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<blockquote data-quote="Roadrunner" data-source="post: 534" data-attributes="member: 115"><p>Peter,</p><p></p><p>Sorry to hear that you're taking flack; everybody finds it easy to have an opinion on something that they know little to nothing about.</p><p></p><p>Although I haven't shot deer/antelope out past 500 yrds, I find that, depending upon terrain and wind, that somewhere between 300-400 yrds the animals go from "scared out of their wits" to "alarmed". This might not sound like much symantically, but it's a big difference in the field. Some won't even run when shot at (and missed), they'll just raise their head and look. Therefore it would stand to reason that at even greater ranges the animal might not even be alarmed at all. Or it might hear the sound of the bullet striking the ground (in the case of a miss) and merely look over to where the sound came from.</p><p></p><p>Your plan to leave someone at the firing point and walk you into the proper spot by radio is the best one that I can think of.</p><p></p><p>Good luck,</p><p></p><p>RR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roadrunner, post: 534, member: 115"] Peter, Sorry to hear that you're taking flack; everybody finds it easy to have an opinion on something that they know little to nothing about. Although I haven't shot deer/antelope out past 500 yrds, I find that, depending upon terrain and wind, that somewhere between 300-400 yrds the animals go from "scared out of their wits" to "alarmed". This might not sound like much symantically, but it's a big difference in the field. Some won't even run when shot at (and missed), they'll just raise their head and look. Therefore it would stand to reason that at even greater ranges the animal might not even be alarmed at all. Or it might hear the sound of the bullet striking the ground (in the case of a miss) and merely look over to where the sound came from. Your plan to leave someone at the firing point and walk you into the proper spot by radio is the best one that I can think of. Good luck, RR [/QUOTE]
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