That would be it or something close to it.
It was the Voorsit that I had lost.
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That would be it or something close to it.
It was the Voorsit that I had lost.
I didn't realize that the kill zone for a giraffe was so small 
that 1" would make the difference, am thinking it would be more like it was missed by 6" or more or just poor shot placement altogether.
Hitting shoulder and no penetration could be the difference of 1" but hitting the target "A Giraffe's heart which weighs up to 10 kg (22 lb) and measures about 60 cm (2 ft) long" shouldn't be that difficult if the hunter knew and followed his limitations
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that 1" would make the difference, am thinking it would be more like it was missed by 6" or more or just poor shot placement altogether.Hitting shoulder and no penetration could be the difference of 1" but hitting the target "A Giraffe's heart which weighs up to 10 kg (22 lb) and measures about 60 cm (2 ft) long" shouldn't be that difficult if the hunter knew and followed his limitations
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Must have been going for the high neck shot!I didn't realize that the kill zone for a giraffe was so small
Hitting shoulder and no penetration could be the difference of 1" but hitting the target "A Giraffe's heart which weighs up to 10 kg (22 lb) and measures about 60 cm (2 ft) long" shouldn't be that difficult if the hunter knew and followed his limitations
giraffe_shot_placement.jpg
If that is the case then time for me to step on the soap box, highly unethical shot with archery, does not have the kinetic energy required like a gun does. And before anyone jumps up about how it can make the kill shot, so could a well placed .22 round
So i refer back to poor shot placement and the limitations of himself and his equipment
So i refer back to poor shot placement and the limitations of himself and his equipment
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My fault. Forgot the archery bit. Quite a spectacular shot with a .416 though.
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Ethics and morals are somewhat hard to define. We all have a feeling of where a line should be drawn most of the time. So as we on the forum try to define such things we take the discussion to a very negative place. How about just saying that we don't like the way that hunt was conducted and leave it at that.
You see its kinda like the whole bow hunting versus gun hunting thing. You can take it as far as you want and the rhetoric gets more and more heated. I can end that one right quick: unless you tracked it down naked and with a spear it was not a fair hunt! We all look for an advantage in everything we do thats for sure.
Ignore this anti hunters bait!
Kind Regards,
Philip
You see its kinda like the whole bow hunting versus gun hunting thing. You can take it as far as you want and the rhetoric gets more and more heated. I can end that one right quick: unless you tracked it down naked and with a spear it was not a fair hunt! We all look for an advantage in everything we do thats for sure.
Ignore this anti hunters bait!
Kind Regards,
Philip
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A spear?
Kind of unfair on the animals isn't it?
They don't have spears......... ;-)
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No
We've been spot and stalk hunting every day since the morning after stepping off the plane in Johannesburg.
That's a good six hours on the feet.. that's hunting to me.
Not my idea either.
We've been spot and stalk hunting every day since the morning after stepping off the plane in Johannesburg.
That's a good six hours on the feet.. that's hunting to me.
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