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JR's Random Outdoor Quote
“Elmer (Keith) has apparently found that animals get away wounded because hunters use ‘inadequate’ calibers on them. It is my own experience that animals get away wounded because careless and unskillful hunters do not place their shots well. It has also been my experience that if a shot is not well placed the animal is not killed and generally has to be followed up. A poorly placed shot is a poorly placed shot no matter what bullet is used.”
-Jack O’Connor
“The Big-Bore Boys”
The Last Book (Confessions of a Gun Editor), 1984
I agree. Let's face it, if a well-placed arrow can down a buck cleanly, then I think just about any bullet can do the trick. Keep it in the 10 ring!
Posted by: Bryan | September 04, 2007 at 09:39 PM
Shot placement is everything.
I just came back from Elk hunting in CO, where I got a big cow. In her side, about three inches below the bottom of the back straps was a .30 caliber bullet from some previous season. The bullet had gone through the cow, mushroomed nicely, hit nothing vital, lodged in her hide on the opposite side, and she lived for another day. I shot her with a bow set at 65lbs. My arrow got her just behind the shoulder, hit at least one lung, and she dropped within several hundred yards.
Posted by: Sherrill Philip Neese | September 05, 2007 at 10:17 PM
I'd also add that with the tendency these days of hunters over compensating in the power department, the last thing we need to worry about is hunters using "inadequate" calibers. :-)
Posted by: Sherrill Philip Neese | September 05, 2007 at 10:20 PM