Big oak tree and 30 yards of "brush". Did a bullet actually get past all that or did you just not see the turkey hunters? I wouldn't beat myself up to bad. Nobody got hurt and I have no doubt you will have a little better look around next time. As much shooting as your doing I am surprised you haven't built yourself a backstop someplace.

My favorite place to shoot is down by a local river. Spot floods a lot. Railroad built a berm about 12 feet tall to put their road on. Makes a great bullet stopper. Its pretty easy to tell when a train is coming. They blow that whistle at every county road crossing.

a guy I worked with was shot laying in his bed with his wife ,opening morning of deer season, 7mm when thru the wall of his house and in to his butt, some one shooting at a running deer 1/2 mile away all fields in between.

A few years ago i watched a show on tv(guns &ammo i think) it was on home defence but after seeing it i hoped it opened a few peoples eyes up(and not what they see in a movie) anyways they made a bunch of random walls standing about 10ft apart and fired different calibers basiclly to remind people that bullets dont stop after the first impact if i remember correctly it was only bird shot that was safe to use in a house and not put your family in danger from friendly fire i think buckshot travelled through two walls


shooter-10ft of travel-wall-10ft of travel-wall-10ft of travel-wall- etc

i know this isnt open range but still knowing what is behind your target and beyond is a must

Yes, yes, and yes! My Father instilled those words in us kids from day one. He's been gone 30+ years now and i still live by those rules.

so I found a box of shells I tried gifting them as apology on the front porch this morning so I'm not really sure how to take that

Sounds like he is saying not needed leave it be.