my Dad demonstrated to me what he felt was the reason some game animals are hard to stop at times. He trailed a jackrabbit around .. followed it for 20 minutes or so .. got it worked up and then he shot it through the stomach with a 45 ACP hardball out of his old S&W 1917.
The jackrabbit took off and ran for quite a long ways before dropping.
Later, he snuck up on one. It never seemed to know it was there. He shot it through the stomach with a .22 rimfire out of his pistol. It jumped straight up, hit the ground and fell over.
He always felt it was much easier to stop a critter if they had no clue you were there before you hit them.
Now I know that scientifically that's not much of a test, but over the years I came to conclude the old man was on to something. True, it does not work in every situation, but generally it seems to hold true.
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When I was a young boy
- Jim Taylor, 2019-01-31, 07:05
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- people (including me) often say that African animals are - Gary Reeder, 2019-01-31, 12:22
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Adrenaline. You really notice it with Antelope.
- Amede, 2019-01-31, 07:41
- I always trim off all of the silver skin. (nm) - Lymey, 2019-01-31, 11:31
- I noticed this with squirrels. - Gus S., 2019-01-31, 08:36
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I believe that is true without a doubt...
- Huey, 2019-01-31, 07:11
- noticed that with Jacks - Paul, 2019-01-31, 07:24