I do have access to long range shots on stew and I have shot out to 500 before just haven’t had a gun I felt was capable of doing much further as far as recoil in a caliber recoil doesn’t bother me at all doesn’t matter to me if it kicks like a mule
i can honestly say in 3 weekends of hunting i did not see a single wounded deer the only thing i seen was a 3 legged ram that looked like from the lower joint down it was ripped off...
waiting for that tag is tough but hunting the deer is more hard i was absolutely humbled by the deer out there ...some days we would drive and glass 20 miles of land and see 3 deer i believe the predators are far more out of control then the G and F is telling us and it shows out there, hence...
Thank you for the great suggestions and ammo suggestion as far as wind with the long range shot goes i will not take a shot like that unless its dead calm the day i took my 680 shot there was not one ounce of wind i understand that it plays a major role at the long distances thank you for the...
i totally agree im not sure if you have ever seen the badlands but it is like a chunk of the mountains you would elk hunt in it is not easy and it also doesnt help the bucks are in a full rut when season normally starts and will chase does so by the time you climb multiple ravines and get within...
thank you all for the opinions and yes i have a leupold range finder as far as the shot i waited six years for the tag and it was the last weekend i understand it wasnt the best idea but it was something i felt i had to try
also i will look into the zeiss havent heard of them before my friend sporting a 300 win mag tikka reccomended huskemaw there are so many options takes time to read into them all
wow thank you guys for the great insight the 800 number is just that a number its the maximum distance i would ever want to shoot at 7 out of 10 times if i make a shot its 200 to 400 yards i was just humbled this year with my badlands tag and all the deer being roughly 500 plus, therefore i...
thank you both for the suggestions i am from north dakota and hunted the badlands with a rifle for my first time this year i normally hunt local took 6 years to draw the tag i currently shoot a factory 270 wsm kimber brand with 130 grain ballistic tip ammo the last weekend of deer season i...
Hey everyone i researched quite a few threads nothing was quite as specific as i wanted to see and if its not very possible feel free to tell me. I am going to purchase a gun within the next week and im wondering what brand and what caliber would be great to start with all i care about is being...