Yes,I have taken deer with a bow,a ML, a rifle,a pistol and a Jeep Wrangler.I hunt all way's.I know my gun's.I know what they can do.I unlike most hunter's,shoot thousand's of round's a year.Both in 1000 yard bench rest matches,and at range's from 50 yard's to over a mile.So I can understand why a 10 round a year shooter would have a hard time making sence out of what I say...

Boyd, when I was in the Marine Corps in the tropical paradise known as Viet Nam, all all of our kills had to be confirmed, long or short. Who confirms (besides yourself) yours? Just wondering.

The long range crowd generally operate with spotters much as military sniper teams.

I'm quite certain Boyd could produce reliable witness to his kills.

The long range hunters spend a good deal of time during the pre-season scouting a particular animal and its habits. Ranges are ascertained ahead of time for various points of fire. Spotter optics are simply incredible. Rifles are frequently 36" barrelled monsters with double lugs. Portable computers are frequently utilised. The long range hunters are generally expert regarding their quarry's anatomy, as well.

There was a day I scoffed at all the extreme shooting stuff until I saw it in person and was simply amazed. Of course, back then I never thought I could hit a prairie dog at 500 yards with the first shot....now I'm working on 600.

Regards,

~Holmes

There is most time's at least two people spotting when shot's are made.One spotter leave's his big eye's on the spot the deer was at when the shot was taken.(If it run's)So we know the exact spot to pick up the trail...One spotter follow's the animal.The person behind the gun can also SPOT the shot...As for a witness.All of our Long Range hunt's are video taped using high dollar video equiptment...Our camara's have enough zoom that you can fill up a tv screen with a deer at 1000 yard's....

I've been watching this thread degenerate into a pissing contest instead of "tall tales" so I'll add one too.
About 1963 a friend who lived in NYC and had discoverd varminting as a way of sublimating his baser nature was in a meadow in upstate NY. He had been there all day wihout a shot and was contemplating the drive home. At 400 yds (he said he had measured the distance before with a military rangefinder) he noticed a group of mallards in a farm pond. There was one green head and some females. "I'll put one shot over him and go home" was the thought. He had a 6mm Remington and loosed a 75 gr Sierra with 43gr of 4350. Just as he fired the duck raised his head and looked at a female. The top of the green became a red mist and George very quickly stole away into the night. He told me he was not proud of the shot or the deed and never did that again. Very soon thereafter he too was "in country".

Boyd, I shoot more rounds than 10 per year.
I shoot that many in a typical day's hunting for feral goats and camels. Add to that spotlighting for foxes and rabbits at night, then you can use up lots of ammo. I appreciate that you can shoot game at long distances. Good hunting and good shooting.
Cheers,
AJ1

I still like the Canadian sniper hitting his target at 2430-meters.
Give that boy his Bronze Star!!!


Sniper makes kill from 2430 Meters

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