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Article: Field marksmanship for hunters: practice these techniques and never miss again.(Hunting Skills)
- Article from:
- Petersen's Hunting
- Article date:
- December 1, 2009
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WE'D BEEN STALKING the gemsbok herd for more than an hour before we finally got into range. My client got on the sticks and found the bull's shoulder in his scope, but the shot never came. I was focused on the bull in my binocular when I noticed the sound of his rapid, labored breathing.
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"Are you okay?" I asked him.
He nodded quickly, but he didn't look so steady, so I distracted him with a question about his scope setting and edged in a little closer. I told him to take a deep breath and offered him the use of my shoulder for his right elbow. He didn't seem too enthused about my offer, ...