This is why I like getting video. I learn stuff, sometimes stuff that does not make me happy, but it is information I can hopefully apply to the future.
There are 2 shooters. I am videoing our shots through my scope. Understanding what went wrong (or right) is a lot easier when the scope is on the rifle taking the shots. Part of the reason I did this is that my hunting partner's version of the events when the shooting was over differed from what I perceived occurred. He is off to the range to check the zero on his rifle.
As I told shooter, my unicorn ran out of beans and isn't farting rainbows right now. The video breaks down what went on without a lot of post-hoc rationalization. The net result is that we are out 4 rounds and there is one very scared and very much alive coyote right now.
One other thing, distances were estimated based on line of sight landmarks in the video and using Google Earth to estimate distances.
The evening wasn't a complete failure. We moved to a different location and my partner got a coyote there at about 50-60 yards. I whispered "coyote right" about a half second before my partner was pulling the trigger. He had already seen it. There was no time for video.
There are 2 shooters. I am videoing our shots through my scope. Understanding what went wrong (or right) is a lot easier when the scope is on the rifle taking the shots. Part of the reason I did this is that my hunting partner's version of the events when the shooting was over differed from what I perceived occurred. He is off to the range to check the zero on his rifle.
As I told shooter, my unicorn ran out of beans and isn't farting rainbows right now. The video breaks down what went on without a lot of post-hoc rationalization. The net result is that we are out 4 rounds and there is one very scared and very much alive coyote right now.
One other thing, distances were estimated based on line of sight landmarks in the video and using Google Earth to estimate distances.
The evening wasn't a complete failure. We moved to a different location and my partner got a coyote there at about 50-60 yards. I whispered "coyote right" about a half second before my partner was pulling the trigger. He had already seen it. There was no time for video.
