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Injured animal, how long is too long
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce Almighty" data-source="post: 5976230" data-attributes="member: 297"><p>I recently had to shoot a badly prolapsed ewe with a 12 bore, it wasn't messy, the key is to get close. It made one of her eyes bulge, but not burst out. We had tried to get hold of a couple of mates with.22s but they weren't available</p><p>A 410 would've been a better job, same for calves, we ought to get one.</p><p></p><p>Going back to earlier, shooting a down cow with a 12 bore from 12" away leaves a hole an inch in diameter with black around it, no pithing like you have to do with a captive bolt or perhaps a .22</p><p></p><p>The whole job is not pleasant, I hate it - but you if you are responsible for animals you have to be prepared to have to do this kind of thing</p><p></p><p>Edit</p><p>I might add, I'm not into pheasant shooting etc I don't really like it.</p><p>I just use a cheap old side by side for euthanasing casualty animals</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce Almighty, post: 5976230, member: 297"] I recently had to shoot a badly prolapsed ewe with a 12 bore, it wasn't messy, the key is to get close. It made one of her eyes bulge, but not burst out. We had tried to get hold of a couple of mates with.22s but they weren't available A 410 would've been a better job, same for calves, we ought to get one. Going back to earlier, shooting a down cow with a 12 bore from 12" away leaves a hole an inch in diameter with black around it, no pithing like you have to do with a captive bolt or perhaps a .22 The whole job is not pleasant, I hate it - but you if you are responsible for animals you have to be prepared to have to do this kind of thing Edit I might add, I'm not into pheasant shooting etc I don't really like it. I just use a cheap old side by side for euthanasing casualty animals [/QUOTE]
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