Cleaning up some bad shooting

[fabsroman]

A lot of people just do not take the time to practice with their guns, period. I cannot tell you how many people I have seen bird hunting that cannot hit the broad side of a barn. Those are the guys that tend to wound a heck of a lot of game. Then, there are people that take shots that are way too long. Last but not least, there are people that take shots that their bullet or shot cannot handle. Essentially, I agree with Skyline on this post and even agree with Murphy's law and buck fever, which I think are valid reasons for missing. I have had misses in my time too. I killed three deer one afternoon out of a group of nine that came by. The first two were great shots, but then I took a slightly longer shot at them as they were walking away. I hit the third one in the back leg, but I knew I had hit her and that she had laid down in a small patch of woods. So, I went to get everybody in the hunting party to help me make sure that we recovered her (i.e., she didn't run out the other side of the woods where I would be SOL). Sometimes, stuff happens. Now, if it is happening to a person consistantly, they need to sit down and ask themselves why.