12ga3” OO buck test group

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Snowwalker

That would mean that they passed up a broadside shot to the heart and lungs or an anchoring shot to the spine

---

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Snowwalker

. Seems you have surrounded yourself with idiots with little or no marksmanship skills. There is a kill zone on the side of a moose's head equal to a butter Squash, while the kill zone for a heart and lung shot is a good sized watermelon. From the front or rear the kill zone for a head shot is only as big as a base ball( not a soft ball, a base ball).

But maybe you are going to tell us it was because they were using buckshot and not the magical slug?

---

Did the thought ever occur to you that the heart/lung area , and the spine was obscured by brush, making it a doubtful shot?:rolleye:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jaycee

Did the thought ever occur to you that the heart/lung area , and the spine was obscured by brush, making it a doubtful shot?:rolleye:

---

Then why shoot at the head and blow off the jaw?

Wait for the animal to offer a proper shot or do not shoot.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Fox

Then why shoot at the head and blow off the jaw?

Wait for the animal to offer a proper shot or do not shoot.

---

Hind sight is always the greatest !

Buck Fever,nervous,jittery or hurried the shot, bullet deflected by branch, we were not there , we will never know!

Or at the moment the trigger was squeezed even though it was a perfect sight picture, the moose moved it,s head resulting in a wounded moose, the shot could have been a long shot , giving time between trigger pull and bullet arriving, for the head to move.

We don't know the circumstances.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jaycee

Buck Fever,nervous,jittery or hurried the shot, bullet deflected by branch, we weren,t there , we will never know!

---

I'm not even sure. Dont know these guys. I do know the shooter left camp the following day. A couple of others guys were pissed when telling us the story. All in all a horrible situation. Like fox said. Best to wait for a proper shot.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by kk1

I'm not even sure. Dont know these guys. I do know the shooter left camp the following day. A couple of others guys were pissed when telling us the story. All in all a horrible situation. Like fox said. Best to wait for a proper shot.

---

As I said. we were not there and will never know what happened.

Criticizing is very easy from behind a computer keyboard.

What is the best shot? it can be different in many situations.

Unfortunately zhiit happens , ie; how many moose were misidentified and shot, I am not condoning any of this behavior, but it does happen and will carry on when we are all gone, because there are too many [hunters they call themselves] out there that are to eager to kill, "the brown is down attitude ".
They have that one week or two only, when they are able to get out and must kill something or they do not consider it being a good hunt.
They are not satisfied with the hunting experience, [outdoors and nature], to them they must kill something to satisfy themselves, [ego] even though they make mistakes by not intentionally identifying their target animal, or in taking the proper/best killing shot.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by kk1

I'm not even sure. Dont know these guys. I do know the shooter left camp the following day. A couple of others guys were pissed when telling us the story. All in all a horrible situation. Like fox said. Best to wait for a proper shot.

---

I had a camp boss give me crap for not shooting at a huge buck at 74 yards at 16 years of age with massive buck fever, the only thing I could see what half the head and the antlers, maybe he was pressured into it but it was still not the right shot.

I saw a deer gut shot running, then the guy shot 4 more times and blew off all the legs, then another guy went up to where he was and tried to shoot it in the head, blew off the jaw, then he shot again and took out the neck.

That deer was a yearling, guts, all 4 legs, jaw and neck were all shot, not a vital hit until the neck about 15min after the first shot, most disgusting thing I have ever seen, not one of those "things happen" situations, just poor choices with no care for the animal it seemed.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by kk1

Seriously? From the one who argues a high shoulder shot wont put a whitetail down everytime?

---

You got the wrong guy with the high shoulder shot.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Fox

Then why shoot at the head and blow off the jaw?

Wait for the animal to offer a proper shot or do not shoot.

---

X2......

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jaycee

Why are you trying to antagonize people ? I thought that subject was finished on another thread.

---

This is the buckshot thread.....slug/buckshot in this thread..

We're just drifting along with everyone else..

Every gun is different, how many brands did you try? Just like you would in a rifle.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by glen

Shot at 40y did t hit piece of paper. Moved in to 30y put three pellets on paper. Rem 870 20” smoothbore rifle sights. 12ga 3” OO buck.
That ain’t gunna get it done. Any thoughts please.

---