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Don't Miss Your Next Shot at a Trophy Buck

Missed shots are rarely unavoidable in big-game hunting, but they do happen. Here are some steps to make sure they don't happen next season.

Don't Miss Your Next Shot at a Trophy Buck

Shooting in strange country at unfamiliar game is always more difficult, with more room for error. In northern Mexico, Boddington is set up for his first shot at a desert bighorn, from 330 yards. Tough shot, but this one worked. (Photo by Craig Boddington)

It’s the kind of question big-game hunters don’t want to have to ask: How did I blow that shot?

A first thought, naturally, is incredulity. What went wrong? How did that happen? There’s lots of air space around a buck! Not all bullets go exactly as intended!

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