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830 Yard Shot Drops an Elk

Old 08-13-2007 | 09:32 AM
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Since I'm fascinated with the talent it takes on long yardage shots, check out this elk get dropped from 830 yards away.
http://huntingcorp.ning.com/video/video/show?id=790853:Video:502


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Old 08-13-2007 | 12:48 PM
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Wow that is one long shot. I would never be attempting anything like that.
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Old 08-13-2007 | 01:34 PM
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It takes as much or more talent to hit a distant target. The thing is targetrs are not wounded and they don't crawl off and die. In most elk terain when the animal is wounded it seldom found by the time the moron works his way over there.
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Old 08-13-2007 | 01:40 PM
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Great point. how much impact will the bullet really have at that distance. i would have passed on this shot and moved closer.
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Old 08-13-2007 | 02:23 PM
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99.99% of hunters would never be able to make a shot like that. These guys that produce those videos have thousands upon thousands of dollars invested in the absolute best long range equipment, spend countless hours in load development,and have spent countless hours practicing with their equipment and loads in order to be able to sucessfully take big game at those distances.
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Old 08-13-2007 | 03:48 PM
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Totally agree. I have way too much respect for my quarry to ever blaze away from half that distence. I know I have found plenty of wasted game that was probably "missed" by these so called hunters.



quote]ORIGINAL: James B

It takes as much or more talent to hit a distant target. The thing is targetrs are not wounded and they don't crawl off and die. In most elk terain when the animal is wounded it seldom found by the time the moron works his way over there.
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Old 08-13-2007 | 05:59 PM
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ORIGINAL: bigbulls

99.99% of hunters would never be able to make a shot like that. These guys that produce those videos have thousands upon thousands of dollars invested in the absolute best long range equipment, spend countless hours in load development,and have spent countless hours practicing with their equipment and loads in order to be able to sucessfully take big game at those distances.
I agree totaly...
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Old 08-13-2007 | 06:17 PM
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amazing... unbelievable...
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Old 08-13-2007 | 06:26 PM
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Wow what a shot.
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Old 08-13-2007 | 07:08 PM
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i agree with bigbulls, these guys obviously have put the time in to make a shot like that. WOW
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