BrianID
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I know this topic is like beating a dead horse but I still wanted to ask.
Are any of you good enough to take a shot at a deer at a 1000 yards?
What is everyones max range for shooting at a deer?
How much has your max shooting range increased over the years due to improved technology?
I know there are a few hunters out there that are good enough to constantly kill a deer with the first shot at 1000 yards but I think these hunters are very rare. Even in places that people think long range shooting is problem (region G in Wyoming), I would guess that maybe 1 in 1000 hunters are good enough to consistantly make a 1000 yard shot.
I'm mostly trying to "stir the pot" but would love to hear from someone who is really good enough to make a 1000 yard first shot kill.
I shoot a lot but I'm not good enough to take a 1000 yard shot at a deer or elk. I think I'm good enough to hit a deer with my first shot more than 50% of the time at 1000 yards but know I'm not good enough to take that long of a shot. I'll save those long shots for paper and steel.
My max range for deer under ideal conditions is 600 yards. However, I passed on 500 yard shot at a 32" buck about 3 years ago because I could get closer. I killed him in his bed with a shot of about 125 yards a few hours later. Last year I passed on a 250 yard shot on a bull elk with my 338 Lapua because I was able to stalk closer and killed him at 160 yards. Two years ago I did kill a buck at 575 yards because there wasn't a good way to get closer to him without having a high risk of blowing him out of the country. I've also killed a couple pronghorn and a mule deer at 450 yards but still like to get as close as a can before I take the shot.
15 years ago my max range was around 300 yards but after getting a rangefinder my range increased to about 450 yards. In the mid 1990's I remember passing on a shot that was around 250 -300 yards because it was just too far to attempt shooting.
Are any of you good enough to take a shot at a deer at a 1000 yards?
What is everyones max range for shooting at a deer?
How much has your max shooting range increased over the years due to improved technology?
I know there are a few hunters out there that are good enough to constantly kill a deer with the first shot at 1000 yards but I think these hunters are very rare. Even in places that people think long range shooting is problem (region G in Wyoming), I would guess that maybe 1 in 1000 hunters are good enough to consistantly make a 1000 yard shot.
I'm mostly trying to "stir the pot" but would love to hear from someone who is really good enough to make a 1000 yard first shot kill.
I shoot a lot but I'm not good enough to take a 1000 yard shot at a deer or elk. I think I'm good enough to hit a deer with my first shot more than 50% of the time at 1000 yards but know I'm not good enough to take that long of a shot. I'll save those long shots for paper and steel.
My max range for deer under ideal conditions is 600 yards. However, I passed on 500 yard shot at a 32" buck about 3 years ago because I could get closer. I killed him in his bed with a shot of about 125 yards a few hours later. Last year I passed on a 250 yard shot on a bull elk with my 338 Lapua because I was able to stalk closer and killed him at 160 yards. Two years ago I did kill a buck at 575 yards because there wasn't a good way to get closer to him without having a high risk of blowing him out of the country. I've also killed a couple pronghorn and a mule deer at 450 yards but still like to get as close as a can before I take the shot.
15 years ago my max range was around 300 yards but after getting a rangefinder my range increased to about 450 yards. In the mid 1990's I remember passing on a shot that was around 250 -300 yards because it was just too far to attempt shooting.