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What does "Bang Flop" mean to you???
RobinHoodlum:
For me, bang->flop = piled up instantly with the animal not running off at all. Doesn't include cannonballing down on steep slopes due to gravity, which I've had happened on a couple bears. Not quite half of the bears I've harvested have been bang->flop.
While I also don't celebrate or glorify the kill, this is the most satisfactory/humane outcome IMO.
jrebel:
I absolutely glorify a quick ethical kill. Nothing makes me sicker to my stomach than a wounded animal that you don't have 100% confidence your going to retrieve. We have all had those animals that you leave for a couple hours while you hope they expire and can be recovered. Bang flops don't always mean instant death, but it does mean they died quickly.....or could be dispatched quickly with a follow up shot.
The above being said, I think the vast majority of kills are not bang flops / drt / etc. Was more curious to see what others experiences were because so many folk on the internet say most of their shots are bang flops.....and I feel it may be a little exaggerated. I've been hunting since I was 8 and would say less than 50% of my rifle / muzzy kills (excluding archery for obvious reasons) have dropped where they stood......probably closer to 25% or less. Almost all of my recoveries have been under 50 yards and in many cases, you see the animal fall before leaving your sight. Some of this has to do with my hunting areas being more open, I'm sure the west side jungle is much different.
It has seemed to be completely random with which animals flop and which runs make a mad dash..... I've used large caliber, small caliber, mono, cup and core, etc, etc, etc, and there is no rhyme or reason. I don't like to waste meat so I almost always look for a good double lung shot that doesn't involve the shoulders. I have found that Monolithic bullets have less meat damage when involving large muscle groups.
Anyhow.....I'm just rambling now!! :chuckle: :chuckle:
baldopepper:
Ok, I'll say what I'm sure others are thinking. This is not a question you'd ask your wife or most other ladies. LOL
hunter399:
--- Quote from: jrebel on December 08, 2024, 09:30:27 AM ---I absolutely glorify a quick ethical kill. Nothing makes me sicker to my stomach than a wounded animal that you don't have 100% confidence your going to retrieve. We have all had those animals that you leave for a couple hours while you hope they expire and can be recovered. Bang flops don't always mean instant death, but it does mean they died quickly.....or could be dispatched quickly with a follow up shot.
The above being said, I think the vast majority of kills are not bang flops / drt / etc. Was more curious to see what others experiences were because so many folk on the internet say most of their shots are bang flops.....and I feel it may be a little exaggerated. I've been hunting since I was 8 and would say less than 50% of my rifle / muzzy kills (excluding archery for obvious reasons) have dropped where they stood......probably closer to 25% or less. Almost all of my recoveries have been under 50 yards and in many cases, you see the animal fall before leaving your sight. Some of this has to do with my hunting areas being more open, I'm sure the west side jungle is much different.
It has seemed to be completely random with which animals flop and which runs make a mad dash..... I've used large caliber, small caliber, mono, cup and core, etc, etc, etc, and there is no rhyme or reason. I don't like to waste meat so I almost always look for a good double lung shot that doesn't involve the shoulders. I have found that Monolithic bullets have less meat damage when involving large muscle groups.
Anyhow.....I'm just rambling now!! :chuckle: :chuckle:
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I just shoot .....lol
Bang flop.....or looking for blood and grid searches.
Just part of the process.👍
dilleytech:
To me bang flop means I Missed, made a bad shot, but got lucky and hit the spine.
The wife and I have shot 20 bears. About half of those were heart shots. Not one heart shot bear went bang flop. They all ran off at least 30-80 yards. My wife has shot a couple high though that went through the top of the lungs and ruptured the spinal cord and they dropped. I have personally never had any animal go bang flop from a vital hit. But I don’t aim for shoulder meat.
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