| As a hunter myself, I have to admit that | | | | shoulder and pulled the trigger. After rolling half |
| occasionally all of the stars line up perfectly and I | | | | way back down the hill and wiping the blood from |
| just happen to get lucky to fill a tag. I would also | | | | my nose, I figured out I had missed the buck and |
| have to admit that in 30 years of hunting I can | | | | had a nice circular cut running down the length of |
| probably count these anomalies on one hand. I | | | | my nose from being scoped with my new rifle |
| think if you were to take a poll, most hunters | | | | scope. This was on the first day of a planned 3 |
| would fall on the side of agreement in this matter. | | | | day hunt, so the missing the shot part was not |
| The only way to be consistently successful in the | | | | near as painful as the harassment I received at |
| hunting field is through experience, patience, and | | | | hunting camp for the remainder of the hunt. Also, |
| above all, trusting yourself and your equipment. | | | | after the humbling experience I couldn't hit a thing |
| After several years of filling most of my tags | | | | the rest of the trip because I was too worried |
| year in and year out I had a year where I did not | | | | about doing more damage to my already |
| fill a single one. This really had me frustrated | | | | miserable looking nose. |
| because the only thing I had done differently was | | | | This is only one example of how trusting your |
| change my equipment. I had went out and bought | | | | hunting gear can make you a more successful |
| a new rifle and outfitted it with one of the best | | | | hunter. I am sure there are hundreds of other |
| Nikon scopes that I could buy and assumed filling | | | | hunters out there that can tell you how they |
| my tags would be easier. Needless to say I was | | | | have missed a nice trophy by second guessing |
| wrong! The first shot I got with my new setup | | | | themselves or their equipment. There is absolutely |
| was on a nice muley that I had stalked to within | | | | nothing wrong with getting new rifles, or new |
| 80 yards. I was lying on my belly and aiming up | | | | scopes, or any other new items that come out |
| the hill; a shot I had made no less the 20 or 30 | | | | on the market, just make sure you practice with |
| times before. Anyway, just as soon as the muley | | | | them plenty before putting your pride on the line |
| turned broadside I put the cross-hairs on its | | | | out in the field with them. |