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Elk rifle shot survey
Tentative results of this survey posted here: https://www.rokslide.com/forums/threads/tentative-results-of-elk-rifle-shot-survey.136267/ More data still appreciated! -
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Elk rifle shot survey
Folks, I started a survey about rifle shots taken on elk over on the Rokslide forum (https://www.rokslide.com/forums/threads/rifle-shots-on-elk-survey.134191/). It's similar to another survey I did here about shooting positions and distances on game (you can find that in the Firearms sub... -
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Forum stats on shooting distances and positions!
Out of curiosity: what was the "wrong" kind of gun for offhand shooting, and what did you switch to? Something handier? -
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Forum stats on shooting distances and positions!
Go figure. I hunted elk for the first time last year, and shot a cow at about 50 yards standing off hand. In my case I was literally chasing a herd though timber, so a quick, short-distance shot was expected. There are definitely differences between people. Some guys tended to take longer shots... -
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Forum stats on shooting distances and positions!
101 total By species: Elk: 26 Whitetail deer: 20 Mule deer: 17 Pronghorn: 16 Unknown: 11 "Deer": 5 Bear: 4 Moose and Hog: 1 By position: Prone: 32 Standing: 28 Sitting: 26 Kneeling: 11 Unknown: 4 -
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Forum stats on shooting distances and positions!
Folks, A year ago I started a thread asking about real-world shooting distances and positions. I asked about the last 5 animals you shot at, and had you describe the distance, the shooting position, the animal, whether it was a supported shot, etc. Recently it occurred to me that this could be... -
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Colorado Draw Results
Pronghorn doe, unit 128, rifle Deer buck, unit 11, season 2, rifle Cow elk, unit 61, season 4, rifle All first choices on 0 preference points - first year hunting, goal is to kill something, so I went for the highest success-rate hunts I could get that also had high draw probabilities. Wish me... -
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Real world rifle shooting positions?
Carl, do you think if you had to, you could have gotten closer on some of those shots? I'm not questioning your marksmanship - I'm questioning mine. Is it often the case for a western hunter (I'll be in CO) that one needs to take shots beyond 300 yards? I'm hoping to keep it under 300 yards... -
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Real world rifle shooting positions?
I'm new to shooting and hunting. Will be hunting for the first time this year. I've been practicing my rifle shot from a variety of positions and distances at the range, but I thought I'd poll you experts about the real world. Think back to the ~5 most recent rifle shots that you took on big... -
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Handling meat on backpack hunt
Folks, This year will be my first year hunting. But I've been backpacking since I was a teenager, so the idea of a backpack hunt does appeal to me. I may not do it this year, but in any case I have a question: how do you handle meat on a backpack hunt? Say I set up camp 5+ miles from the...- rbaldini
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Why doe not easier to hunt than buck (in CO)?
Folks, I'm new to hunting. 2018 will be my first. I've been checking out the harvest statistics provided by CO Parks and Wildlife. I find it surprising that doe hunts do not appear to have a higher harvest rate than buck hunts. Here are 2016 success rates for rifle hunters, excluding... -
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Why do hunts fail?
FYI, here's my current plan: Pronghorn: I just applied for access to a county open space area kinda near Fort Collins (Red Mountain Open Space + Soapstone Prairie Natural Area), in GMU 9. The result will be announced at the end of the month. If I get that, I'll apply for the GMU 9 late season... -
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Why do hunts fail?
You misinterpreted what I'm trying to do here. It's not my intention to tell all of you what I think causes some hunts to fail. Obviously I am not qualified to do that. My intention is to ask you folks, who have actually hunted before, why some hunts fail. I listed what I thought were possible... -
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Why do hunts fail?
Gonna bump this just once. My apologies if this is poor etiquette. -
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Why do hunts fail?
Folks, This is my first post. About me: I'm a CO resident planning to hunt for the first time this year. I've decided to go all-out: my 2018 resolution is to kill an ungulate, and I'll be doing everything I can to achieve that. My plan is to go after pronghorn, deer, and elk, taking the best...
