How about posting a link to the video you are referring to, I can't find it??

I just watched a video of him hunting Buffalo in Uganda with a partner. 6 bulls in 7 days, shooting was flawless with a custom 416 Remington.

Back to safety, I carry my own rifle either on the sling with the muzzle up or in the crook of my left arm with the muzzle pointed up. Muzzle control is paramount no matter the circumstances. And if you can't control the muzzle, you have to disable the rifle. One day, I shot an impala and he went down at the shot, but he was quickly up and running. We ran after him through the waist high grass. I ran into a large branch down in the grass that hit me mid shin and I went end over end. Landing knocked the wind out of me, but as soon as I recovered, I noticed that I'd opened my bolt on the way down. That's instinct and training, not conscious thought.

Sure.

I practice falling with my rifles while running all the time. Lol.

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Originally posted by Chuck Nelson:
Sure.

I practice falling with my rifles while running all the time. Lol.

Can you please show us how!?

I have never done it and wish to learn!

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Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:
Folks,

I know Tim, have hunted with him and considered him a friend long before he got totally in the lime light. A raking shot can be very effective but your aim only needs to be off a very few inches and you miss or in this case you wound. Tim in the last 15-20 years has shot a lot of animals including buffalo. I think he must have been very sure he could make the shot before he fired. We've all made misjudgements in the field so I see no need to pile on Tim.

Mark

Agree. We all fuck up now and again

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Originally posted by fairgame:

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Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:
Folks,

I know Tim, have hunted with him and considered him a friend long before he got totally in the lime light. A raking shot can be very effective but your aim only needs to be off a very few inches and you miss or in this case you wound. Tim in the last 15-20 years has shot a lot of animals including buffalo. I think he must have been very sure he could make the shot before he fired. We've all made misjudgements in the field so I see no need to pile on Tim.

Mark

Agree. We all fuck up now and again

Too true, we just don't post video's of the f..ups

If you put yourself out there as a “celebrity” hunter making videos and making a profit from your hunts you should be able to take the heat. Good guy or not that is irrelevant

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Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:
Folks,

I know Tim, have hunted with him and considered him a friend long before he got totally in the lime light. A raking shot can be very effective but your aim only needs to be off a very few inches and you miss or in this case you wound. Tim in the last 15-20 years has shot a lot of animals including buffalo. I think he must have been very sure he could make the shot before he fired. We've all made misjudgements in the field so I see no need to pile on Tim.

Mark

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Originally posted by gunslinger55:
If you put yourself out there as a “celebrity” hunter making videos and making a profit from your hunts you should be able to take the heat. Good guy or not that is irrelevant

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Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:
Folks,

I know Tim, have hunted with him and considered him a friend long before he got totally in the lime light. A raking shot can be very effective but your aim only needs to be off a very few inches and you miss or in this case you wound. Tim in the last 15-20 years has shot a lot of animals including buffalo. I think he must have been very sure he could make the shot before he fired. We've all made misjudgements in the field so I see no need to pile on Tim.

Mark

we do need antis against us if we are not able to stand up fo someone showing on video the good or the bad. it is always good for someone to have the humility to show all. who are we to judge?

I think the criticism is it is an unforced error.

One that did not show hunting, sport hunting, and dangerous game hunting in the best light.


I know he has shot many buffalo. I know he has shot more than a few in Uganda. There would have been another day. The shot was just really high risk not getting the angle right showing wounding of a dangerous animal to reward. The reward being another buffalo dead on film.

I don’t think anyone takes a shot not believing like you do in your own salvation that you will make it.