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Did you ever hunt with Markus Lutrell ? I saw him on a lot of hunting shows years back and then he disappeared all of the sudden. As I remember he was a sniper but I never saw anybody miss so many easy chip shots at game in my life. That really surprised me and made me wonder WTF is going on ?

Ain't that the way with everything ?

I think JB and the dude with his pants down are past the hugging stage.

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Speaking of head shots...Here’s Fred 890 yard skull cracking on a doe goat in Wyoming last year...This was a bloodfest of CampFire fighting delight.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/14205071/1

How did I miss that? That was one hell of a shot. Leupold?

Personally, the NF 3-10 is a smidge on the low side for magnification, imo, where the VX5 @ 3-15 you might appreciate the extra power if you want to stretch your AI out farther.

Look at the NF SHV 4-14x50 F1 If you find yourself questioning Leupold tracking.

SHV is a good scope, albeit a heavier optic.

https://www.nightforceoptics.com/riflescopes/shv/shv-4-14x50-f1

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NF NXS 3.5-15x50 MOAR over a 6.5 SAUM

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Appreciate the feed back. I looked at the 4-14x50 as well and did notice it was 30 ounces compared to the Leupold 19 ounces. Can the weight really make that big of a difference on a gun like mine?

I have zero issues with Leupold tracking. I’ve killed everything I have [bleep] at with it and my only miss was user error...

Tracking the leade on a bobbing 1/2 MOA noggin in both x and y axis at 900 yds is pretty sporty.

Pretty sure I would want the chest shot.

But what do I know?

Looks like the menstruation has ended? I’m was about ready to ship out some Midol.

You fall into the 99% category of members who replied to that thread.

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One of the most difficult (from a mentally challenging standpoint) hunts I've done was in a relatively small high fence area for fallow deer in Argentina. I didn't see a deer for 4 days, with a guide. Finally on day 5 I got an opportunity on a smallish buck, roughly equivalent to a 2x2 whitetail.
The easiest hunt? Ever been dumped out of a supercub a day in front of a migrating herd of caribou a hundred miles from any road, even on a DIY hunt? What about Alaskan moose (once you actually find one, that is)?

"Fair chase" isn't always what it seems.

Having put the whack on a few critters well beyond that shot I might not fall right into any category.

Moving in 2 axises noggins at 900 yds are not testaments of skill.

Dude got lucky and goat was unlucky.

It is what it is.

Obviously the fenced area was too big. We've got one here in NY I went and visited one time. Had about 30 acres fenced with a half dozen big bull elk inside and almost no cover. Could have shot any one of them from just about any point around the perimeter of the fence. Guy told me most of his clients were high rollers from NYC who pay a kings ransom just to shoot a big bull to hang on the wall and don't care how or where they do it. He called them over to the edge of the fence so my old lady could pet them.

Those places do exist, but my point is that not all high fence operations are canned hunts.
Sometimes in some countries it just makes it a legal hunt, and hunting pressure has a HUGE impact.

LOL...That’s what 99% said.

Like you defending Leupold. I was trying my best to support a pard, who was getting thrashed.

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You know, when I was younger I thought I might like to go out west for elk and to Alaska for moose and brown bear. Later I realized I don't have the room for the mounts and I'm just addicted to hunting whitetails anyway. We've got black bears here too and the season is open concurrently with deer. I shot a medium sized one incidentally while deer hunting 30 years ago. Didn't care for the meat and regretted wasting deer hunting time getting it out of the woods and processing it. I've seen several others over the years, including one real bruiser and never shot another. I don't want anything taking time away from deer hunting.

Ted,
Not all guided moose hunts are easy and successful? Speak the truth, here.

What’s the real world expectation on getting crosshairs on a shootable bull? Shootable, meaning big freezer loaded with meat.

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Hey Beave,
What happened to Fred?