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1 shot....257 yards up hill. Dropped in his tracks. I carry 5 in the gun and 6 extra. Not for deer but other critters that like meat also. Shot placement everybody. Shot placement.
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3 in the gun 3 in the pocket..Bow hunting I carried 4 arrows one for the animal and 3 for an SOS or warning shots
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Yup, 14+ rounds is too much IMO, anyone who needs THAT many to kill 1 animal would probably have better luck going after it with a spear...
I usually head out with 3 in the clip, 1 in the chamber and 4 attached to the sling. Enough to down whatever I'm going after and deter/kill anything that may want to take it from me
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October 24, 2010, 08:34:28 AM »
This does not suprise me, this is just one of the reason I archery hunt. I bet 70% of rifle hunters dont even pick up there rifle till they are leaving for hunting camp. All i can say is have fun in the pumpkin patch. With that being said I bet 70 % of archers dont pick up there bow till they are leaving for camp.. People just dont understand that if your are prepared and organized you have a lot bigger chance of being sucessful. 14 f-ing rounds geez laweeez.
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3 in the gun, 2 in each front pocket, total of 7
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My father used to tell me, "one shot, dead deer, two shots, maybe dead deer, three shots, he missed", with 14 rounds,
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I take 15 in when I am hunting extended periods of time. That last few deer I shot were 1 shot 1 kill. I want to have a few for sight ins if I fall hard on the scope.
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i take 10 with me but i can take 9 deer in indiana so i got a good excuse all my deer have fatal shots but i put another shot into a deer cuz my first hit was a lung shot
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yes in theory you need one shot placed well, i start pack'in ammo up to my blind about september that way i am not over loaded opening day, i get about 100 clips with 50 rounds each stock piled and then i know i have enough. some days its like a fire fight up there . one thing i learned is you can never have too much ammo
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I have an belt ammo pouch for each one of my hunting rifles. My magnums carry four rounds in the gun and 8 in the pouch, my standard calibers all carry five in the gun and 10 on the belt. I truly do not remember the last time I shot more than twice at any animal, deer, bear, elk or Moose. My guess if somebody shot 14 times they knocked it down the first shot and then buck fever took over as he tried to finish it and he sprayed the ground all the way around it. I'm not sure I've ever hunted somewhere where I could shoot at an animal 14 times.
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I carry 4 in the clip and a few in my pack (just in case), but I think if I can't hit with two I'll be reevaluating my situation.....
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*censored* happens he got excited and screwed up his first shot then was shooting at a running buck would be my guess. Last year I counted 27 shots from 3 guys at a 2x3
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I always carry just six rounds. Three in the gun and three in pocket. In 35+ years of hunting have only had to shoot one deer more than once. Both shots were in the boiler room.
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I carry nine. That's what fits in my sidesaddle, and the four in my gun comes from that nine.
14 shots? Sounds like: a. new hunter, new gun
b. new hunter, old gun
c. old hunter, new gun
d. old hunter, new ex-wife
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When i hunt bwith my rifle i have a cartrige holder that goes on my belt that holds 12 rounds. My gun holds 5 and those come from the holder. Of all the deer I've killed I have only shot at one more then one time. I ended up takeing 4 shots at that deer. I have always followed the rule Keep shooting till its down. Of those four shots 2 missed. I'm guessing it was the last two cause of buck fever. The two shots that hit would of killed the deer. He just didn't know it yet and was still moving. When I hunt with my muzzy I have 4 spead loads in my pocket, and a couple more back at camp. If I can't get it done with that many I'm going home.
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