Thread: Average range of deer shot?

Originally Posted by Cigar

My last three deer were all under 20m. The young fellas I take hunting both shot two at 150m, one had a miss at 200m, and between the two of them have had three deer standing still at 15m or less and never fired a shot!

wow under 20m? Its really fun getting that close to them.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

sub 50 yards is the normal for me in the bush.....have shot less than a handful of fingers worth at over 300 yards...
looking forward to bagging one with open sights again...its been a LONG time since the last one...which actually would be the first one LOL.

Im keen on trying open sights at some point, probably after i get my eyes fixed. Saw a deer within 75m standing broadside and i thought it was a log as my bad eyes could not make out the legs and head, was all blurry. Iron sights would be great in rainy or damp weather, already missed many animals from fogged up rained up lenses.

Originally Posted by JessicaChen

wow under 20m? Its really fun getting that close to them.

Yeah, but it’s a bit frustrating having them within 15m and the young fella with the rifle is busy looking where the others ran, or has a tree blocking his view! Gotta laugh about it though, and say “well at least we are doing things right and getting our chances”

Never shot one over 60m away.