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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 1668722" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>I've shot a lot of game in that 600 to 800 yard range, in my area that just tends to be the sweet spot in the terrain, I personally shoot the range the conditions allow. Many seem to want to make take a long range shot as a sign of lack of hunting skill but we have no issue hunting up close during bow season or if I want to stalk in the timber but many times the best shot for a quick kill with minimal disturbance to the game is with some distance on it. If conditions are good I'll shoot as far as my bullet will function so we see some go over a grand sometimes but honestly the conditions for shots beyond that happen once in a blue moon. </p><p>I like to have a spotter on any shot just not a longer one. I've missed one time in a LOT of long range kills, it was due to rangefinder bouncing of a close target and resulted in a way, way low shot. Our percentage of shots at game vs recovered game is close to 100%, much higher than before we started putting as much effort into our kill quality as out hunt quality. </p><p>In our terrain recovery is WAY easier at long range than closer, I've spent hours looking for a mule deer in sagebrush shot a a couple hundred yards but longer range your shooting from a different plane than the game so typically we can see the game clear as day piled up so you can just make a calm recovery plan and execute it!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 1668722, member: 13632"] I've shot a lot of game in that 600 to 800 yard range, in my area that just tends to be the sweet spot in the terrain, I personally shoot the range the conditions allow. Many seem to want to make take a long range shot as a sign of lack of hunting skill but we have no issue hunting up close during bow season or if I want to stalk in the timber but many times the best shot for a quick kill with minimal disturbance to the game is with some distance on it. If conditions are good I'll shoot as far as my bullet will function so we see some go over a grand sometimes but honestly the conditions for shots beyond that happen once in a blue moon. I like to have a spotter on any shot just not a longer one. I've missed one time in a LOT of long range kills, it was due to rangefinder bouncing of a close target and resulted in a way, way low shot. Our percentage of shots at game vs recovered game is close to 100%, much higher than before we started putting as much effort into our kill quality as out hunt quality. In our terrain recovery is WAY easier at long range than closer, I've spent hours looking for a mule deer in sagebrush shot a a couple hundred yards but longer range your shooting from a different plane than the game so typically we can see the game clear as day piled up so you can just make a calm recovery plan and execute it!! [/QUOTE]
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