Average shot on deer

[RackStar]

> 100 yards for me. The areas I hunt deer these days has no cut blocks, just timber

[hickman]

Most deer later in season (November) <100yds. Alpine mule between 100 and 200yds.
Last weekend 4pt at 50yds in timber.
270win 130gr Hornady Interlock handload.

[TyTy]

i've shot deer from 20-180yrds. For myself it has not been the distance so much as steep angles that create difficulty. Once you start shooting over 45 degrees up or down you need to compensate. Scope magnification & distance matter as much as caliber at this point.

[whitlers]

i've shot deer from 20-180yrds. For myself it has not been the distance so much as steep angles that create difficulty. Once you start shooting over 45 degrees up or down you need to compensate. Scope magnification & distance matter as much as caliber at this point.

Sound advice

20 yards to 300 yards but most for me have been within 100

[john-brennan]

70-200 yards is where most of the animals have been taken for me but I have had to reach out to 400 a couple of times, 270WSM i only hunt mule deer now.

[tripleseven]

I've gone 7 for 7 on one shot kills on blacktail and mule deer (and a 6x7 rosie elk) since I switched to a 300 wby mag. Most of which have been bang/flop and none have gone more than 30 yards. Have I lost some rib meat? Sure, but theres nothing better than for sure dead. I won't be changing to anything lighter unless I have reason too. Shots were between 40 and 300 yards, probably averaging 100 yards or so.

[Camp Cook]

I've shot over 100 deer most were from 30 - 125 yards some way out further I started with a 270 Wby then a 30-06 then moved up to a 308 Norma Mag used it for over 20 years.

I now shoot T/C Contender and Prohunter single shots last 10 years I've shot 12 bucks with them closest was 34 yards a 22" barreled Contender in 45-70 furthest was 225 yards with a 19" barrel in 6.8SPC last was appr 125 yards with a 21" barrel in 7-30 Waters.