RULES TO STAY ALIVE WHEN HUNTING DANGEROUS GAME
By: Mike Price
(hog, lion, bear, moose, buffalo, any animal that cops an attitude)

1. Take a good double or controlled fed rifle (or premium push feed) to do the job you are asking it to perform.

2. It must be a rifle that you know and are familiar with, because you have spent a lot of time holding it in your hands working the action and safeties so as to learn it’s peculiarities!

3. Shoot it from different positions and at varying ranges until you are proficient at all positions and ranges you will possibly shoot!

4. There is no such thing as the all around or magic cartridge, just some good ones that do the job very well, if you do yours!

5. Only center hits in the vital kill area counts, or a dangerous animal might teach you the difference!

6. Make the deepest hole you can to insure that vital organs, nerve centers, blood arteries and pivotal skeletal structure can be reached and destroyed from all impact angles!

7. Reaching vitals at all angles won't happen if the bullet does not hold up and fragments or sheds it’s jacket or bends, so don't buy cheap factory ammunition or cheap bullets if you hand-load!

8. Do not shoot a cartridge that you are not able to handle because of excessive recoil and that will negatively affect your accuracy!

9. Your intent is to shoot a cartridge that you can keep under control and will make the biggest possible diameter exit hole (if angle and distance allows), to let blood out and air in!

10. Make sure your shot is an affective one in that the distance is reasonable to ensure a judicious kill!

11. All dangerous game when shot are still dangerous so "SERVICE" your threat until it is no longer a threat, that means until it won't, can't and doesn't breath nor moves, especially if it is at close quarters, if NOT you might get BIT, CUT UP, STOMPED, BROKE IN HALF, or EATEN!!!

12. If all of the above does not work I recommend (if there is time) a quick prayer!

Ha!

That all sounds good but when the poop hits the fan, we'll see!

...#9, dubious opinion!

Will,

Poop is such a weak term, call it like it will be "when the SHIT" hits the fan. It is a bit like Lewis Grizzard said "Naked is someone with out clothes, but Nikked is someone with out clothes and are up to something".

Who's Mike Price?

Do not walk around in a daze, in DG country.

Keep your rifle in your hands and ready for trouble.

Only CNS hits will STOP something in it's tracks. "Killing shots", ie: heart/lung, may still get you tossed.

Practice snap shooting at close range (5-10yds) and hitting a 3" target.

Be able to reload without looking at your rifle.

Know that your rilfe will work perfectly everytime!

Do not count on anyone else pulling your bacon out of the fire. You may have to pull their's out.

Keith

quote:

Originally posted by Gator1:
Who's Mike Price?

Me!

quote:

quote:
Originally posted by Gator1:
Who's Mike Price?


Me!

Yeah and who's Mike Price???

quote:

Originally posted by ledvm:

quote:

quote:
Originally posted by Gator1:
Who's Mike Price?


Me!

Yeah and who's Mike Price???

Mike Price a hunter, father, grandfather, reloader, shooter been a lot of places sometimes successful while hunting some times not. Been in tight spots but was lucky. I am not sure what you are looking for. No I don't live in Africa, live in US. When I answered ME to the question concerning who came up with some rules to hunt dangerous game by I was just letting him know that I wrote them. Wrote them after about 25yrs of hunting and making some mistakes and was lucky enough to learn from them. Thought I might share what my experiences cause me to come up with, that's all. Nothing more than that.

quote:

Yeah and who's Mike Price???

J. Lane Easter, DVM

A guy who's not a street or a holiday and may or may not have had his arm up a cows vagina?
But that's just my guess based upon the available information.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"DVM is a three-letter acronym (initialism) that may mean:

Delaware Valley Music
Derbyshire Village Mission
Digital Video Manager
Digital Voltmeter
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Drunken Voicemail"

quote:

Originally posted by keithv35:

quote:

Yeah and who's Mike Price???

J. Lane Easter, DVM

A guy who's not a street or a holiday and may or may not have had his arm up a cows vagina?


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"DVM is a three-letter acronym (initialism) that may mean:

Delaware Valley Music
Derbyshire Village Mission
Digital Video Manager
Digital Voltmeter
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Drunken Voicemail"

Yep, been there and done that

quote:

A guy who's not a street or a holiday and may or may not have had his arm up a cows vagina?
But that's just my guess based upon the available information.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"DVM is a three-letter acronym (initialism) that may mean:

Delaware Valley Music
Derbyshire Village Mission
Digital Video Manager
Digital Voltmeter
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Drunken Voicemail"

keithv35,

Now I understand why you live in Las Vegas.

quote:

12. If all of the above does not work I recommend (if there is time) a quick prayer!

What do you think about:
13. bring with you a friend, a very good shooter, able to manage a very heavy rifle, as back up

...and all this time, I thought you only had to be able to outrun your PH.

quote:

Originally posted by Steve Malinverni:

quote:

12. If all of the above does not work I recommend (if there is time) a quick prayer!

What do you think about:
13. bring with you a friend, a very good shooter, able to manage a very heavy rifle, as back up

Yea, "number 13" that is a great idea! Just hope the hunt is not on Friday. It will be a big one backing up my 416WBY. One thing for sure, whatever it is that we kill, it will be dead twice over

Oh well, this madke me remember an Italian hunter who told me that he has a russian fiance' ( he was married ) that had been colonel in the army. He confessed to me that she was a superb shooter, that she was his preferred hunting buddy.
A very good example to number 13 management combining benefit to pleasure

quote:

Originally posted by Jeff Alexander:
...and all this time, I thought you only had to be able to outrun your PH.

Jeff:

Based on my vast (ha, ha) experience elephant hunting all you have to do is be able to outrun the barefoot PH and/or the photographer.

Paul Smith

Outrunning your PH certainly has its merits as you will NOT be able to outrun the trackers. They have the uncanny ability to ghost out of a place right now!

You also might consider listening to your PH or guide if you have one. That is almost always a good idea...almost always.

quote:

Originally posted by yukon delta:
Outrunning your PH certainly has its merits as you will NOT be able to outrun the trackers. They have the uncanny ability to ghost out of a place right now!

You also might consider listening to your PH or guide if you have one. That is almost always a good idea...almost always.

Amen on listening to your PH or guide. We check them out to see if they are good and if we choose them it is because they are good. So it would be wise to listen to them, they can keep us out of a lot of trouble. My dad was a hunter, trapper and just all around guy and he told me when push comes to shove "Son, it is a poor set of feet that will stand around and take abuse!" That is why I carry my 416WBY, I would like to be the one handing out abuse not getting abused by some wild, angry,upset beast that does not like me standing on his ground.

You may also want to KNOCK HIM DOWN AND OUT by shooting in the SHOOTAWAY KILL ZONE!