Long Range Hunting

[JohnCushman]

If a man shoots an elk in the woods without his wife there to see it, is he still wrong?

 

[furness]

if they can do it consistently & humanely, I don't have an issue with it. I don't have a place to practice past 200, so that's my limit on the hunt. When I was in the Navy I was guaranteed money to 600, though. So if I had. place to practice, I might take the shot, too.

 

[VikingsGuy]

If a man shoots an elk in the woods without his wife there to see it, is he still wrong?

How does the man explain bringing home a cooler full of elk from his "business trip to Omaha"?

 

[furness]

How does the man explain bringing home a cooler full of elk from his "business trip to Omaha"?

Accident with the rental car.

 

[Addicting]

537 psshhhh

It’s a good thing the guides are wearing name brand clothing. Otherwise that poor kid would have had to shoot another 1000 yards thru the trees to hide them.

 

[Aussie_hunter_JD]

This forum is slipping

 

[rwc101]

I've shot a wounded pheasant out of the tree - wouldn't fly, wouldn't die - viewed as a mercy thing (plus . . tasty).

The first animal I ever shot was a quail that another guy injured but that wouldn't move from the limb it perched on.

 

[BrentD]

How does the man explain bringing home a cooler full of elk from his "business trip to Omaha"?

Have you never heard of Omaha steaks?

https://www.omahasteaks.com/servlet/OnlineShopping?AID=2170&Dsp=4260&ITMSUF=FVR&SRC=AC3060&gclid=CjwKCAiA-vLyBRBWEiwAzOkGVN4mUxpd0W1Rhrj7HTyykFs8dD3LJj57Qk7x9vQb75lzmXBi68MctBoCaskQAvD_BwE

 

[Irrelevant]

537 psshhhh

There's a lot of things I don't agree with, that vid being one of them. But to each there own with regard to effective range. "Hunting" isn't going to live or die on yardage, but there are plenty of bigger issues that we as hunters are shooting ourselves in the foot over. Those are the issues we should be focusing on.

 

[Slm864]

Bob Lee Swagger is killing soup cans at a mile so I guess an elk is a little bigger hence a 12 year old should be good at 500.

 

[HandgunHunter]

It’s wonderful when other people make their limits or standards apply to others........

 

[BrentD]

It’s wonderful when other people make their limits or standards apply to others........

If you think about it, we do this all the time. Murder, rape, speeding on the interstate are all limits placed on us by others. Why should this be different?

Would you be good with a guided, over the horizon, perhaps drone mounted artillery piece for mule deer, for instance? Hunting is sadly lacking in technological innovation (perhaps due to a strong "sportsman-industry lobby". That is certainly hurting hunting.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

How does the man explain bringing home a cooler full of elk from his "business trip to Omaha"?

"A big sale at Costco. Couldn't pass it up and had to pull the trigger!"

Just like that

 

[HighDesertSage]

I came across a YouTube video in which a 12 year old boy shoots a bull elk at 537 yards. They call it long range hunting. I think it's good for a father to take his sons hunting, but I don't think it's good to teach kids that 500+ yard shots are ethical. Or, that getting within 500 yards of an animal constitutes/defines a hunt. For me, hunting is about close encounters

Something tells me that shot would not have been featured on Fresh Tracks

Pffttt...537 ?!?! I don't even dial at that distance with my 6.5 GoesReallyFast....

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Pffttt...537 ?!?! I don't even dial at that distance with my 6.5 GoesReallyFast....

 

[HighDesertSage]

Really. It's such an efficient round that I don't even have to dial until 600 yards. And when the bullet hits the animal, it has such a high bc, it literally just dies before it hits the ground.

 

[mtmuley]

Really. It's such an efficient round that I don't even have to dial until 600 yards. And when the bullet hits the animal, it has such a high bc, it literally just dies before it hits the ground.

Dude, it's not the Creed that does that, it's the RUM. mtmuley

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Really. It's such an efficient round that I don't even have to dial until 600 yards. And when the bullet hits the animal, it has such a high bc, it literally just dies before it hits the ground.

It was towards your sarcasm and beating a dead horse! If you dont like the round, tell your neighbor because everyone on this site has their opinion of it.

 

[brownbear932008]

I like to get so close I can use the WV throwing star if possible. It just don't always happen

 

[Deleted member 38069]

I like to get so close I can use the WV throwing star if possible. It just don't always happen