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Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17789169 11/11/22 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,885 Frisco TX R RHutch Campfire Regular RHutch Campfire Regular R Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,885 Frisco TX Typically 1 by a large margin. Most 150-250 where I deer and pig hunt. Only killed 2 big game animals past 400 and both of those in wide open eastern CO.

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17789485 11/11/22 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,029 JD45 Campfire Regular JD45 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,029 Here in Carolina hunting since 1978, My longest shot on deer was 95yds.

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17789607 11/11/22 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,799 SW Montana buffybr Campfire Regular buffybr Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,799 SW Montana Hands down #1 Shot my first deer in Colorado in 1965, and hunted most years since in Colorado and Montana, plus 3 hunts in Alaska, and a dozen international hunts in Africa, Canada, New Zealand, and Azerbaijan. SAVE 200 ELK, KILL A WOLF NRA Endowment Life Member

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17790018 11/11/22 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,001 Southern Kolorado B Bighorn Campfire Tracker Bighorn Campfire Tracker B Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,001 Southern Kolorado #1 I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17791231 11/11/22 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,895 Winchester, WY USA M memtb Campfire Outfitter memtb Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,895 Winchester, WY USA Under 350 yards! memtb You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel “I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17802361 11/15/22 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,675 Northeast Louisiana S Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,675 Northeast Louisiana Wherever it shows up! Even birds know not to land downwind!

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17802394 11/15/22 Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 14,639 Tyrone Campfire Outfitter Tyrone Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 14,639 Longest shot on deer was maybe 150 yds. Vast majority under 50. Many under 10 yards. Politics is War by Other Means

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17804095 11/15/22 Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 2,360 NC Featherweight6555 Campfire Regular Featherweight6555 Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 2,360 NC Last shot a couple of weeks ago ....24yards. Muzzleloader. Longest ever, Moose in Canada 450. "Aim right, squeeze light" " Might as well hit what you're aiming at, it kicks the same whether you miss or not" NRA Life, GOA

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17804130 11/15/22 Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 5,436 KillerBee Campfire Tracker KillerBee Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 5,436 My closest was point blank range on black bear, my longest 525 on moose, my average I would say 175 to 200 yards. KB

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17807387 11/16/22 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,806 South Dakota B BKinSD Campfire Regular BKinSD Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,806 South Dakota 1 "Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin.'"

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17835053 11/24/22 Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,280 Near Hobble Creek Canyon, Utah G GSSP Campfire Tracker GSSP Campfire Tracker G Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,280 Near Hobble Creek Canyon, Utah Lets's see, in the past 14 yrs since I took up LR hunting. Elk @ 225 yds Moose @ 15 yds deer @ 100 yds Elk @ 220 yds Deer @ 115 yds deer @ 10 yds Elk @ 950 yds Deer @ 500 yds Elk @ 810 yds Elk @ 820 yds Elk @ 242 yds Deer @ 588 yds Elk @ 630 yds [Linked Image]

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17837978 11/25/22 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,515 S Sako76 Campfire Tracker Sako76 Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,515 Out west, #2, I can't seem to get a close shot. Back east, less than 75 yards. That said, I killed a moose in New Foundland at 269 yards and a caribou at less than 200 yards.

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17839193 11/25/22 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 6,923 Upper Midwest selmer Campfire Tracker selmer Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 6,923 Upper Midwest I've killed a few deer over 400. Lots of them over 200. Majority in the 100-200 yard range. Selmer "Daddy, can you sometime maybe please go shoot a water buffalo so we can have that for supper? Please? And can I come along? Does it taste like deer?" - my 3-year old daughter

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17844095 11/27/22 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,251 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,251 Northern USA this year 2022 i took 2 shots /0ne at each animal, both the bang flop kills 125 yds. 193 lb.dressed buck and a medium Antelope buck 460 yards and distanced was measured afterwards. LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17851317 11/29/22 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,614 Cumberland Plateau, TN S Snowwolfe Campfire Tracker Snowwolfe Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,614 Cumberland Plateau, TN 30-45 yards, never longer. My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17851348 11/29/22 Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,430 North East Ohio B Bocajnala Campfire Regular Bocajnala Campfire Regular B Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,430 North East Ohio Depends on the game and the location. I've shot whitetail I probably could have touched with the barrel. And I've shot them just shy of 500. Antelope from just over 100 to just over 400. Both my elk were within 75 yards but was prepared for allot more Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner. If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough. In God We Trust.

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? pete53 #17852384 11/29/22 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,251 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,251 Northern USA Originally Posted by pete53 this year 2022 i took 2 shots /0ne at each animal, both the bang flop kills 125 yds. 193 lb.dressed buck and a medium Antelope buck 460 yards and distanced was measured afterwards. i used the same load 103 gr. Hammer bullet in my 257 Weatherby mag. LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17867471 12/04/22 Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 12 AZ R Rodinaz New Member Rodinaz New Member R Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 12 AZ Mostly under 350 but this year my coues was just over 600 using 6CM. My buddy got his at 400. Elk shots are usually 150 or less in recent years.

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? xphunter #17880290 12/07/22 Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,983 H Hogwild7 Campfire Tracker Hogwild7 Campfire Tracker H Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,983 Most of the time between 50 and 150 yards. This year 25, 250,325,250. All deer. Seemed like everything crossed as far away as I could see this year. Saw very few close.

Re: What is your typical distance range to take big game at? LBP #17884643 12/09/22 Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 2,374 Beaver Oregon N Nestucca Campfire Regular Nestucca Campfire Regular N Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 2,374 Beaver Oregon #2