I agree with the fact that he was most likely dead on the first shot. That being said, a father and daughter combo with such a short weekend trip, they really couldn't afford the possibility that they would have to track him for a substantial distance. After looking at all of the shots, they seem to have all been placed in the boiler room and very little meat should have been damaged by them. KUDOS to her for having the nerves and stability to make such a shot and kudos to the dad for building those memories with his daughter.
As far as I am concerned, the 123gr SST out of the 6.5 G is one of the best hunting projectiles on the market with both consistency of the ammunition and solid expansion with little fragmentation. The recoil is minimal which would tend such a young shooter to not be afraid of it and pull the shot.
Sure, other cartridges could have been used but I think that for their situation and their ability to pack it out... they made the right call to put multiple shots in him. Sure if it had been me and a few buddies hunting, I most likely would have let him expire after the first shot if I was confident that I had made a solid hit... but in their situation the camera man really couldn't tell where she hit so they played it safe and made sure he was going to stay down.
All in all, that is an excellent memory for them.
As far as I am concerned, the 123gr SST out of the 6.5 G is one of the best hunting projectiles on the market with both consistency of the ammunition and solid expansion with little fragmentation. The recoil is minimal which would tend such a young shooter to not be afraid of it and pull the shot.
Sure, other cartridges could have been used but I think that for their situation and their ability to pack it out... they made the right call to put multiple shots in him. Sure if it had been me and a few buddies hunting, I most likely would have let him expire after the first shot if I was confident that I had made a solid hit... but in their situation the camera man really couldn't tell where she hit so they played it safe and made sure he was going to stay down.
All in all, that is an excellent memory for them.
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