Have you ever made a mistake like this

I am sure there must be others on this forum that have been guilty of a stuff up while hunting. I recall on one occassion in dense bush in the Uruwera when I stopped for a bite to eat beside a small embankment at a bend in a stream. I took my day pack off, rested my rifle across it and sat down a couple of metres away on the edge of the stream to eat. "Nek Minit" a bloody hind splashed her way around the bend and came to a halt a metre in front of me. All I could do was point my finger at her and say bang before she disappeared up the side of the bank.

I can almost hear all you old grunts out there saying "don't you know not to ever get separated from your rifle?" but surely I'm not the only one to have done something dumb like this.

Yup had a hind walk out while I was taking a piss. Rifle leaning against a tree about a foot out of reach. When I moved to grab it she bolted.

Just a deer bro. There will be another round the next corner.
To consider it a mistake is making too much of a big deal about it IMO. Shooting them is only half (if that) the fun of it for me.
I bet you never forget the look on that hinds swede when she saw you, and its a good story you can tell your mates long after the taste of vension has disappeared from your lips.

I'd say that's pretty low on the list of "mistakes that you can make with a firearm/when hunting"

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Yeah that's hardly a mistake mate, it's just hunting. Luck of the draw so to speak :)

My brother has had a bit of a whoopsie when he first started out shooting. I took him out with his new JW15. At one stage he goes "Not sure if this is loaded" so he pulled the trigger and the bullet hit about a foot in front of my foot.

After a slap around the head and a good telling off he has excellent firearm safety now. I almost reckon there needs to be a practical aspect to the firearms license test. When I first got my license all I'd been shooting with was a ruger 10/22 as a kid. It takes a while to get settled with the idea of carrying a gun safely and how to operate it.

Yeah, I went bunny shooting once with a guy who jumped off a rock with his finger on the trigger of his loaded rifle. He's damn lucky he was pointing it in a safe direction. Suffice to say, I don't go hunting with him any more.

Mind you, I've made my own share of silly mistakes.

Been there, done that. More a lesson than a mistake as I always keep the rifle handy when stopping for a break

I havent learnt my lesson so to speak... As others have said, just a deer.
Had a mate try to shoot one while halfway through taking a shit and stood in it. Was fucken funny!

I'm sure some of you remember from your basic too, but we always had to lepard crawl back to any weapon not within arms reach! I never had to crawl of course ;)

Awesome about that guy standing in his own number two, haha classic!!

My nearest would be rabbit shooting with the 22lr on a place we are encouraged to take pigs. Saw some very freshly turned earth and thought to myself there's been one here recently. Five paces further and I'm looking at a pig from nose to tail wider than the Safari about 15m away from me. I'm still holding the 22lr with my center fire rifle is still slung across my back, magazine full with the bolt closed on an empty chamber and the safety on to make sure everything stays there. Not a chance of swapping over as it meanders into the undergrowth. Could have been my first bigger game.:XD:

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Originally Posted by gadgetman

My nearest would be rabbit shooting with the 22lr on a place we are encouraged to take pigs. Saw some very freshly turned earth and thought to myself there's been one here recently. Five paces further and I'm looking at a pig from nose to tail wider than the Safari about 15m away from me. I'm still holding the 22lr with my center fire rifle is still slung across my back, magazine full with the bolt closed on an empty chamber and the safety on to make sure everything stays there. Not a chance of swapping over as it meanders into the undergrowth. Could have been my first bigger game.:XD:

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Bugger!

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Originally Posted by RimfireNZ

My brother has had a bit of a whoopsie when he first started out shooting. I took him out with his new JW15. At one stage he goes "Not sure if this is loaded" so he pulled the trigger and the bullet hit about a foot in front of my foot.

After a slap around the head and a good telling off he has excellent firearm safety now. I almost reckon there needs to be a practical aspect to the firearms license test. When I first got my license all I'd been shooting with was a ruger 10/22 as a kid. It takes a while to get settled with the idea of carrying a gun safely and how to operate it.

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couldnt agree more it would help weed out the not so safe, the cops are pretty good at vetting but for sure we are all aware of the ranges a rifle can fling lead a bit of thought is needed when pulling the trigger and a practical coarse would be welcomed.

As my opps was a month or so a go up the hill behind the farm had been looking at sign had'nt seen an animal all morning had a glass around no still nothing proceed to blow nose. buy buy 8 pointer bugger.

the worst i had was a stirling model 20 used to fire the round before the bolt would shut i got it chopped up in the end. i was not prepared to get it fixed and sell it on.

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Originally Posted by Rushy

Bugger!

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And I'm still on learner plates. Mind you I did get to knock over a couple of wallabies with cambo, muzr257, keen fella, 270moss and others.

My mistake recently...

Got lost on a block and climbed over a fence which turned out to be our boundary - in order to walk up a nearby farm track we saw. Thought it would take us to the top of the hill and see which way to the truck - instead of bush bashing backwards and uphill the way we came.

