Game & Fish 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. 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) 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!Continue Reading