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Proper long range shooting technique?
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 368489" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>Plenty of good advice. I would like to add that if you have a place that you hunt from often, it's great to build something more permanent. A good example is my favorite elk hunting area. I built a "WICKY" on the side of a 60% slope by digging out enough soil to make a flat floor area and constructed something that resembles a duck blind out of mountain maple. I put a tarp over the top for bad weather! It is constructed such that I have sandbags for the fore end and stock that can easily be adjusted for height and is "rock solid"! It's in a great elk feeding area which is very difficult to hunt any other way. I am shooting across a canyon and look into a huge area of slope and benches. I have killed several elk and bear in the 1000 yd. range and have potential to shoot up to 2000 if I wanted. It's well hidden and to this point, no one knows it's there<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Being comfortable enough to wait it out is part of the success and this really helps. I tie flagging on the opposite side (in the shooting area) which helps me dope the wind, although shooting across a steep canyon can be a bit tricky. I try to limit my days in this stand to favorable conditions. So far (knock on wood) I have killed everything that I have shot at because I feel completely prepared ,familar and comfortable in what I'm doing. I also make my own bullets which perform very well at long range which I feel is VERY important. The bad news is most of my elk have been shot in late afternoon and the race across the canyon before dark is a real challenge! Once I spent the night sleeping (well laying) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> in an elk trail on a 60% slope with no sleeping bag. Boy do we have fun or what!...........Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 368489, member: 13833"] Plenty of good advice. I would like to add that if you have a place that you hunt from often, it's great to build something more permanent. A good example is my favorite elk hunting area. I built a "WICKY" on the side of a 60% slope by digging out enough soil to make a flat floor area and constructed something that resembles a duck blind out of mountain maple. I put a tarp over the top for bad weather! It is constructed such that I have sandbags for the fore end and stock that can easily be adjusted for height and is "rock solid"! It's in a great elk feeding area which is very difficult to hunt any other way. I am shooting across a canyon and look into a huge area of slope and benches. I have killed several elk and bear in the 1000 yd. range and have potential to shoot up to 2000 if I wanted. It's well hidden and to this point, no one knows it's there:D Being comfortable enough to wait it out is part of the success and this really helps. I tie flagging on the opposite side (in the shooting area) which helps me dope the wind, although shooting across a steep canyon can be a bit tricky. I try to limit my days in this stand to favorable conditions. So far (knock on wood) I have killed everything that I have shot at because I feel completely prepared ,familar and comfortable in what I'm doing. I also make my own bullets which perform very well at long range which I feel is VERY important. The bad news is most of my elk have been shot in late afternoon and the race across the canyon before dark is a real challenge! Once I spent the night sleeping (well laying) :D in an elk trail on a 60% slope with no sleeping bag. Boy do we have fun or what!...........Rich [/QUOTE]
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