ok all of this 50yrd shot crap has to stop

You have an animal you are hunting in your field ( open crop field) and it is out at your max shot distance that you pratice all of the time you know you can make it and conditions are right.
What do you do and how far is it?
Everyone knows thier own limits and it's not up to any of us to tell another shooter or hunter that we feel that because we can not make the shot that they can't either.
That's like your parents telling you that you will never be sucessful in anything you do.
I know I can make more clean shots at 50 and 55 yards then bad ones so I personally will shoot my prey.
I also pratice from 10 yards out to 60 regularly. not just once in awhile.
Here is a little insight as to why I was a SNIPER I shoot and shoot well but I pratice in all situations and plan for the unknown. Not just in my yard standing around.
Sorry for the rant but let's get real about this. Please

 

Shoot em at 80 if you can. I'm a production manager and I shoot and shoot well. I practice in all situations, but have yet to find a range with live whitetails.

That's just joking around, but here's a serious question or two. How did that deer get into the field? Unless he parachuted, you had a 20 yard shot at him.

 

He crossed a road jumped a downed tree then entered my corn field. He then walked at the edge of the field which is on 57 yards across then started to cross my stand. At the point where I had a clear shot he was exactly 42 yards from me. My only fault in that shot was hitting the ball of the opisite shoulder so I did not get a complete pass thru. However he only ran about 65 yards and piled up. He never came any closer then 42 yards to me and if for a second I thought he would have I would have waited. But the history has been written for him.
I 100% respect the hunter/ shooter that not only knows his abilities and limits but admits to and follows them.

 

here is a pic of the shot that I put on him

 

Nice buck. As I have said in other post, If you can do it, do it. If you can't don't. If your uncomfortable with the shot and are unsure when you take the shot, thats when the ethical card comes into play. I watched an episode where Levi Morgan took a whitetail at 90yd. IMO it was a totally good and ethical call. He has the ability and confidence to back that ability. Personally I am not ready to take the shot even though I practice almost every time at 60yd and some out to 75yd. Others are, do and can. It is up to that person to take it or not. Now if you are shooting a 40lb draw and 26"DL at 50yd, I might have to disagree.

 

Ok. To each his ownat 50, but 90 yards, that's a mistake on a whitetail. MP, what's the call on 90?

 

Gentleman, if you can shoot it, shoot it. But just remember, in about 2 months all those help needed threads will be here. he moved at the shot, rage did not open, he was right at 47 yards and somehow I gut shot him even though I practice to 1000 yards laying down.

Everyone has a range they know they can actually shoot on a deer, and most of the time it looses about 20 yards once the laptop is turned off and the climber is locked to the tree...

 

Not for me. I dont practice it and would never shoot at any animal with a shot i dont regularly pratice. I also dont shot animals i dont eat so my out look is a bit different then some.
I did use to practice out to 80 for fun only. I know my weapin and my self are only affective out to 55 max

 

Well, no wonder you killed him.. he was easy to spot wearing that blue bucket on his head.

 

Lmao thats why i could'nt she his horns greg

 

.......LMAO

 

Man... You just crushed my hopes. I'm now at -10 yards.

 

90 yards is totally ethical in my eyes too. Why only stop at 90 when they're making bows that you can shoot 1 pin out to 40 yards though? If a shooter is confident enough to take a shot at 150 yards, he should take that shot because he's confident in his ability on targets that don't move.

 

The discussions on here about the long shots reminds me of the debates I've heard about how far of a rifle shot people should take too. I've heard people say it is unethical to take a deer over 100 yards out and that anyone shooting at a deer that is 300 yards away or more are near criminally insane. There was (is?) a show on at one time that was guys with rifles taking 500+ yard shots on animals and they very, very rarely missed.

We used to sight rifles in for hunters at the shop I worked at. Most everybody wanted to be sighted in at 100 yards, but one day these two older gentleman said they wanted to be sighted in at 300 yards. I was able to get quarter sized groups with both of the rifles at 300 yards from a prone position after I sighted them in (they were really nice rifles and I wanted to see what they could do off the bench). Considering I sighted in the rifles, I'm not sure how confident I was that the owners of the rifles could take those shots, but I at least know they can be made.

 

500 Yards is no big deal with a Rifle if you are sighted out to that distance. I took a standing shot with sticks at close to 500 yards on an Elk several years ago and was successful. I was using a Weatherby .30-378 which would hit a pie tin at 500 yards so I was confident in my shot.

Bows are another deal, the arrows are traveling much slower and any animal at 60-90 yards can take one step forward after the shot leaving you with a tracking nightmare.

 

How many threads does it take to discuss one topic?

 

It keeps the post counts up for BHC! :-)

 

you sir, have just made my day

 

My personal limitation for this season is about 15-17 yards. It might even drop to 14-15 yards if I am unable to practice the way I like here in the upcoming months. 90% of the time I can shoot from 15 feet high at a 15 yard target and drill it within my zone. Everyone has their limitations. Some people just have seriously gifted physical/mental abilities at certain events.