Watching a tv show with a NASCAR celebrity as the hunter. Set him up with bow and he never connected. Brought him back with rifle. Takes a 170yd shot. Whiff. Reloads and fires again. Whiff. Reloads and fires. Whiff. Walks back to the truck with a dejected face. The outfitter/guide says "No. Here is my gun. You go shoot that elk." The elk are now 610yds away. Head back up to the rock and shoots him in one shot.
Okay. Sometimes we miss. It happens. I can see the second shot as you may have thought you hit on the first. I can even see the third if you feel you may have hit round one and two. In this situation, they seemed to have known they missed though so it negates my justification for follow up shots.
I have to rant though because you don't just grab someone else's gun and drop one at 610yds. I would never consider this myself, let alone on a TV show. If it were my gun AND I was practiced and very confident at 600yds it is different. I just don't think it is an ethical shot. Gun malfunction and 60yds? Grab your buddy's gun. I have no issue. But 600yds with a gun you aren't familiar with? Am I wrong to get frustrated watching the TV show present this message to their audience?
Okay. Sometimes we miss. It happens. I can see the second shot as you may have thought you hit on the first. I can even see the third if you feel you may have hit round one and two. In this situation, they seemed to have known they missed though so it negates my justification for follow up shots.
I have to rant though because you don't just grab someone else's gun and drop one at 610yds. I would never consider this myself, let alone on a TV show. If it were my gun AND I was practiced and very confident at 600yds it is different. I just don't think it is an ethical shot. Gun malfunction and 60yds? Grab your buddy's gun. I have no issue. But 600yds with a gun you aren't familiar with? Am I wrong to get frustrated watching the TV show present this message to their audience?