BLooDTRaCKeR
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A guy at work wanted to go hunting with me. I drew a muzzy tag and he drew a pumpkin patch northen utah tag. I tagged along with him yesterday because it was his first deer hunt, first rifle, first experience looking for deer. Well, I find out his gun is a "Walmart 270/scope combo" he had trouble sighting it in at 100 yards because the scope would not focus.
I find this out the morning we hit the hills. He just wanted a meat buck so I glassed up a 2 pt. he decides to try for it. I get him to 200 yards from where the buck was laying. I ask him if he can make the shot. He says no. (This is when he informs me of his scope gun problem) I said lets get get as close as possible then.
So we moved in on the bucks bedded position. I tell the hunter to slowly walk up to the bush the buck is bedded behind and get it to stand up. He does so and the buck stands up at ten yards. I watch as he aims, pulls trigger, and the gun clicks. He works the bolt and tries again......same thing. Buck still stands there at 10 yards waiting for his picture to be taken?? Anyway, third time the gun fires and the buck is down.
My question is, how many hunters go out in the field I'll prepared to get the job done whether it be crappy optics or crappy weapon or perhaps just not enough time behind the weapon practicing?
I am sure this experience would have ended a little different had I not been there to "coach him" through the thought process and the fact his rifle/scope sucks coupled with his inexperience, there's no telling how many deer he could have wounded.....
I find this out the morning we hit the hills. He just wanted a meat buck so I glassed up a 2 pt. he decides to try for it. I get him to 200 yards from where the buck was laying. I ask him if he can make the shot. He says no. (This is when he informs me of his scope gun problem) I said lets get get as close as possible then.
So we moved in on the bucks bedded position. I tell the hunter to slowly walk up to the bush the buck is bedded behind and get it to stand up. He does so and the buck stands up at ten yards. I watch as he aims, pulls trigger, and the gun clicks. He works the bolt and tries again......same thing. Buck still stands there at 10 yards waiting for his picture to be taken?? Anyway, third time the gun fires and the buck is down.
My question is, how many hunters go out in the field I'll prepared to get the job done whether it be crappy optics or crappy weapon or perhaps just not enough time behind the weapon practicing?
I am sure this experience would have ended a little different had I not been there to "coach him" through the thought process and the fact his rifle/scope sucks coupled with his inexperience, there's no telling how many deer he could have wounded.....