StevenQ718
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I'm a new hunter. Just wondering which plains game animals are the hardest to bring down. From my experience, I think it might be blue wildebeest??
Toughness should not really be judged on good shots, but poor shots. You could take a Blue Wildebeest down with a well placed .22, can't you? When things don't go your way, and if you hunt enough this will be the case, that's when we should judge an animal's will to live.In my humble opinion, study of the anatomy, accurate shooting, caliber choices, and a quality bullet all play in to the toughness argument. A poor shot at poor angles often results in wouda, shoulda, couda problems. My best shot compared to my worst shot have not been based on the animal but me the shooter...
That would be my list as well. My personal worst experience was a waterbuck (Crawshay Defassa) in Zambia. We finally caught him only because he largely ran out of blood as he reached the deep mud and reeds on the banks of the Kafue.1. Blue Wildebeest
2. Waterbuck/Zebra
3. Sable
2 & 3 can be interchanged, depending on the individual animal.
Well duh.In my humble opinion, study of the anatomy, accurate shooting, caliber choices, and a quality bullet all play in to the toughness argument. A poor shot at poor angles often results in wouda, shoulda, couda problems. My best shot compared to my worst shot have not been based on the animal but me the shooter...
Will have to disagree here Jim. Blue WB stands above all. Seen them take shot after shot after shot, all withing a tennis ball group on the shoulder, sneezing blood from their nose, and still try to walk off, only to realise that the fuel line has been cut.I actually don't think that you can pick one.
I'm going to take a stab in the dark here. Barnes TSX/TTSX?All were shot with the same bullets out of the same rifle at various distances.
That would be my list as well. My personal worst experience was a waterbuck (Crawshay Defassa) in Zambia. We finally caught him only because he largely ran out of blood as he reached the deep mud and reeds on the banks of the Kafue.
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Will have to disagree here Jim. Blue WB stands above all. Seen them take shot after shot after shot, all withing a tennis ball group on the shoulder, sneezing blood from their nose, and still try to walk off, only to realise that the fuel line has been cut.
I'm going to take a stab in the dark here. Barnes TSX/TTSX?