No, it didn't take so many shots to kill the damned thing. It was dead on the first shot, just like the two water buffalo last year. We could've easily waited for the animals to expire but this wasn't your typical hunting situation, we were there to test bullets. So the most bullets we could get into each critter before its heart stopped pumping blood was the goal. More bullets = a more data. Fortunately, a 2000lb bovine has a huge heart that pumps slow and it takes a long time for them to bleed out. Therefore, most shots were possible on the live critter before it gave out. Unlike anything possible with deer or hogs
I SAW A FRIEND OF MINE SHOOT AN AMERICAN BUFFALO, AT MAYBE 30 - 40 YARDS, WITH A 500 A SQUARE RIFLE (HIS ELEPHANT RIFLE AND LOAD). HE SHOT IT GOOD IN THE SHOULDER AND THE BULL JUST STOOD THERE. HE THEN PUT 2 MORE INTO HIM, FORMING A BEAUTIFUL 3 SHOT CLOVERLEAF, AND STILL THE BULL STOOD THERE, FINALLY HE WENT DOWN AND EVENTUALLY EXPIRED. THE FIRST SHOT KILLED HIM BUT MY FRIEND KEPT PUMPING HIM. WE DID NOT BELITTLE HIM FOR THE 2 XTRA SHOTS, NOR DID WE DOUBT THE 500 A SQUARE, WE JUST MARVELED AT THE BISON'S TENACITY.
