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<blockquote data-quote="wjschmaltz" data-source="post: 332735" data-attributes="member: 6150">I have similar thoughts.&nbsp; I've seen a good pile of moose die now, and moose are not tough to kill, they just drag it out because of their size.&nbsp; The first moose I shot was shot simultaneously with a 300 and 375.&nbsp; It dropped in it's tracks but took another several minutes to die.&nbsp; I eventually shot it at the base of the neck from a few feet away because I didn't want to waste any more meat and it was simply hard to watch.&nbsp; The next moose I shot took 4-275 grain loads to the lungs.&nbsp; I didn't want a repeat of my first moose so instead of waiting a few minutes for it to die, I kept on shooting.&nbsp; All four shots were fatal, through the lungs, with excellent bullet expansion.&nbsp; The bull was standing on all four shots and wasn't going anywhere after the first.&nbsp; I wasn't going to try shooting it in the neck and potentially waste more meat and the slitting of the throat suggestion is laughable.&nbsp; Probably more than 100 lbs of meat was wasted because I didn't want to watch it die for a few minutes.&nbsp; So which is worse and less ethical?&nbsp; Wasting 100 lbs of meat and killing quickly or letting the moose &quot;suffer&quot; for a couple minutes?&nbsp; No one in their right mind would ever walk up to a moose with 50 inch antlers swinging around and 6 foot long legs that could easily kill you and think they're going to cut the throat of that thing.&nbsp; I grew up in a butcher shop.&nbsp; Shot and cut the throat on probably thousands of animals.&nbsp; Even in a controlled environmental with a well placed head shot, we always tied off horns.&nbsp; Full disclaimer, I didn't watch the video.&nbsp; Simply not my style of moose hunting so don't really plan to.&nbsp; But I don't see the issue here being what the ethical number of follow up shots needs to be.&nbsp; That is subjective and the responsibility of defining those ethics falls on the shoulders of the hunter.&nbsp; The problem is here that once you put it online for the world to see, the responsibility of defining those ethics will be taken upon by anyone that sees it.&nbsp; And we all know how that can and will be used against hunting.&nbsp; I 100% agree with the archery example.&nbsp; That was the first thing that came to my mind.&nbsp; There is a reason that archery hunters, including myself, usually give 30-60 minutes after a shot to come down from the stand.&nbsp; The ugly truth is that's just how long it can take.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wjschmaltz, post: 332735, member: 6150"] I have similar thoughts. I've seen a good pile of moose die now, and moose are not tough to kill, they just drag it out because of their size. The first moose I shot was shot simultaneously with a 300 and 375. It dropped in it's tracks but took another several minutes to die. I eventually shot it at the base of the neck from a few feet away because I didn't want to waste any more meat and it was simply hard to watch. The next moose I shot took 4-275 grain loads to the lungs. I didn't want a repeat of my first moose so instead of waiting a few minutes for it to die, I kept on shooting. All four shots were fatal, through the lungs, with excellent bullet expansion. The bull was standing on all four shots and wasn't going anywhere after the first. I wasn't going to try shooting it in the neck and potentially waste more meat and the slitting of the throat suggestion is laughable. Probably more than 100 lbs of meat was wasted because I didn't want to watch it die for a few minutes. So which is worse and less ethical? Wasting 100 lbs of meat and killing quickly or letting the moose "suffer" for a couple minutes? No one in their right mind would ever walk up to a moose with 50 inch antlers swinging around and 6 foot long legs that could easily kill you and think they're going to cut the throat of that thing. I grew up in a butcher shop. Shot and cut the throat on probably thousands of animals. Even in a controlled environmental with a well placed head shot, we always tied off horns. Full disclaimer, I didn't watch the video. Simply not my style of moose hunting so don't really plan to. But I don't see the issue here being what the ethical number of follow up shots needs to be. That is subjective and the responsibility of defining those ethics falls on the shoulders of the hunter. The problem is here that once you put it online for the world to see, the responsibility of defining those ethics will be taken upon by anyone that sees it. And we all know how that can and will be used against hunting. I 100% agree with the archery example. That was the first thing that came to my mind. There is a reason that archery hunters, including myself, usually give 30-60 minutes after a shot to come down from the stand. The ugly truth is that's just how long it can take. [/QUOTE]

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