot the largest at fairly close range. The240 grain saboted bullet passed through not just one deer, but through 2 deer to kill the third. He said thedowned deerlooked like 3fullgenerations of a family of doesthat were herding together, grandmom,daughter and grandaughter.
I've heard of 2 deer being shotwith one bullet before, but not3.
My friend alsosaid thatthe Omega was only loaded withtwo 777 pellets thattotaled~85 grains.

gleason.chapman

Now what bullet was he shooting. If I were a guessing man, I would guess a SW. Chap Gleason

wabi

That's keeping the cost per deer down!
Luck he killed all three and didn't just wound a couple!

cayugad

Mistakes happen. The person did not look behind his target at the back ground. He needed to take into consideration the effect if indeed the bullet would have passed through the deer he was shooting at. I made the same mistake myself once. I never saw the second deer. If I had, I would not have shot when I did. While some people thought it was pretty cool killing two deer with one shot, I never really took pride in the accomplishment, but have mentioned it to hopefully inform others that these rifles do have the power to do some massive carnage out there. We really need to be aware of what is behind what we shoot.

I am glad all three deer were killed by the single bullet. I hope he had the tags to cover the mistake...

Also I am not trying to criticize this person for his incident. Far be it from me to cry wolf when I have done the same thing. All I am saying is if this was his intention, shame on him. If it was an accident, he needs to be a little more careful in the future and not shoot into a group. He also needs to realize that muzzleloaders are powerful rifles and bullets will pass through with still lots of killing power to them.

I have never heard of three with one shot either.

RugerMike

Cayugad you are a gentelman and a scholer. I will not be as nice on this one! This was Notwell thought out by no means?? NO! what that is is a shooter(not a Hunter) Why would anyone shoot with 2 other deer behind the deer he or she was aiming at??? I'm sorry but the guy or gal was out of line to even pull the trigger. This is why the PETA is on our A** all the time I personally DO NOT agree with them on this one. Plain STU*** , period!!!

lemoyne

I guess I would like to believe if I can not say something good when it relates to a person instead of a thing that I will say Nothing.
"NOTHING"
Lee

Carpmaster

I would be WAY too worried about losing the other deer to do such a thing. It is fairly amazing but still not too cool. Shots that place other deer or anything that is undesireable behind intended target should ALWAYS be passed on...

jaybe

Well, I'll say something.
Anyone who has hunted very long knows that in the woods it's not always easy to see as well as in a Walmart parking lot. Deer are so well camoflaged that they often just "appear" in front of us without our even seeing where they came from. I can see how this could happen without the hunter knowing that another deer (or two) had moved up behind the one he's aiming at. The very fact that they were behind it implies that they were blocked from view, doesn't it? It's one thing to "know the background" - ie - no buildings, roads, etc. behind the target. It's a completely different thing to be able to see through the animal to know exactly what is or isn't behind it.
To call someone who had this happen to him "stupid" is uncalled for, and very poor sportsmanship.

frontier gander

He had 3 deer tags right?

HEAD0001

Man I thought I was cheap!!! Tom.