tophet

A mate of mine, who effectively taught me most about shooting big game gets really annoyed at people re brass. Luckily it was not a habit I had.

Like you, his view is the animal is the most important and its not dead until it is down and dead - and as you say, if it is dead, look for the next one to shoot.

In a herd / cull situation, you only really have about 4 - 5 seconds before they are out of range IMHO.

I have always found going back to find the scrape I have made on the ground is far easier than picking foot prints !!!

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