Hitting ’em on the run
GOOD timing and accurate shooting are necessary attributes for taking game on the run, but a running deer can be a comparatively easy target for the hunter who has mastered the technique and necessary skill. Over the years I have seen more missed shots fired at running animals than I have at standing ones. Most shots are missed by the bullet landing behind the target.
No shooter is born with the infallible instinct which allows him to hit running game consistently. It is a skill that is acquired through constant practice. It must be executed in a cool, deliberate manner, otherwise it should not be attempted at all.
In one way it resembles shotgun shooting, because aim is taken at a moving target and the gun must compensate for that movement in order for the bullet to intercept the target. But the basic technique calls for more precise aiming than shotgun shooting because
