That's the point I have always made about this subject. I'd be just as impressed if you hit a metal gong at 1000 yards as I would be if you hit a deer.

I hunt some of the most pressured and skittish deer on the planet. But from 1000 yards away I couldn't spook them if I were sitting in my truck flashing the headlights and honking the horn.

If you are shooting game animals at 1000 yards then you may be a fine shot but as a hunter you f#####g suck.

And you can bet your ass that these shows on TV are heavily edited. You will never see the shots that blow off an animals rear leg from 750 to 1000 yards.

There probably are more deer wounded at closer range but it's a misleading statistic. Why? Because 100's of thousands more deer are shot at from close range. If an equal number of deer where shot at from 700 plus yards as there are deer shot at under 400 yards then yeah there would be waaay more lost at those long ranges.

I like to let em get as close as possible before the shot.That's the thrill for me.I have shot many as close as 5 yards.I really don't see where I would enjoy taking long shots on any kind of game animal.I guess that is the primeval hunter in me.To each his own.

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To say someone sucks at hunting because they enjoy the challenge of long range shooting/hunting is just stupid in my opinion. Im sure they shoot deer with a bow as well. Mostly anyone can kill a deer at 100 with a gun. Heck out west ive seen people shooting deer with a bow at 100yards.

It's about the challenge. When I am bowhunting (compound or recurve) I want them as close as I can possibly get them. When I am hunting with a handgun I want them as close as I can get them. When I am hunting with a rifle I want them as close as I can get them. However, when I have a rifle in my hands I want a weapon that I know exactly where my bullet will go when the trigger is tripped at whatever range the deer, coyote, etc may be. The challenge with the rifle for me changes from seeing how close I can get to how proficient I am at delivering an accurate round to the target.
I used to only bowhunt and that was entertaining (and still is), but I enjoy sending rounds of different calibers down range also!

I have a 308 and call myself a good shot.But im not gonna take no 775 yard shot at a deer. I can shoot with most people at 300 to 400 yards.But im not waisting my money on bullet,s just to be slinging at an airball.much more it,s hard to see a n animal at that distance, unless it,s a elelphant.im not saying it cant be done,but it has to be someone with very expensive gun and scope.the 308 browning bar is as good as gun they make with a leaopold varix 3 scope. I will leave it to you expert,s to shoot at that distance.

I kill buffalo at a 100 yards with my Ol hickory bow don't you know.... I do it all the time.

can't even see a deer at 775 yards