Cruel, unethical and stupid....OK
shibumei, the hog was a one shot kill. right into the brain pan, no more pain or suffering. it was flopping about due to the nervous system shutting down. Kinda like a chicken after you shoot it in the head. It was a single, well-placed shot that did not prolong suffering or need a follow up. I don't know how much more ethical it can get beyond that. There's folks that take out raccoons that are roughly the same size, but I don't see anybody up in arms about it. Been a long day? Stressed? Dunno if it's either one of them, but in my humble opinion it was a great shot that did not let the animal suffer. How about a Snickers bar, my friend?
Quote from: VaporTrail on April 23, 2019, 12:41:51 AM shibumei, the hog was a one shot kill. right into the brain pan, no more pain or suffering. it was flopping about due to the nervous system shutting down. Kinda like a chicken after you shoot it in the head. It was a single, well-placed shot that did not prolong suffering or need a follow up. I don't know how much more ethical it can get beyond that. There's folks that take out raccoons that are roughly the same size, but I don't see anybody up in arms about it. Been a long day? Stressed? Dunno if it's either one of them, but in my humble opinion it was a great shot that did not let the animal suffer. How about a Snickers bar, my friend? Would you feel the same if it was a single well placed shot with a Daisy 25 to a eagle? That makes about as much sense! I knew I would receive such responses. It has nothing to do with stress or long days or needing a Snickers. It has everything to do with childish stunts and ethical sportsmanship. But if no one gets it,
Quote from: shibumei on May 02, 2019, 06:14:35 PMQuote from: VaporTrail on April 23, 2019, 12:41:51 AM shibumi, the hog was a one shot kill. right into the brain pan, no more pain or suffering. it was flopping about due to the nervous system shutting down. Kinda like a chicken after you shoot it in the head. It was a single, well-placed shot that did not prolong suffering or need a follow up. I don't know how much more ethical it can get beyond that. There's folks that take out raccoons that are roughly the same size, but I don't see anybody up in arms about it. Been a long day? Stressed? Dunno if it's either one of them, but in my humble opinion it was a great shot that did not let the animal suffer. How about a Snickers bar, my friend? Would you feel the same if it was a single well placed shot with a Daisy 25 to a eagle? That makes about as much sense! I knew I would receive such responses. It has nothing to do with stress or long days or needing a Snickers. It has everything to do with childish stunts and ethical sportsmanship. But if no one gets it, Huuh ?
Quote from: VaporTrail on April 23, 2019, 12:41:51 AM shibumi, the hog was a one shot kill. right into the brain pan, no more pain or suffering. it was flopping about due to the nervous system shutting down. Kinda like a chicken after you shoot it in the head. It was a single, well-placed shot that did not prolong suffering or need a follow up. I don't know how much more ethical it can get beyond that. There's folks that take out raccoons that are roughly the same size, but I don't see anybody up in arms about it. Been a long day? Stressed? Dunno if it's either one of them, but in my humble opinion it was a great shot that did not let the animal suffer. How about a Snickers bar, my friend? Would you feel the same if it was a single well placed shot with a Daisy 25 to a eagle? That makes about as much sense! I knew I would receive such responses. It has nothing to do with stress or long days or needing a Snickers. It has everything to do with childish stunts and ethical sportsmanship. But if no one gets it,
shibumi, the hog was a one shot kill. right into the brain pan, no more pain or suffering. it was flopping about due to the nervous system shutting down. Kinda like a chicken after you shoot it in the head. It was a single, well-placed shot that did not prolong suffering or need a follow up. I don't know how much more ethical it can get beyond that. There's folks that take out raccoons that are roughly the same size, but I don't see anybody up in arms about it. Been a long day? Stressed? Dunno if it's either one of them, but in my humble opinion it was a great shot that did not let the animal suffer. How about a Snickers bar, my friend?
Quote from: VaporTrail on April 23, 2019, 12:41:51 AM shibumei, the hog was a one shot kill. right into the brain pan, no more pain or suffering. it was flopping about due to the nervous system shutting down. Kinda like a chicken after you shoot it in the head. It was a single, well-placed shot that did not prolong suffering or need a follow up. I don't know how much more ethical it can get beyond that. There's folks that take out raccoons that are roughly the same size, but I don't see anybody up in arms about it. Been a long day? Stressed? Dunno if it's either one of them, but in my humble opinion it was a great shot that did not let the animal suffer. How about a Snickers bar, my friend? Would you feel the same if it was a single well placed shot with a Daisy 25 to a eagle? That makes about as much sense! I knew I would receive such responses. It has nothing to do with stress or long days or needing a Snickers. It has everything to do with childish stunts and ethical sportsmanship. But if no one gets it, I guess I am the odd man out. And as someone posted in this thread, "I don't belong here".
When people want to argue the facts like this my question is :Would a 800 FPE .50 cal have given a different result ?If yes, how ?Would have been better ?How much better ?.......I would like to hear the answers to those questions
In reality a poorly placed/rushed shot is unethical. A poorly placed 50 cal shot could find the animal running away with three legs, or grazed to die much later. No shot is certain, living targets move, get spooked etc.If you hunt or shoot animals with something you know lacks the power of necessary penetration to hit vitals or extend the distance of any given air gun/firearm past it's effective range, that is unethical.
Quote from: Air Head on March 20, 2020, 04:20:36 PMIn reality a poorly placed/rushed shot is unethical. A poorly placed 50 cal shot could find the animal running away with three legs, or grazed to die much later. No shot is certain, living targets move, get spooked etc.If you hunt or shoot animals with something you know lacks the power of necessary penetration to hit vitals or extend the distance of any given air gun/firearm past it's effective range, that is unethical. True, but here's the rubBoth those things fall squarely on the individual hunters shoulder to know what they're doing and what they're doing it with and the limitations of both themselves and their equipment. What one might think isn't enough gun to get it done, another experienced person will know how to use what he's got so that it's sufficient. All boils down to the brain controlling the trigger finger.
This is just wrong! Shooting an animal of this size with this caliber and FPE is cruel, unethical and plain stupid. How can anyone condone and praise this? Go ahead and ban me from this forum. What is right is right and what is wrong is wrong.