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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 428320" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>Great Thread Mike!! Very entertaining reading.</p><p> </p><p>Like you, I've got alot of favorites. A very far prarie dog (700 yds). A full out running coyote at around 500 yds. And a full out running deer at about 350 yds..........................<a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f84/how-wide-mule-deer-51284/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f84/how-wide-mule-deer-51284/</a>. </p><p> </p><p>(The coyote was a 2nd shot hit, 1st shot was behind him)</p><p> </p><p>But here's another:</p><p> </p><p>Many years ago a friend and I were hunting antelope on public land west of Casper, WY. I had my Ruger heavy barrel 25-06. We were belly crawling and trying to get closer to this buck that was slowly feeding away from us and toward private ground (which we didn't have permission for). But every time we thought we had made some ground, we looked up and he was still the same distance!! I had to try and take him before he got on the private ranch. </p><p> </p><p>This was before the days of range finders and wind meters and ballistic software, but I was so "in tune" with that rifle that I knew where it was shooting out to about 700 yds. I used the antelopes size in the 20X scope to estimate the distance at 500+ yds. I estimated the wind and decided that I would have to hold about 2' to the right. I folded out the bipod and got really settled in. Then, I held a "body depth" above his back and directly above his left rear flank and sent one.</p><p> </p><p>Dropped like a rock!! We started pacing off the distance........ended up with 500 paces, but then we had to turn and cross a creek and go around a cut bank in order to get to the downed buck. We estimated the distance from the buck to the creek at around 50 yds..........so approx 550 yds total. Perfect lung shot! I still don't know why he dropped so fast, because I didn't hit the shoulders or the spine??</p><p> </p><p>But anyway, that's one of mine. My friend still tells this story to other hunters when we all get around the fire at night.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 428320, member: 21068"] Great Thread Mike!! Very entertaining reading. Like you, I've got alot of favorites. A very far prarie dog (700 yds). A full out running coyote at around 500 yds. And a full out running deer at about 350 yds..........................[url]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f84/how-wide-mule-deer-51284/[/url]. (The coyote was a 2nd shot hit, 1st shot was behind him) But here's another: Many years ago a friend and I were hunting antelope on public land west of Casper, WY. I had my Ruger heavy barrel 25-06. We were belly crawling and trying to get closer to this buck that was slowly feeding away from us and toward private ground (which we didn't have permission for). But every time we thought we had made some ground, we looked up and he was still the same distance!! I had to try and take him before he got on the private ranch. This was before the days of range finders and wind meters and ballistic software, but I was so "in tune" with that rifle that I knew where it was shooting out to about 700 yds. I used the antelopes size in the 20X scope to estimate the distance at 500+ yds. I estimated the wind and decided that I would have to hold about 2' to the right. I folded out the bipod and got really settled in. Then, I held a "body depth" above his back and directly above his left rear flank and sent one. Dropped like a rock!! We started pacing off the distance........ended up with 500 paces, but then we had to turn and cross a creek and go around a cut bank in order to get to the downed buck. We estimated the distance from the buck to the creek at around 50 yds..........so approx 550 yds total. Perfect lung shot! I still don't know why he dropped so fast, because I didn't hit the shoulders or the spine?? But anyway, that's one of mine. My friend still tells this story to other hunters when we all get around the fire at night. [/QUOTE]
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