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Long range shot. Should I and should I not?
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<blockquote data-quote="Boar Barrel" data-source="post: 1354920" data-attributes="member: 70084"><p>Well after going back up to the cabin last weekend I did some scouting to check on the deer. Gun season is still 3 weeks away. Anyways I have a field up there that the hogs constantly are rooting up and every time I plant a feed crop the hogs just root up what I plant. I figured that the deer weren't frequenting the field. But twice I was out next to the field at around 8:00 am and I notice several good size does and one huge ten point Buck. they were ranging between 200 - 300 yards away and in a much easier location to access to track and retrieve should I get a runner. However last time (about 8 years ago) I hunted deer on that field I took a doe at about 150 yards and she dropped instantly. So I might get lucky and drop one without having to chase at all. Plus I'll have my wife's sisters husband and he is not a very experienced hunter or shooter and the field may prove to be an easier shot for him. I am still going to keep the lake shot open as a possibility. It is on a completely different part of the property so if I hunt the field in the morning using a suppressed .308 I should still be able to hunt around the lake later in the afternoon and have back strap for dinner that night.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boar Barrel, post: 1354920, member: 70084"] Well after going back up to the cabin last weekend I did some scouting to check on the deer. Gun season is still 3 weeks away. Anyways I have a field up there that the hogs constantly are rooting up and every time I plant a feed crop the hogs just root up what I plant. I figured that the deer weren't frequenting the field. But twice I was out next to the field at around 8:00 am and I notice several good size does and one huge ten point Buck. they were ranging between 200 - 300 yards away and in a much easier location to access to track and retrieve should I get a runner. However last time (about 8 years ago) I hunted deer on that field I took a doe at about 150 yards and she dropped instantly. So I might get lucky and drop one without having to chase at all. Plus I'll have my wife's sisters husband and he is not a very experienced hunter or shooter and the field may prove to be an easier shot for him. I am still going to keep the lake shot open as a possibility. It is on a completely different part of the property so if I hunt the field in the morning using a suppressed .308 I should still be able to hunt around the lake later in the afternoon and have back strap for dinner that night. [/QUOTE]
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