by | Apr 18, 2022 | BIG GAME, HUNTING, Sporting Classics Daily
I figured I had about three seconds before he decided to evacuate. For many years I struggled with this kind of quick draw confrontation — get the rifle to the shoulder quickly but don’t spook the animal, find him in the scope, decide to make that irrevocable commitment, and squeeze the trigger, all before he jumps. It’s not the kind of shooting they teach at the rifle range, more like taking a pheasant with a shotgun. I held on the near shoulder, and at the sound of the shot, he spun and disappeared.
