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What Caliber for 600yd Whitetail? (New rifle Build)
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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 2726053" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>Perhaps in Wisconsin or many places with lots of brush/timber offering limited visibility. In some places, visibility is only limited by the "earth's curvature"!! Sometimes, 600 yards may be considered getting close!</p><p> That said, 600 yards is my personal limit even with near perfect shooting conditions. I've passed on several elk under 600 yards in near perfect conditions…..passing because in was very near dark in a timbered/brushy area with a fairly dense grizzly population. While I felt good about the potential shot…..things can happen! I didn't want to be tracking a wounded elk in timber after dark. Or, finding only remanents of my elk after the bears or wolves had an "all night buffet"! </p><p></p><p> I areas of a dense hog population, a wounded deer can easily be consumed by hogs overnight. While a 600 yard shot may be the only option…..having a rifle/cartridge capable of a sure kill should be considered mandatory, as well as the shooter's skill set! IMO memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 2726053, member: 75451"] Perhaps in Wisconsin or many places with lots of brush/timber offering limited visibility. In some places, visibility is only limited by the “earth’s curvature“!! Sometimes, 600 yards may be considered getting close! That said, 600 yards is my personal limit even with near perfect shooting conditions. I’ve passed on several elk under 600 yards in near perfect conditions…..passing because in was very near dark in a timbered/brushy area with a fairly dense grizzly population. While I felt good about the potential shot…..things can happen! I didn’t want to be tracking a wounded elk in timber after dark. Or, finding only remanents of my elk after the bears or wolves had an “all night buffet”! I areas of a dense hog population, a wounded deer can easily be consumed by hogs overnight. While a 600 yard shot may be the only option…..having a rifle/cartridge capable of a sure kill should be considered mandatory, as well as the shooter’s skill set! IMO memtb [/QUOTE]
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