WOW....
And the advice about a 300 or bigger, nonesense, I would stay above a .243, since you're a beginner, but even much smaller ones do fine. (Are you a biginner at shooting, or just is this your first hunt, or both??) As for shooting them again....
If they fall, and you can walk up to them, don't shoot again. Even
IF she does jump up, you're now about 3 feet away from her and can EASILY make the shot. And about does being stupid, and easy to hunt??? Naw, they're just as wiley as the bucks, sometimes more so. Does aren't half-crazed trying to get their "groove-on" with dulled senses like bucks sometimes are. Especially if they've had babies to protect before, or have been with a buck that's been shot, as does often are. Sometimes it seems like they're dummer, cuz they're everywhere, but this is because there are so many more than bucks. Some places you can't hunt does, and where you can alot of people don't like to shoot them. Don't be fooled, they're smart, but I think just they're just as fun to hunt/shoot as the bucks. (though I do like the looks of a nice big rack on my wall
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[Edited by Gizmo99 on 12-22-2000 at 08:30 AM]