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2 months after I posted that....I shot a WT buck at 240 yds. So, 240 yards.

400 plus yards on an Axis deer on Molakai. Not a good presentation to say the least. Told my grandson that I will either hit him in the back or the ass. Had time to settle and take a good hold. But, Ass it was and required a follow up shot to dispatch. MTG

1086 yards on wt doe. But that was on a deer damage permit. Actual hunting I doubt I’ve ever pulled the trigger on one much past 325 yards. Been hunting deer 38 or 39 years.

125 yards . With knight kp1 mussel loader. I Hunt on 40 acres.

This fall will mark 40 years since my first deer tag was punched. The majority of my deer hunting has been done in wide open country so a few long shots have been required.

The longest shot on a whitetail came at dusk on the last day of a hunt. This was before the days of pocket rangefinders, but we were on the fence line in my cousins pasture and he gauged the deer to be 500 yds away. One shot from a 300 WinMag throwing a 165 gr bullet did the trick and I stepped off 499 yards to the point of impact. The fence post made for a rock solid rest and boosted confidence in the shot.

The longest mule deer shot I’ve taken was ranged at 505 yds. I dialed up 500 on the terrible, worthless and ineffective CDS scope that everyone on the fire seems to hate and dropped the 140 Accubond from my 270 WSM right into the point of his shoulder. He was a few steps from rounding a butte and heading out of site forever when I touched off the shot - instead be rolled 150’ down the face of the bluff and into a deep washout. I had to cut him into prices in order to get him out of that trench.

Rifle, 150 yards. Shotgun, 80.

I see I've responded to this already back in 2020.

Last fall, I managed to knock off a buck at the back end of the Garden of Stone at 200 yards. It was an ideal trifecta
1) Longest shot on an animal
2) Biggest rack in a decade
3) First time out with a new 150 grain load for the Ought-Six.

Oh? Do tell.

Arm 'n Hamma?

Mule deer at 800 yards with a Weatherby 30-378...

I wrote for Deer & Deer Hunting and Turkey & Turkey Hunting and was the pro-staffer for Kentucky and Ohio. I also handled the Reloading section for D&DH online. It lasted from 2008 until about 2016. At about the same time, I was a pro-staffer for Heirloom Turkey Calls out of Haughton, Louisiana. The latter folded tent after the owner died from cancer. D&DH and T&TH both withered away to near-nothing.

Just so you all know, I've never had a whit of association with Arm & Hammer. In fact, when I can manage it, I buy my Baking Soda from a chemical warehouse in 80lb sacks. It's a lot cheaper that way. A sack last me a few years.

If this is another one of those gang-up-on-the-shaman deals, I wish you'd not highjack a decent thread to vent your spleen. (HINT) Why not start a new thread on the Campfire and throw poo through the bars?

Only about 300 yards….a Pronghorn at 430 yards! memtb

Twas merely a question. Sensationalism generally abounds in your prose - simply seeking clarity.

500 give or take on a mulie across a canyon. Had lots of time, a solid rest and a spotter. 7mm Rem Mag with a handliaded 160 gr Partition. Deer dropped straight down

have taken 54 beyond 450
a handful beyond a grand

nice shots on those deer ! what cartridge did you use ?

Rifle deer in Pennsylvania and New York I would say 60 yards tops. Shotgun slug in New Jersey 125 yards. Colorado mule deer 367 yards.

262 lazered yards, crossing a field

a day of coaching some youngsters

Last years mule deer buck was a little over 400 yards with a 7mm08. I've shot quite a few between 300 and 350 yards but I prefer to get closer if I can.

I've never lost a wounded deer but you never know, so I like closer.