Hunting bloopers 😁

[Alan]

Hope everyone's having a good time here!

I'd love to know, what’s one hunting mistake you’ll always remember? Maybe it was that moment your scope went busted, or you realized the boots you wore were totally wrong, or perhaps you spooked the game way too soon. I’d love to hear your stories. Let’s swap some lessons and have a good laugh along the way!

 

[drizzydrave_]

I was deep in the woods during rifle season, feeling pretty good about my hunting spot. I had found a great location about a mile and a half away from the nearest road. The signs were perfect, and I had plenty of cover. I set up my gear before dawn, and sure enough, about an hour in, I spot a gorgeous buck strolling by at around 120 yards.

I took the shot, and just like that, he dropped! But then reality hit me like a ton of bricks. I was alone, a mile and a half away from my truck with only a single bottle of water and a granola bar. No game bags, no rope, absolutely nothing! I’d been so wrapped up in finding the perfect location that I totally spaced on being ready for success.

Now, I always make sure my pack is loaded with game bags, paracord, extra water, and all the essentials for field dressing, no matter if it’s opening day or the last day of the season. Lesson learned for sure!

 

[hardcast]

 

[bowmanch]

Too many to count, but will include a few...

Got a new (to me) Benelli M2 shotgun for Pheasant hunting. Took it out for a few rounds of sporting clays to get use to it and made sure it worked. After that, cleaned it up and packed it in the truck to go out west for hunting.

Get to opening day and everything is going smooth, finding birds, gun is working great; having a good time. Sunday rolls around and we are walking through a big grass patch and a rooster gets up in front of me. Lift the gun up to my shoulder, push the safety off, put my finger in the trigger guard; go to press on the trigger...instead of firing a shell, the whole trigger assembly rotated out of the receiver.

WTF!

Got to looking at it and the main cross pin that holds the trigger into the receiver was missing. It was there after I cleaned it but never checked to see if it was there after the opener. So that gun got parked until I could get a new cross pin and it has worked fine ever since.

 

[Red Baron]

Can't think of any offhand, other than forgetting ammo.