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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3585 Location: Utah
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:25 am Post subject: What is the average distance you shoot when hunting? |
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What is the average distance you shoot when hunting?
I'd say over the past 20 years... if I averaged it out I'd say 110 is my current average. I havent shot very many deer under 50 yards. Seems most are in the 100 to 140 range. The farthest I've ever shot a deer was 155 using a rangefinder (good rest, deer feeding... knew my ballistics, felt good about the shot etc etc).
Perhaps its just a west thing but it seems shots here are usually double what average eastern shooters experience (ie: I hear alot of people who take their deer in the 50-60 yard range).
-DallanC
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roundball Member
Joined: Feb 13, 2005 Posts: 29 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:16 am Post subject: Re: What is the average distance you shoot when hunting? |
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You can get any ranges here in North Carolina depending on how and where you hunt...I used to hunt over big soybean fields with a scoped MK85, and at the time, took my biggest racked mature whitetail ever at 165yds that way.
But didn't find it any more challenging than using a Remington 700/.30-06, and gradually got away from scoped inlines, settling on flintlocks & patched balls in fairly thick woods...longest shot I've ever taken with a sidelock muzzleloader was 70yds down an old loggers road where I could see that far...but normally I'm 25-35yds off to the side of heavily used trails that cross a creek or drainage ditch down in a thick bottom, so the range is always close.
And for me it's an enjoyable part of the hunt to be so close you can see their nose turn shiny wet black after they flick their tongue out on it, or see their whiskers, eyelashes, breath on a cold morning, etc...always gets my adrenalin pumping...makes precise shot placement easier, getting them to drop where they stand or at least within eyesight...shorter drags too
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1843 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:50 am Post subject: It depends |
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Sometimes visibility is limited and that will shorten the range. My self-imposed limit with blackpowder is 100 yards or less. I practice at 50 and 100 yards and have established a confidence level. All the best...
Gil
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:13 am Post subject: Re: What is the average distance you shoot when hunting? |
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Howdy. With the muzzleloader the farthest shot was about 110 yds but where i hunt it could be 20 yds to 200 ysds. I hunt a private farm (im lucky) where the land owner is a good friend and allows us to cut shooting lanes wich comes in handy for rifle season.
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longwalker Member
Joined: Apr 12, 2005 Posts: 201 Location: Bethel, AK
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Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: What is the average distance you shoot when hunting? |
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While growing up in the East, I most likely never shot at anything past 40 yards. Rabbits, Birds, Deer.
Since moving West, Most of the Bird shooting remains about the same. I often hunt for "east river" deer with a handgun. So the shots here are close. I did shoot one at about 60 yards with a 44 magnum. However most have been within 10 yards. The "Western" shooting gets different. Mule Deer and Antelope will present long shots. I have made some long rifle shots over 300 yards in the western side of the state.
My method was to set a 300 yard zero on all rifles. Then practice estimating different distances and shooting at those targets. Praire dogs are great for this.
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Flint54 Member
Joined: Apr 09, 2005 Posts: 389 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: What is the average distance you shoot when hunting? |
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As far as Big Game, Whitetail/Mule/Stika Blacktail Deer, my only Mule was taken at @75 - 80 yds, one Whitetail has been my longest kill and that was at @ 250 yds with my TC Contender. Every other one taken has been well under 100 yds, I would have to say my average would be @ 50-60 yds. I have one that was taken face on with my .357 S&W Mod 19 in Michigan at 10 yds and one here in NC that stood right under my stand. That shot was with a Redhawk .41 Mag at @ 6 feet between my legs. He was flattened.
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delboy Member
Joined: Apr 21, 2005 Posts: 240 Location: London England
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Flint54 Member
Joined: Apr 09, 2005 Posts: 389 Location: North Carolina
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Knifeboy Member
Joined: Feb 09, 2005 Posts: 165 Location: The Arizona desert
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:35 am Post subject: Re: What is the average distance you shoot when hunting? |
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I am addicted to the Coues deer hunting here in Arizona. The average shot is probably about 150 yards. I have shot one that was only about 40 yards away got lucky :). Sure makes for a lot of fun.
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Crackshot Super Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 1693 Location: Mich
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Spacedone Member
Joined: Nov 04, 2005 Posts: 266 Location: missouri
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:56 am Post subject: Re: What is the average distance you shoot when hunting? |
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i have shot and killed deer when alot younger at 350 yards on river bottoms with a 303 enfield but my average deer shot is under 50 yards with 2 years ago i killed a 10 point buck at 30 feet.
gotta love brush hunting.
ive only killed one deer {ever} this year with BP and that was at about 90 yards
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515034s10ring Super Member
Joined: Sep 08, 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Working my way back up and around
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:05 am Post subject: Re: What is the average distance you shoot when hunting? |
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In an exact 20 years of hunting, over 90% have been taken under 100 yards but within 50-80 yards. The rest of aprox. 10% has been taken from 5 feet to 300 yards.
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redhed Rookie Member
Joined: Dec 04, 2005 Posts: 9
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Snyper Rookie Member
Joined: Dec 03, 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Eastern North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:09 am Post subject: Re: What is the average distance you shoot when hunting? |
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My closest was about 8 feet and the farthest so far was about 250 ydsl Farthest with a ML was about 150 yds but by far most shots are under 100 even if hunting big bean fields, I always try to pick good stands so I can hunt with anything I want from a ML to a revolver to a 7 Mag Sendero. Sees like whn I take the Sendero they walk out right under me and if I take the Dan Wesson they are 200 yds away. LOL
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