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RedFeather (Login RedFeather)
Posted Jul 10, 2009 4:06 PM
There are very few real "lights out" hunting shots. It depends upon the quarries physical makeup and constitution. Predators or animals which fight regularly have systems which react against wounds. (Heck, so do people where wounds are initially "compartmentalized" so the victim can fight/escape.) What is most important is how long (if at all) does the quarry take to die? If within thirty seconds, that's pretty decent from a humane perspective. If half an hour, then no.
If you want birds to die on contact, then you really need to go up in firepower. But, at that point, it really isn't sporting. For example, the English have a hunting law called "giving the bird a fair lead" (or something to that effect). This is to prevent someone with a 12 gauge shooting a game bird under ten yards or so, thus turning it into a pillow fight instead of something fit for the pot.
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