how many shots

[belkaholic]

this is my first year with a rifle. this mornong i saw a hunter at barely leagel light empty 2, 4 round clips, then three more shots, then 3minutes later 2 more shots then one more. thats 14 shots from one hunter. i know as a bowhunter that if i emptyed my qwiver on a animal that i would be heading back to camp and check my stuff. is it normal to just keep shooting till its down or out of bullets? i past on a heavy 3 point last weekend because it was trotting strait away at 100 yards and didnt stop till it was 450yards away. i can shoot that far but didnt want to chance wounding it. i use a 30-06 with a hornady 150 balistic tip. i know it would go down IF I HIT IT. what are your guys thoughts. it seems like most of the guys on here are smart hunters. i lack a little rifle expiearence. thanks guys.

[bighorns2bushytails]

i agree with you, though this year i did shoot farther then i ever have in the past and it ended up being quite the adventure. 

--bh2bt

[Huntboy]

Maybe he finally figured out the stump was dead.

[Curly]

I usually only carry 7 cartridges with me.  I can't imagine taking 14 shots...........

[GUHunter]

I think many rifle hunters have either heard or visually witnessed this kind of ridiculous behavior. I personally have only killed one deer, but have also only ever fired one shot at a deer. I have put hundreds of rounds through my hunting rifle because I will not shoot at game if I am not very confident that I can make a fatal shot with the first shot. Things do happen, but if I'm not confident in that first shot, I'll get closer, or pass. My  

[coop2424]

I agree I know some people that carry 15 shells which it think is crazy. I only carry 6 with me and at times I think that is to many since I do not plan on taking a shot that I do not think I can make. Some people just need to practice more instead of picking the gun up a week before the season.

[Stickerbush]

you should only need one bullet right? why would you bring any more than that

[belkaholic]

thanks guys, i have a clip with 4 and 4 more on my belt. and thats when i walk in for a all day hunt.

[C-Money]

There are people like that just about every where you go. I have heard some tremendous vollies of ammo even back in Pennsylvania modern deer season. Its everywhere!

[Pathfinder101]

Yeah, opening day is a friggin' circus!  I saw a guy unload 3 rounds on a herd of muleys with a buck in it.  I told PathfinderJR to get ready, they were going to run right past us, he got set up, and when they trotted over the hill, the only thing we saw was a slick 2x2.  I thought "Well, maybe they hit a deer that we didn't see go down." So, I took a peek over the hill at them.  They were standing there looking over at us.  They had been shooting at the 2x2.  Good thing they didn't hit it. 
Idiots.

[mulehunter]

Possible It Could be anybody shooting Lots Rounds somewhere..... Dont be Upset....  It could be a Coyote, or Wolves   Its CALLED HUNTING SEASON!   


Mulehunter 

[HenrySeattle2002]

I lost a really nice deer because I went with the "one shot" method.  I shoot until they are down.  When I killed my elk, It was like the terminator...I hit it 7 times, they were all "kill" shots.  Didn't damage much meat. 

[jeepasaurusrex]

Every deer I have killed has been a one shot, one kill. Neck shot on 3 of them, 4 have been body shots. Shot placement is key. That is why I love my .270

[7mag.]

I've never shot more than twice at a deer. After that, buck fever usually makes any more shots useless anyway. If I can't kill it with 2 shots, then I should spend a lot more time at the range. Elk and bears are a different story.

[Widgeondeke]

Maybe he was ranging it and then fired for effect. Like arty. LOL