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[davyt63 1,845]

hi every one

i would like some honest,or constructive critisim on this please!

the reason will be reaveled later!

 

before posting! bear in mind if you have to get up from a static shooting! position and dispatch it your self how long would that take???

 

thanks every one and please be honest!

 

regards

 

davy

[Phantom 631]

Depends on how far you are from your target and how fast you can run

 

I've managed to hit, realize all was not perfect and run and finish the job in a matter of less than 10 seconds.

 

The longest was when I dropped a 60+ yard bunny. I walked through the cemetery and found it still breathing

 

Must have taken a couple of minutes or there abouts because I thought it was down and out. Pellet had hit the neck where I was aiming, just slightly forward.

 

Why do you ask?

 

Phantom

[mushroom 13,268]

Get a dog boys Death in t-minus soon as it's retrieved :laugh: plus you don't loose those buggers that manage to throw themselves into brambles with their last breath. Not that I get many of them

[SCOTbORDER SNIIIPER 3]

to be stricktly honest, exactly the same thing happens to me and everyone no matter what

 

iv always sayed aslong as you try to releave it A.S.A.P then you havedone your best

 

like others on here, iv had bunnies in the neck that have ran through hedges and onto the road with thier last breath

 

but then i got my gun dog and its so much faster and easier to dispach quarry if needs be.

 

last week i was pigeon deeking, and got a bad shot off and unfortunately i didnt realise that it was still breathing so it took about a minute, i felt so bad

 

ATB. mike

[davyt63 1,845]

thanks lads!

the reason i ask is i have some footage of a shot! which sounds like it conected!

but it still ran off,luckily i had a second shot!

 

but couldnt help but feel for the quarry!and just thought before i post the footage,to see peeps honest thoughts!

 

regards

 

davy

[jac 12]

the quicker the better.

[Phantom 631]

A second shot from your rifle was probably much faster than running for the bugger

 

I want a 10 shot conversion for just that very reason. It dont happen often; but if a second shot was required just once a year then its worth the pennies

 

Phantom

[Marksman 934]

thanks lads!

the reason i ask is i have some footage of a shot! which sounds like it conected!

but it still ran off,luckily i had a second shot!

 

but couldnt help but fell for the quarry!and just thought before i post the footage,to see peeps honest thoughts!

 

regards

 

davy

 

 

Happens to us all at some point mate.....

 

Knowing both you and your shooting ability I know it doesnt happen very often so the positive kills you display well outweigh the injuries mate.

I say as long as you get there as soon as you can and make a clean dispatch then good on ya!

 

I'd call the man/woman a liar to their face if they say theyve NEVER done it!

 

Darryl

[zini 1,939]

Hi Davy,

 

This happens to every shooter on here mate, whether they wish to admit it or not is another issue.

 

No one is perfect and never will be pal, your shooting ability as Darryl says speaks for itself and i know after seeing you in action on many occasions now that if this happens to you like the rest of us its just unfortunate mate and the sadder part of shooting.

 

Over the past 5 weeks this has happened to me at least 2 times where what seems to be perfect opportunities to kill a quarry species humanely goes slightly wrong and the quarry is downed but not dispatched straight away (it happens and it will always happen buddy).

 

If i can i will take a second shot and finish the quarry that way or if it bounces out of sight (usually bunnies) i will run over to it and find it and then break its neck quickly.

 

If its a rat then its always a second shot at close range if it can be found at all, you know what them buggers are like at Newbottle (hard as nails).

 

The answer to your thread is to be responsible and as quick as you can whilst still safe with your equipment for yourself you’re shooting buddies and your quarry.

 

If this is done them you have done all you can as a hunter to do your part to make up for a error that comes to us all buddy.

 

Kind regards

 

Si

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Davy.

 

Just to add, its not only air gun hunters that have this problem.

It goes right across the Hunting feternity, everyone will do their utmost, but somtimes it goes a little wrong.

 

 

 

Bill.

[gurtwurz 792]

i agree with all the fellas above, just get to em as fast as poss and dispatch em.

 

charley the dog makes it there much quicker than i do tho, bless him!!

 

all the best mate

 

wurz

[matt_hooks 188]

Davy. There is a lot of thought about this in deer hunting circles, where a lot of the time the shot doesn't actually kill the animal outright.

 

Research amongst people who have been shot suggests that pain does not start to occur until a good 5 minutes after the impact. The nerves can't process the shock and energy, so they effectively "shut down".

 

Add to that the fact that a prey animal (rabbit, deer, whatever you choose) has no concept of death, or any fear of it.

 

You will see that, actually, you have a good amount of time to get to the animal and deliver the coup de grace.

 

Yes, we all strive for the perfect clean kill. But sometimes an animal survives for a short while, no matter how well it is hit. The animals that are injured, however, don't actually suffer much, certainly less than if they were taken by a fox or bird of prey.

 

So there's no need to feel guilty. The rabbit dying by lead injection, followed by a clean neck break, or the follow up shot, is dying a far more humane death than it could ever hope for in the wild!