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Sometimes I just hit ‘em in the head. P
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2022 deer 20 yds .243Win 2020 deer 55 yd .243 Win 2018 deer 18 yds bow 2017 deer 13 yds bow 2014 deer 16? bow 24.4 yds. avr. Not too impressive huh? Depends on if you value LR shooting or all the things required to get close such as scouting, setup, ingress, scent control, body stillness, knowing when to draw based on deer behavior/obstacles, etc. Nothing wrong with whacking 'em at a long range you're sure of making, but it's certainly not everything.
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Why thanks Tyrone! It is a more intense hunting cause we hunt the swamp grass and cat tail marshes where you dont even see them till they stand up. Sometimes the deer are 20 yds in front of me when I see them . It is very high hunting pressure and the deer know it so ya need to sneak in and climb a tree almost inside the bedding area. It is a very strange way to hunt and the only way it works with 6' high cat tails and dogwood brush .
But the fruits of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, Gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galations 5: 22&23
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That buck is in ball peen hammer range Pharmseller.
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That buck is in ball peen hammer range Pharmseller. We’re buddies.
Obey lawful commands. Video interactions. Hold bad cops accountable. Problem solved.
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It doesn't matter how near or far, as long as you make that first shot count. That's easy enough..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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A lot of deer and 1 elk. All under #1
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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.
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
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There would probably be as many 1's if first one was under 150 yards.I know most my elk were less than 100 yards and that is more than a few.
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Deer, elk, sheep, antelope, caribou - all but one in #1 category. One elk at 370 yards. No interest in long range shooting when hunting.
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I have been hunting elk the majority my life in big open/timbered steep country. I would guess my average distance as around 300 yards. I killed several at point blank, but far more at the 300 plus, my longest measured was 540 yds. Several before that, most likely the same . With a Muzzleloader ( 40, 50, 25, 100) Recent rifle killss---( 410, 250, 310 , 540, 320, 260, 310 ,320 100, 30) . I have kept records of each one since the 1960's
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Longest to date is 367 yards with a 308 confirmed by rangefinder.
That was 1993
Since then all between 83 and 197 yards with most around 120-ish.
308 and 243AI for the kills. I practice regularly with the 243AI to 450 and the Fieldcraft in 6.5 Creedmoor to the same.
I figure there’s no harm in being too ready.
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#1 for me, and basically half of that distance as well.
I used to do some long range spot and shoot type of hunting but the last number of years has me me still hunting/stalking. I found that I do not have to travel as far to do this type of hunting . All my long range shooting is done at the range....... Cat
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scopes are cool, but slings 'n' irons RULE!
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