Thread: Average range of deer shot?

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

NZDA did a survey several years ago I'm too lazy to go and find it but from memory most were under 100 and only a small percentage less than 10 were over 200

That would pretty much sum me up too. Most bush shots are 20 or less. Open country maybe 50 to 200. Almost none over 200. After a life time of hunting, there have been very few I couldn't drop to under 200m to shoot. I know there are exceptions, but I am talking generally. Shooting deer further away often happens because the hunter actually wants to. In my experience many people spend a lot of money and time setting up for 1% of their shots. Then the 1% percentage increases because they want to test their flash gear or stop trying to stalk or get closer.