Yes it's true, and I must come clean. I've always stated my farthest kill shot on adeer was 24 yards. Well I was out back today putz'n around and breaking in my new rangefinder. I stood where I had killed the doe a few years back and zapped my tree....32 yards!!!!!!! I knew the deer was far out there at the edge of my range, but after the shot when I stepped it off and came up with 24, I just figured I was off, not my steps. Well It was my steps that were off at the time.
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Just a regular guy who likes to hunt
This is sad but I have a range finder in my pocket at work all day long in the office and I keep it on the passenger seat of my car when I am driving around. I bet I range things 15-20 times a day when I get outside. The people at work all think I am a little weird for this too........[8D]
im really in love with my bushnell yardage pro (cheapest model) even thouhg I thouhgt my steps were going to be way off, all my yardages that were stepped off were almos exactly the same, ive never been able to have something go right for me my entire life it seems like!!!!!!
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Imperial Shrade Knives Field Staff
Double Bull Matrix 360
I must be a freak then.
I can usually estimate distance to the nearest foot out to 25 yards pretty easily, to the nearest yardup to andpast 50 and within 1 to a few yards from there on. (course I was practically raised spending my time between construction sites and rifle ranges. Dad's favorite game was Guess the Yardage when I was a kid.
Sample. How far is that deer? About 420-425 yards? Let's see....... *beep* 431.
How long is that bearing wall? About 55 feet? Let's see...... *slick* Pretty good, 56 feet 3 inch.)
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Aim small, miss small.
Risk more than others think is safe.
Care more than others think is wise.
Dream more than others think is practical.
Expect more than others think is possible.
-Cadet Maxim, US Military Acadamy at West Point
I must be a freak then.
I can usually estimate distance to the nearest foot out to 25 yards pretty easily, to the nearest yardup to andpast 50 and within 1 to a few yards from there on. (course I was practically raised spending my time between construction sites and rifle ranges. Dad's favorite game was Guess the Yardage when I was a kid.
Sample. How far is that deer? About 420-425 yards? Let's see....... *beep* 431.
How long is that bearing wall? About 55 feet? Let's see...... *slick* Pretty good, 56 feet 3 inch.)
If you can get within 1 yard out to 50 yards 30-40 times in a row, you have world class yardage estimation skills. You should take up 3D if you haven't already.
I've been living a lie
HCH