Then all of a sudden the cocky comes bouncing up the track in his ute with dogs, mates and guns. Pulls up swearing his head off about how he was going to call the cops and take our rifles. There was no way he was getting the guns and I would have been quite happy for him to call the cops, given we weren't hiding when he came along or shooting on his land. We actually saw him before he saw us and stood waiting for him to come along so we could ask for direction.

After a bit of apologising from us and explaining the situation, he pointed us in the right direction.

Was hunting the tops a few years back got to the ridge , had a sneak look over to check for a handy deer, nothing !. So put my day bag and rifle down and climbed over the ridge so not to Stick out like dogs balls on the skyline. Was glassing the bush edges and slips for ages nothing ! Then glassed a bit higher ,maybe to find a chammy. as I paned around there was a big blur in my vision the shape of a deers head , binos down sure enough 25 mts away was a deer looking right at me . I thought I may be able to out run her , she had open tops and miles to the bush I had 10 mts up steep scree over the top load and shoot . I didn't have a chance , never seen her again . I don't know what she was doing , turns out she had followed me up on to the tops same way I had . I could see her marks next to mine on a shingle scree quite a ways down the hill . Funny how things like this can make no sence.

Theres been a few , No bullets after stalking in on 3 stags .
No tent after being dropped off by chopper for a couple of days .
No knife after shooting deer.
Left bolt at home after 2hr drive .
Left Rifle on the side of road , only remembered after 3 days.
just a few , but still love huntin .

Grey ghost I've done the no knife one as well , that sucks was two pigs had to drag them back . My arms were a foot longer I swear. Went on a big higcountry hunt with no boots , I shot a big bodied stag my mate had most of the carry as I had no traction on the hill he wasn't impressed.
Me and a mate had a bulls up with the food once ,two day hunt with packs on and no food. He thought he told me I was to bring it and I thought he said he had it covered . Man that was tuff .

Had one I will never forget when I was around 17. I stupidly accepted a dare from a couple of companions to treck back to a hut we were staying in, with nothing on but my boots rifle and beany.
We were enjoying a hot pool during a snow storm. It was a 10 minute skip thru the bush back to the hut.
Thinking anyone would be crazy to make the 6 hr jaunt to the hut from the rd end in the storm, I stripped off and started up the track.
I made good time to the edge of the clearing the hut was in. After a quick visual scan I was sure I spyed some colour coming from track in the opposite direction and across the clearing that contained the hut. I thought we were going to have company so I started to run toward the hut.
It was a 100yd dash to the hut which I no doubt made in record time, but I failed to see the 2 new brightly coloured tents beside it.
I heard 2 mates that were left in the hut as I approached, roaring with laughter as they must have seen the nude retard flying across the clearing towards the hut. I proudly burst through the hut door exposing nothing but flesh.
Too my horror or maybe more so theirs were 2 of the hottest female trampers I have seen to this day trying to enjoy at hot brew. Our eyes met and they just about fell off their seats laughing. Ego deflated, I slammed the door as quick as I opened it and took off back outside.
My other 2 mates that were at the hot pools with me, picked themselves up out of the snow after they had their crack up, tore past me with my clothes they carried back to the hut.
The pricks left me outside without my gear, they were not going to bring any clothing out for me, so in the end I had to swallow my pride and enter the hut again to get some clothing.
Neither of the 2 girls looked me in the eye all night and when any conversation drifted my way it was drowned out by bursts of uncontrollable laughter. Bloody embarrassing for a young fella.
The story somewhat embellished has followed me around for years.

:D:thumbsup: in those temps I bet the story is all that got embelished:D

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Originally Posted by sneeze

:D:thumbsup: in those temps I bet the story is all that got embelished:D

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Na, I was alright in that department Sneeze. The bruises on my torso and thighs showed up a day or 2 later and were a tad painfull :yaeh am not durnk:

Unintendedly naked in front 2 hot chicks after running through the snow and things where in proportion? you are a rare man Dave :D

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Originally Posted by sneeze

Unintendedly naked in front 2 hot chicks after running through the snow and things where in proportion? you are a rare man Dave :D

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Or full of shit!!!

One time in a aussie pub in france (sad but true) I had a hot girl keen as beans, took off for a piss then came back to see my mate I was travelling with walking up the stairs with her, now thats a mistake. I'll shoot a hundred x 10 more deer before I'm maggot food, but I's swap most of them for one more shot at her! :D A deer is a deer, plenty more out there bro, don't worry about one fuck up

I loose a inch or two when mine drags in the snow

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Originally Posted by Munsey

I loose a inch or two when mine drags in the snow

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Do ya have short legs and long arms or just really short legs?

No just really deep snow

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Originally Posted by Munsey

No just really deep snow

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:thumbsup::D -Good stories Fellas, just got my dose of humour for the day!

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Originally Posted by Munsey

I loose a inch or two when mine drags in the snow

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It just goes to show that if you leave us fellahs alone long enough we will all tend to start stretching the truth (or in your case Munsey, parts of your anatomy)!