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A buck is running across a field. What does hunter education say to do?

Don't shoot. Wait until it stops.

  1. Lead it and take the shot
  2. Shoot only if it's close
  3. Hold off until it stops ✔

Why: Moving big game is hard to hit in the vital zone, so the risk of wounding is high. A running buck is a no-shoot situation that may become a shoot situation once it stops.

Huh, didn't know that: Bird hunters with shotguns do shoot flying birds; this rule is about big game.

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Why did the deer stop running? It needed a doe break.
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Sources

  1. Connecticut DEEP Hunter Safety Manual, Chapter 12: Making a Quick, Clean Kill https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/hunting_trapping/pdf_files/Hunter_Safety_Manual/Chapter12.pdf
  2. Massachusetts Hunter Education Lesson 16: Judgment and Shot Placement https://www.mass.gov/doc/lesson-16-judgment-and-shot-placement/download

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