Did I do the right thing?

[MacDaddy67]

Always been taught to take the ethical shot and I have passed that on to my son...
Last night at 5:20 the buck I have been seeing on camera for a month...
10 pt 140+ comes in from behind my feeder with a doe under there....
He won’t come up....
With my nocs I can make him out...it’s him....he is standing a foot to the right of my winch handle at 130 yds....
I can only make out his rack with my 3x9x40 Leopold....
Check again with nocs....hasn’t moved
Put my scope on him....can’t see his body....in the shadows and losing light fast

This back and forth between scope and nocs for 15 mins it seems....
Tried calling him up with doe call...didn’t work.....he drifted back into the trees

I would have been guessing where I was shooting...and educated guess but none the less....I couldn’t make him out with this pos scope.....

I didn’t squeeze the trigger....

[curtintex]

Of course you did the right thing. Only an idiot would pull the trigger having guessed where the body was. Good call not being an idiot.[emoji106][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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[Drycreek3189]

Yes, you did. The only reason I sit the last ten minutes of light is if I see a hog, I’m shooting. I’ve killed several when I could only see the edges of my crosshairs, but I ain’t doing that on a deer.

[MetalMan2004]

Yes you did. Those situations are always heartbreakers but you shouldn’t shoot at what you can’t see.

[rjtkdplus]

Of course you did the right thing. Only an idiot would pull the trigger having guessed where the body was. Good call not being an idiot.[emoji106][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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Exactly!

[pure lefty]

Exactly!

Right Call


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[TxMedic]

Good call, now buy a better scope!

[MacDaddy67]

Good call, now buy a better scope!

I couldn’t sleep last night over this scope....

It was great 20 years ago when my eyes were great,,,but **** not now...
I need a 4x20x 50 I think

[MacDaddy67]

I stayed for a Sunday evening hunt to see if he comes back.....sitting here since 230

[AntlerCollector]

If you don’t know it was the right call then someone didn’t teach you correctly.


My guess is you know you made the right choice. I guess you just wanted some confirmation.


Good luck tonight

[TxMedic]

I love my 4.5-14X50 Leupolds. Makes a huge difference close to legal light.

[MacDaddy67]

If you don’t know it was the right call then someone didn’t teach you correctly.


My guess is you know you made the right choice. I guess you just wanted some confirmation.


Good luck tonight

Probably a lot of truth in that sir.....

Just venting I guess....

I will be sighting in a new scope this week

[zztex]

Aubrey said he’ll believe 140 when he sees the LDP😂😛

[MacDaddy67]

Aubrey said he’ll believe 140 when he sees the LDP😂😛

Lol....
I probably under scored him....

It’s the biggest deer I have ever put my scope on personally ....

Sad but truth

[blfx4]

You made the right call. I will take not pulling the trigger over a questionable shot any day. Things still can happen with a perfect shot, but the knowing it could of been better is the worst feeling. You will get another chance one day.