temtations , temtations

[ohio ramrod]

Yesterday I was sighting in a "long range" barrel for a friend . I had the range at fifty yards and had just got a good group and was getting ready to set up for 100yards . ( He wanted the gun set for 200 yards ). When I noticed a large, very large doe standing broadside about two hundred yards behind my backstop. She just stood there and watched me take three more shots at fifty yards before walking off. :hmm: :hmm:

 

[necchi]

:haha: Ain't that a dickins!

Our local gun club has a 200yrd range,,AND a good supply of wild Turkey and Pheasant.
Them darn critters have become quit usetoo all the shooting and not being shot AT.

They'll come out and parade back an forth almost like a Carnival Archade with bullets wizzing past'm, goofy birds :youcrazy:

 

[hanshi]

At our local gun range it's common to see deer wander out onto the range with no notice of guns going off. Frequently we have to stop shooting as it can be a danger to the critters as they mill around the target frames.

 

[roboskittle]

Haha we have the same problem when we are shooting qualification for M16 in the military. Part of our briefing before heading to the range includes "do not shoot any animals" I guess somebody at some point took out a rabbit.

 

[George]

Sometimes it works out to give in to the temptation. I was squirrel hunting with my .40 caliber flintlock and having no luck. In the mood for some shooting, I decided to have a little target practice. I put a leaf up on a dead tree and was aiming at it offhand, concentration on that front sight. In a blur beyond the sight and slightly to the right of the tree I saw movement. I refocused and saw a grey squirrel hanging upside down on a tree about 40 yards away. By moving my muzzle only a few inches I was able to line him up and knocked his noggin.

Spence

 

[MikeChapin]

We have antelope wandering around on our range every once in a while. Last summer I was at the range and my dog kept looking behind the range. There was a buck antelope sunning himself on the hillside and watching everyone shoot. A couple of years ago a cotton tail parked himself in the shade of the 25 yard line backboard. He only moved when I went out to change targets.

 

[nkbj]

That's the way it was at the range east out of SLC in the early 80's. Had to wait for the critters to finish coming down the slope and stop walking in front of the targets. Once they got used to something they just were.