I killed at least three deer per year from 1993-2013. Some of those years as many as eight deer while filling tags for people in the party. One deer per year from 2014-2022 because we stopped going West River in South Dakota. Anything from 20 yards to a very few over 400 yards and two over 500 yards. The vast majority have been shot at 100-250 yards. So average is definitely in #1 with a few exceptions in #2. I used to practice on milk jugs with a .308 Win PBR XP and then we went from two kids to five kids and my shooting is limited. Can I shoot into #2? Yes. But the instances anymore where I can’t get closer are few and far between. All deer hunting since 2015 has been with a single shot pistol with a self-imposed max range of 250 yards with the .357 Max, though I will be able to stretch that with a .350 Rem Mag in a center grip XP-100.
This year’s deer were 189 yards and around 75 yards.
