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400 yard trophy?
10-30-2006 | 07:17 AM
#75
Nontypical Buck
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From: Michigan
RE: 400 yard trophy?
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First, I wouldn't even fathom the thought of shooting a deer that far.
Second, what someone else already posted. If I wasn't a good enough hunter to get closer than 400 yards, I wouldn't bother hunting. Matter of fact, I'd give my guns away.
Third, I normally hunt with a 7mm and I've never had to shoot more than 75 yards in 10 years of gun hunting.
Fourth, I don't understand what the purpose of this thread is. 300 yards........I'd have to be damn confident and sure of myself and hope that God was watching over me and to make sure the wind was just right and I was more than 100% sure of my gun....get the picture?. 400 yards.....just plain retarded and unethical.
Finally, hell, even at 200 yards if a "huge" deer came out, I doubt very seriously I'd take the shot. I had a real nice 10pt walk out in front of my stand at 175 yards two years ago, and I didn't even raise my gun other than to look through the scope. Yes, I shoot at paper targets out to 300 yards but a paper target from the dollar store verses a live deer are two whole different worlds. Plus, I have a tremendous amount of respect for wildlife.
My point; anyone that shoots at a deer that far IMHO is an idiot and needs to have their hunting privileges taken away for life. Anyone that does that obviously doesn't have ANY respect for the animal, much less themselves. They don't care if they kill the animal, they don't care if it runs off wounded, they don't care if they completely miss. They are just worried about telling their buds at the local coffee shop the story. Its pathetic and I see these types of hunters all the time and they make me sick and I have no use for people like that.
First, I wouldn't even fathom the thought of shooting a deer that far.
Second, what someone else already posted. If I wasn't a good enough hunter to get closer than 400 yards, I wouldn't bother hunting. Matter of fact, I'd give my guns away.
Third, I normally hunt with a 7mm and I've never had to shoot more than 75 yards in 10 years of gun hunting.
Fourth, I don't understand what the purpose of this thread is. 300 yards........I'd have to be damn confident and sure of myself and hope that God was watching over me and to make sure the wind was just right and I was more than 100% sure of my gun....get the picture?. 400 yards.....just plain retarded and unethical.
Finally, hell, even at 200 yards if a "huge" deer came out, I doubt very seriously I'd take the shot. I had a real nice 10pt walk out in front of my stand at 175 yards two years ago, and I didn't even raise my gun other than to look through the scope. Yes, I shoot at paper targets out to 300 yards but a paper target from the dollar store verses a live deer are two whole different worlds. Plus, I have a tremendous amount of respect for wildlife.
My point; anyone that shoots at a deer that far IMHO is an idiot and needs to have their hunting privileges taken away for life. Anyone that does that obviously doesn't have ANY respect for the animal, much less themselves. They don't care if they kill the animal, they don't care if it runs off wounded, they don't care if they completely miss. They are just worried about telling their buds at the local coffee shop the story. Its pathetic and I see these types of hunters all the time and they make me sick and I have no use for people like that.
10-30-2006 | 07:37 AM
#76
Typical Buck
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Canandaigua, NY
RE: 400 yard trophy?
I personally would never take the shot unless I have more experience with my gun and knew how it shot at all distances. I'm new to hunting and don't even know of a 400 yard distance anywhere I hunt. Maybe I could see it if I knew my gun better, I was out West or somewhere I could glass game and make a good shot. I can't wait to get better and more knowledgable with my gun and maybe make a 150-200 yard shot sometime later in my career. I think ifone knows their gun well enough andis a good shot out to that distance than more power to them. Ifnot then let the game walk b/c it would be a sin toshoot at such a beautiful animal, not find it and have it rot away somewhere in the woods.
10-30-2006 | 11:44 AM
#77
Fork Horn
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RE: 400 yard trophy?
I was surprised to go through all those posts and no one mentioned my caliber of choice for a 400 yard shot - .50 BMG.
Maybe that's what the M24 of desertloper was - I'm not familiar with the nomenclature.
Anyway, it's been an interesting thread. Even more interesting to me is how so many get so excited and, well - downright nasty when they have a disagreement with someone else. No wonder so many of our kids have taken to violent video games - they learned it from us!
Maybe that's what the M24 of desertloper was - I'm not familiar with the nomenclature.
Anyway, it's been an interesting thread. Even more interesting to me is how so many get so excited and, well - downright nasty when they have a disagreement with someone else. No wonder so many of our kids have taken to violent video games - they learned it from us!
10-30-2006 | 03:20 PM
#78
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Typical Buck
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Navasota Texas
RE: 400 yard trophy?
kdsberman, go to Wyoming or any other state and hunt pronghorns and dont where camo and scent killer and see how long you see him at 400,he wont be there long!!!
