Bedded Animals

[Mikido]

Looking for some tips/info on shooting bedded deer/elk. Thanks!

 

[WyoBC_99]

My old man taught me not to shoot until they stand up. I have seen a few bad hits on bedded animals that only confirm that approach for me. Patience.

 

[doc holiday13]

*ranch fairy voice*

If you have 24% FOC you can shoot them anywhere and they'll die

 

[Mikido]

My old man taught me not to shoot until they stand up. I have seen a few bad hits on bedded animals that only confirm that approach for me. Patience.

Provoke them to stand up or wait

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Provoke them to stand up or wait

I’ll shoot one bedded, but wait if you want them to stand. You throw a rock or whistle and they get up on alert, more likely to jump the string. Also more likely to smell you while you wait a few hrs. They don’t jump the string when they are bedded….

 

[realunlucky]

Archery is all about the angle, either you have one that will kill them or you need to wait until you do.

 

[roosiebull]

Archery is all about the angle, either you have one that will kill them or you need to wait until you do.

Agree, I am willing to shoot a bedded critter, but I have never had one bedded with an angle I was willing to shoot. I have had to wait them out plenty of times, some successful, and some not.

 

[Billy Goat]

I always take the first good shot I get.

If thats bedded, that's perfectly fine.


More time gives the F-up Fairy more time to show up, but I am generally not going to do anything to alert an animal intentionally before a shot.