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[Beendare]

Delete

 

[wapitibob]

I'd have dropped the hammer on the frontal.

 

[OR Archer]

I respect Dan but some of the things he does and says leaves me scratching my head in disbelief

 

[gelton]

When you are shooting a "hybrid" maybe the frontal shot wasn't an option? Fixed head I would have taken that frontal all day.

 

[Billy Goat]

I think that is very likely a waiting for the cameraman to give you the ok that he has the shot.


Hunting on film is a lot different than just hunting.

 

[shaynew1]

Dang how'd they highfive after that shot

 

[BDRam16]

Definitely would have let one fly frontal. Thinking maybe the bottom of his head was hanging low and covering his chest? hard to tell with eh tree in the way.

 

[Yoteassasin]

Ugh .... the first 3 steps in to the clearing he had a great shot . Frontals are definitely a pain . Hard quartering is almost my favorite shot .. lots of soft tissue right into the boiler room. being that close is an awesome feeling

 

[Geewhiz]

I’ve personally have had some bad experiences with frontal shots. Can’t say I wouldn’t have done anything differently

 

[Arctic Hunter]

I would say he got lucky. I’ve had the frontal shot work better than hitting them too far back.

 

[Jimbob]

Who here has shot a moose with a frontal shot?

The structure of a moose is so different than a deer/elk that it makes it very hard.

I had the exact same experience with a moose and at 12 yds there was no way to take a frontal, his head was covering all the way down to his brisket. When he took a step to his left I took a hard quartering shot and he was down in 20 yds.


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[Beendare]

I think that is very likely a waiting for the cameraman to give you the ok that he has the shot.


Hunting on film is a lot different than just hunting.

Yeah, thats True and those moose have huge heads so it could be Dan had a different window than what we see.

Armchair QB’ing is easy, Im not criticizing just bring it up as a learning experience. I’ve seen this many times and shooting at a turning animal always sounds easier than it actually is.

An animal walking in a straight line is fairly easy to lead them at close range.... not so with a turning animal.

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