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Very interesting thread (in the way reading ballistics tables is interesting: no pretty prose but a lot of condensed experience).

A couple pages back, Bearhuntr wrote: Brown Bear-1/2"

Bearhuntr, seems like there must be quite a tale there!

Ella

Mule Deer - 168 Yards 270 Win
Whitetail - 75 Yards 50 Cal. Muzzleloader
Antelope - 95 Yards 257 Roberts
Whitetail - 80 Yards 50 Cal. Muzzleloader
Whitetail - 194 Yards 270 Win


ddj

This year:
Whitetail doe 80 yds 257 Wby
Whitetail buck 24 yds bow
Last year:
Whitetail doe 15 yds Muzzleloader
Whitetail doe 150 yds 7mm mag
Mule deer buck 80 yds 7mm mag

I agree, very interesting.

This year:
9 pt., 148 lb. dressed whitetail 40 yards, .405 WCF
Doe, 72 lb. dressed whitetail, 62 yards, .50 muzzleloader

Last year:
6 pt. 109 lb. dressed whitetail (Broken rack...would have been 10 pt), 215 yards, .30-06

Two years ago:
Doe, unknown weight whitetail, 70 yards, .270 WCF
Doe, unknown weight whitetail, 60 yards, .50 muzzleloader

I'm looking forward to harvesting another doe with the anterless season rolls around on Dec. 17.
Doe,

It proves to me that a few hunters must go back to estimating school, cause I think they do not know how far a yard is. In wooded areas 50-60 yards is a long shot because the trees start to overlap and you can't see the game.

Whitetail buck~150 yds
Mule Deer buck~90 yds
Cow Elk~250 yds
Bull Elk~30 yds
CA Mule Deer buck~250yds

I'd like to hear it too. Must be some splatter involved!

Cow elk 27yds 30/06
Pronghorn Buck 275yds 30/06
Blacktail Doe 25yds Bow
Blacktail Buck 20yds 30/06
Blacktail Buck 25yds .30 WCF

antelope buck 500 yards, 6.5-06
antelope buck 530 yards, 6.5-06
antelope doe 220 yards, 6.5-06
whitetail buck 367 yards, 6.5-06
mountain goat 200 or so yards, 6.5-06

Mule Deer 100 yards
Blacktail 85 yards
Mule Deer 550 yards
Elk 50 yards
Blacktail 630 yards

40 yards - doe (MN)

100 feet - 6pt buck (MN)

40 feet - doe (WI)

35 yards - spike buck (WI)

50 feet - 9pt buck (MN)

Cow elk 200 yrds .280 Rem
6 x 6 Bull elk 10 yrds (Bow)
whitetail doe 20 yrds (Bow)
6 X 6 Bull elk 35 yrds (Bow)
Buck Antelope 30 yrds (Bow)

All Montana.

Whitetail Buck 37yds Razorcap Broadhead
Whitetail Buck 12yds Razorcap Broadhead
Whitetail Buck 35yds Razorcap Broadhead
Whitetail Buck 25yds 260 Rem
Whitetail Buck 5yds Rothar Snuffer

Here's the link, Ella.

best,
bhtr

Bear Story

1. 6X6 bull elk 352 yards
2. 3X3 Coues whitetail 110 yards

1. 6X6 bull elk 352 yards
2. 3X3 Coues whitetail 110 yards
3. 6x6 bull elk 224 yards
4. antelope buck 252 yards
5. 3x3 Coues witetail 624 yards

1) 2010 = 25-06 (100gr. TTSX). Blacktail buck.....220yds.

2) 2009 = 300WSM (180gr. TSX). Bull.......361 yds.

3) 2009 = open-sighted 4in. .44Mag. (300gr. WFNHCGC Beartooth Bullet). Blacktail buck...65 yds.

4) 2008 = 300WSM (180gr. TSX). Bull.....80 yds.

5) 2008 = 25-06. Blacktail buck (110gr. AB).....302 yds.

All taken in WA state.

2008- 8pt (eastern) and a doe, 30-06 Sierra 220 gr RN
2009- 2 does, 30-06 150 gr Speer Magtip
2010- 6/8pt (eastern), 45-70 350 gr Hornady RN

All shot within 50 yards

The six pointer this year was the most satisfying of them all. It was the last day of what had been a long disappointing season at 5:00 PM in the fading light. I was hunting a small chunk of mixed timber/ farmland across the road from my house that I had been scouting/ still hunting all morning. Finally,near 4:00 PM leaned up against white pine to sit for the rest of the evening. It was along a rub line that seemed to be active so, I dropped some doe pee along the trail and made a few series of grunt calls. Sure enough, along came this buck completely unaware of me and walk no more than ten feet away checking his rubs and chewing on branches looking around for the interloper. As soon as he quartered away and walked another ten feet I put one in front of his last rib. He took one leap and nosed into the ground. He had one broken tine on his left main beam that still measured 2 1/8" long and a brow tine that was 2" long. I discounted both and called him a six. Nothing huge by any standard but it filled the tag and but some venison in the freezer. Still hunting with the smoke pole and late antlerless starts on the 20th of December.

2010, AK, Caribou, 300 RUM, 80 yards
2010, AK, Moose, 209x50 ML, 70 yards
2010, Ak, Black bear, 300 RUM, 300+ yards
2009, Mi, Whitetail doe, 30/06, 360 yards
2009, Mi, Whitetail buck, 30/06, 300 yards

Seems I've advocated using turrets for long range practice for quite sometime. Seems making shots at 537 yards consistently makes closer shots that much easier. Thinking extending yourself is the the best way to get better.

I also have the ability to put my truck into 4 wheel low, but alas I didn't use that last year either, but it's there.