Range to shoot a deer

What is YOUR maximum comfortable distance to (standing, unsupported) shoot a deer?

  • 75 yards

    Votes: 19 7.4%

  • 100 yards

    Votes: 59 22.9%

  • 125 yards

    Votes: 19 7.4%

  • 150 yards

    Votes: 47 18.2%

  • 175 yards

    Votes: 10 3.9%

  • 200 yards

    Votes: 53 20.5%

  • 225 yards

    Votes: 7 2.7%

  • 250 yards

    Votes: 10 3.9%

  • 300 yards

    Votes: 21 8.1%

  • 350 yards or greater

    Votes: 13 5.0%
  • Total voters
    258
i was waiting for someone to say it depends on the caliber you shoot.

i've watched people miss deer with a 338 win at 50 yards and i've seen people drop a deer at 250 to 300 with a 30-30.

its 99% the guy behind the trigger.

correct me if i'm wrong BIGRED, but isn't it always the guy that only fires 1 or 2 shots and can't hit s**t at the range the day before the season the on that has the impossible long shot story at trophy night.
 
It's been a long time since I have taken a unsupported shot at a biggame. unless your close there is always a rest, the key is to be able to see it and utilize it, to me improvising a rest is a key skill to field shooting. Though shooting sticks and bi-pods simplifiy the task a fair bit.
 
I filled a doe tag at 17 yards this year, shooting from a rest. The day before I shot another doe at 262 lasered yards from offhand. Both were my best option at the time, and both deer are dead. My favorite position is sitting, which I normally find to be faster as well. Real precise offhand shooting is anything but fast.
 
aulrich said:
It's been a long time since I have taken a unsupported shot at a biggame. unless your close there is always a rest, the key is to be able to see it and utilize it, to me improvising a rest is a key skill to field shooting. Though shooting sticks and bi-pods simplifiy the task a fair bit.
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Totally agree. In areas where I've done most of my hunting, like in the B.C. interior and Vancouver on Island, rests are usually numerous and close at hand. In preparation for hopefully getting an Antelope draw in southern Alberta in the next few years, I bought and have started practicing with a Polecat telescoping Bipod. The opportunities for a rest in that terrain are somewhat scarce compared to what I'm used to here.
 
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Originally Posted by blargon
200 yds standing,


win70 said:
Your an idiot..
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Why? Because your incabable doesnt mean he's an Idiot, it means you should be out shooting, instead of passing judgement...




BIGREDD said:
The Steel Boar Silhouette is at 200 yards the vitals are clearly marked to the naked eye. I slap a twenty on bench, sometimes a pink or brown one if I smell a sucker and say "Match It and hit that Pig in the vitals off hand, I'll give you three shots!";)
I have only had to pay up three times in 15 years, most miss the Pig completely.:cool:
Guys that can shoot well off hand are few and far between... except on the inter-web.:popCorn:
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That reminds me, you still owe me 20.00
(He forgot to mention another trick... Give em a 300 win mag that hits 2.5 feet to the right and low, and tell em its on) :evil:
 
I regularly practice shooting all my capable rifles out to 300 yrds,just to know I can do it. but have never in 30 years shot any animal over 150 and realistically I think one only.If a deer at 300 doesn't present enough time to make a well placed shot than there's no shot there.myopinion
 
gth, Iwas talking about practicing 300 yrd shots ,didn't think it was nec.to remind anyone practice should be done at a marked official range ,not in the bush.your right though some people shoot before they even think about how far it is.and there's always the fish story element.2lbs is 6lbs,100 yrds is 300 yrds.
 
Was at the range with Rockchucker yesterday and saw him nail the 300m gong offhand 3x in a row w/ his 204. Probably something with him being some Western Canadian Silhouette Champ back in the old days.:rockOn:
Personally I couldn't do this..............I'd probably have hit it 5x in a row:bsFlag:


Plus I shot his 50 Alaskan.:evil:
Would have been nice to have it snugged up before it went off.:redface:
Who has a 2lb trigger on a 50?????:sniper:





Some people can shoot and some can't.

But EVERYBODY is a great shot on the internet!:rolleyes:

Pickles
 
75 YARDS.....shot them farther-but most a lot closer-and when the distance is greater there's generally time to sit down, use a rest, or shooting sticks
 
let's put this into perspective on size of target only not taking into account how excited you get
Deer at 200yds let's say it has a 12" kill zone
that's equal to a 3" target at 50 yds so if you can't hit an apple every time at 50yds don't take the shot
300yds equals a 2" target at 50 yds not much bigger than a golf ball
 
Dave204,
Here's some more, but opposite perspective.This isn't flaming, just the other side of the coin, so to speak.
Take your apple, cut it in half, lay it on it's side at 100 meters and you will have the approximate size of a Ram at Rimfire Metallic Silhouette distance. Increase the distance to 500 meters and increase the target size accordingly, and you will have a grasp of what highpower silhouette is about. If anything, its even a little harder than it sounds.;)
The world is full of better shots than myself, but I was able to show up at a match cold, and leave with a Triple A score on my first try. I wish that I had the time to pursue that game properly, but work, life and an injury take care of that.So does a shortage of ranges, but thats a different story.
If all hunters had to hit an apple at fifty yards to get their licences, I suspect that most would have to stay home. That doesn't change the fact that others could do it standing on their head. There is seldom any need for longrange offhand shooting in big-game hunting, but it does happen on occasion.
Dogleg
 
Dogleg said:
Dave204,
Here's some more, but opposite perspective.This isn't flaming, just the other side of the coin, so to speak.
Dogleg
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Not a problem, I was merely trying to point out some perspective on target size. 50 yds is a good practice range for a 22. I regularly take a pop or beer can and squash it down to the size of a hockey puck and blast away at it with the 22 at 40-50yds makes for good cheap practice and it keeps getting farther away with every hit, empty shotgun shells are even better.
I took a moose 2 years ago 190 yds with a head shot free hand but last years moose was at 150 yds and I had a stump to lean on so I used it.
You take what your given and if you know your ability and feel confident that it's good then shoot.
 
I have no problem taking a 400 yard off hand shot at a deer, as long as I am using a magnum. Deer are pretty small, so even a hit around the edges wiht a magnum will knock them down.
 
Yup I hear what your saying.... I like to take a Hockey puck and turn it on its side and then crush it on my forehead then I ring a gong three times and shoot my Short Mag over my shoulder using a mirror to sight with.
Oh ya... were shootin sumpthin now.... :rockOn:
 
Practice hitting a 10" circle. Whatever the gun, whatever the range or whatever the position that will tell you your max range.

When you have determined your abilities then practice some more:)
 
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