Thread: What distance do you shoot game animals?

Interesting poll with good and interesting answers. I would shoot a lot of my deer well under 100m. Often it is 20m. Nearly all under 200m. No matter where I hunt. I have shot them out to 500m. How far I can kill a deer at and how far I want to kill a deer at are two totally different things for me personally and probably the same for others on here too. For me, the further out the shot is, the less exciting it is and the less it feels like hunting (for me). If I had to put a number on it I would say that for me over 200m it seems to get quite unemotional. I enjoy the stalk and don't feel the need to kill a deer as soon as I deem it to be in max range. I like to get as close as possible and take/ enjoy the time to do so. That is just me and each to their own. I do have real respect for the hunters who have decided they want to shoot further out and so put a big effort in to practicing their longer shooting etc to make themselves the best and most humane they can be.