Mine is probably minor but it astounded me all the same.
A visiting brother in law wanted to go pig hunting and I said "sure".
He was alway the cocky deer hunter type, or so he lead on, granted he had never night hunted.
So we went out, I had my mini 14 (converted red spotlight that used a motorcycle headlamp) and he took his 270.
No pigs that night; not far away I spotted a coyote sitting down watching us. I pointed out the coyote to him and asked if he wanted to take it, he indicated that he did. BIL got into a squatting firing position and I kept the coyote in my red spotlight. The coyote was about 30 yards. He fired and I saw the bullet strike TWO FEET to the right of the coyote. Needless to say the coyote peeled out. I'm there kinda stunned and he excitedly asked if he got it.
I explained that the coyote ran off but it looked like he shot right through the dog.
I pretended to track the coyote for a bit then we gave up. My brother-in-law sure was beaming the rest of his visit, so I left it at that.
A visiting brother in law wanted to go pig hunting and I said "sure".
He was alway the cocky deer hunter type, or so he lead on, granted he had never night hunted.
So we went out, I had my mini 14 (converted red spotlight that used a motorcycle headlamp) and he took his 270.
No pigs that night; not far away I spotted a coyote sitting down watching us. I pointed out the coyote to him and asked if he wanted to take it, he indicated that he did. BIL got into a squatting firing position and I kept the coyote in my red spotlight. The coyote was about 30 yards. He fired and I saw the bullet strike TWO FEET to the right of the coyote. Needless to say the coyote peeled out. I'm there kinda stunned and he excitedly asked if he got it.
I explained that the coyote ran off but it looked like he shot right through the dog.
I pretended to track the coyote for a bit then we gave up. My brother-in-law sure was beaming the rest of his visit, so I left it at that.