Thread: How far away was the last deer you shot???

Originally Posted by SPEARONZ

Been watching a Netflix series called ‘Alone’.

Made me realise how much unnecessary shit we take bush. You should run this poll again but focussed on Tahr hunting.

tahr hunting...yeah,doesnt do it for me some how.
75 yards with open sighted 30/30 LOL.... actually that was my mate doing shooting,bro in law chipped in on 2nd animal using bakail single 7.62x39mm and I finished one of them off with 223.... none of this alpine caper either were driving through middle of station.

My last 50 animals, average 298yds. Closest 20yds longest 634yds.

White tailed deer at 5m on Stewart Island.

2 metres

Really should have just leaned forward and put the muzzle up against it's head rather than attempting to look through the scope.

Originally Posted by MB

2 metres

Ive seen one missed at that.
It just popped out of scrub...boom...no flop



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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Ive seen one missed at that.
It just popped out of scrub...boom...no flop

I've posted about it before. It is after all, one of my few great hunting moments!

My second ever deer hunt and first public land deer hunt. Hunting alone in heavy rain thinking what the hell am I doing. Walked around a heavily foliated tree and there was a big red hind chomping away on the leaves less than 2 metres away. Couldn't see anything in the scope apart from deer. Pulled the trigger and she ran. Managed a perfect, though unnecessary Texas heart shot and she fell. After calming down a bit, the shaking stopped and I thought, fuck, that was easy! That was 2019 and the last deer I shot.

219yds probably around average for me

Does standing on a deer count? Stepping over a log.
Sunning itself at 5pm. Not sure who got more of a fright. No animal was harmed....

Last week shot one at 10 paces. Browning BLR in 223 with red dot goodness

100m exactly. Big shot for the Pureora too.

3 hours ago and 170m with my 1885 30-40 U.S. Govt

60 yards
Red Spiker
7mm Blaser Magnum

258 meters on a fallow buck with my 223

275 yards. A hinds laying down, through the shoulder and then it’s yearling, in the neck.
Both shot with 150 ELDX out of a 19 inch .284 Tikka T3 with a Hardy barrel.

@Micky Duck I have to say New Zealand has been metric for around 50 years now

While using meters or yards is a personal choice for the individual hunter.
The use of Meters would be correct for such an important thing as a Poll Like this ( good science )

Originally Posted by akaroa1

@Micky Duck I have to say New Zealand has been metric for around 50 years now

While using meters or yards is a personal choice for the individual hunter.
The use of Meters would be correct for such an important thing as a Poll Like this ( good science )

agreed!

Most shooting ranges are in meters afaik. So no reason to do ones ballistics tables in yards.