900 yrd deer hunting

Gut shooting a deer and, evidently, failing to retrieve it is not only unethical, it's illegal. Illegal hunting is called poaching.
This video is just the kind of stupidity the anti-hunting/shooting bunch clamours after. Out of context or what happened later doesn't matter. It shows shooters killing for the sake of killing.
 
Looked like the first one was gut shot - definately hit too far back and the second was just plain wounded and ran off. These guys in my opinion are a bunch of bozo bubbas who have no respect for the animal they are hunting. Correction I won't dignify it by calling it hunting - it's long range shooting on live targets just to see if you can hit it or not. One wonders how many they have hit (broken legs, broken hips etc etc) that are still wandering around trying to survive. A good video for the anti hunting crowd if there ever was one. Sorry I believe in the one shot one KILL concept and if you can't ensure that at the range you're shooting than you need to stalk closer.:mad:
 
holy crap FOXER, do you have the record number of posts?
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Yep. I did all the articles in the articles section every morning for years :) It don't take long to rack up a post count when you're posting 20 -30 stories every day first thing, THEN using the board normally. :D

I doubt i'll have it for long tho - the guy who's been doing the most of it since i stopped is already more than half way to my total and will likely pass me before too much longer.
 
Well it sure was 890 yards. These guys use rangefinders and know exactly how far it is. Also, Penn State is famous for 1000 yard target shooting (on targets). These boys shoot regular at those extreme distances and can indeed make clean kills.

I saw one deer go down, one run away, then another pile up. There is no way of knowing if the one that ran away was a clean shot or not. Some deer do not immediately drop even on heart and lung shots and can run 200 yards or more before piling up.

A buddy of mine was a sniper in the Candian army. He regularly had to hit walking and standing men silouettes at 600 yards with his .308 and that wasn't off a shooting bench using 7mm and .300 magnums either.
 
that vid is bull the last deer drops sametime as the shot sounds out (100 yards or less)

the first about a second and a half after the shot i dont care what video trickery they used but they wernt shooting deer at 900 yards
 
sunray said:
Gut shooting a deer and, evidently, failing to retrieve it is not only unethical, it's illegal. Illegal hunting is called poaching.
This video is just the kind of stupidity the anti-hunting/shooting bunch clamours after. Out of context or what happened later doesn't matter. It shows shooters killing for the sake of killing.
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I have to agree with "sunray". Although I hear the arguments over different strokes for different folks, Its just a lazy man's hunt. The bottom line is that the video depicts only shooting and no retrieving. The anti's everywhere will have fun with this video.

We need to hold ourselves to a higher bar than the law of the land or we as sport shooters and hunters will continue to climb the hill of frustration that is everything to do with firearms.
 
I would disagree that it is a lazy mans hunt. The people that i have talked to that are active in the game take more time to prepare for these hunting sessions than the majority of regular hunters.
If your interested you might want to read this thread http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum...t=61495&page=6 It discusses in detail long range hunting. It's a hot topic and divides most hunters. Either you think it is unethical or you find that is another form of hunting.

I will say this if you are going to hunt animals at extended ranges you
1) better have the equipment to do so
2) are more then capable at shooting at these distances.
 
900 yards is 2700 feet, bullet traveling at lets say 2000 ft/sec as an average gives you 1.35 seconds for the bullet to travel 900 yards. There are people that can shoot this far, just think of the number of people who shoot groundhogs from long range, what is the difference.
Just remember ethics are individual things, how does anyone here know that the people shooting these deer did not follow up.
 
I have huge problem with people shooting deer at such long distances, where does hunting stop and shooting deer begin?
 
it's not my thing to set up a 17lb. rifle on a transit tripod, looking at a deer with a set of "big eyes" and a laser, out past 900.
however, some are right into that sort of hunting and shooting.
As far as hunting versus shooting, the hunting stops and the shooting begins as soon as the rifle goes up, be it 25 yards or 1,000 yards, IMO.
If it floats yer boat and you are good enough and have the right equipment, go for it.

Cat
 
This is a very hot topic for obvious reasons......
I would be the first guy to applaud anyone's ability to pull off a long range shot.
BUT the "hunter's" comments seemed more concerned with thier trigger time, than the deer that was poorly hit.....I would call these guys slob hunters and probably be right.
What do you think after seeing this activity???? Its right there in front of our noses.

The second one wounds a deer, ( remember hunter ethics! ) it is time to stop this dangerous and irresponsible behavoiur and stay to punching paper and paper only, and only after carrying out your responsibilities.
At these ranges it is ssssooo so easy to screw up a shot!!!

What ever they did off camera is anyone's guess, so use the evidence "proudly" recorded for us all to see....
 
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The guys i know that shoot long range in Pennsylvania do not wound deer, do not lose them, and do not take second shots - no more than a very accomplished hunter would at 100 yards.

They are very dedicated hunters and target shooters also, not slob hunters.
However, this is not to say there are not sloobs out there because there are, many more that shoot short range than long, just because there are not as many that are capable of shooting that far ( or seeing that far!)
cat
 
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