Re: What is the longest range you have taken a big game animal?
Originally Posted by
BCrams
I would love for these long range "confidence" shooters with their one shot kills put up a demonstration for me at the gun range at animal targets similar to the range they made these kills at under very ideal conditions - such as no wind, dead rest etc ....
Exactly, I had a goat client from Michigan talkin' it up big time in camp about all the 500+ yrd shots he's made and he brought the same gun and had no problem reaching out there - 300wsm done to the nuts, weed burner and all the rest of the junk they show up with. Had one of them personalities that needed an adjustment.
See billy, stock billy, get within 400 yrds, perfect rest, "Ok, let's see it" - -reply " too windy, too steep, let's get closer". Laying over a rock at 180 yrds and 3 shots later he finally got his goat! Heck of a shot!
No different than the bow hunter that can't hit a friggen' black bear at 15 yrds but figures he's good out to 60.
The big buck always gets away - he's usually atleast 200 yards farther away and 50" bigger than he would have been had the hunter finished the job and put the critter on the ground. Moose are always atleast 50", black bears 6ft, grizz 7ft, mulies 170, wt's 150 and elk are always over 300, Stone's are 40", rockies are booner's for sure!!! Did I miss anything?
Hunters are bsers - it's in our nature. Thing is it comes more natural to some than others!
Last edited by GoatGuy; 10-12-2007 at 09:33 AM.
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