Thread: What distance do you shoot game animals?

Judging by many posts on this forum and other social media, 500 metres seems to be about the average distance that game animals are taken! Yet, I've heard it said that most animals are shot within 100 metres.

What distance do you typically shoot game animals?

40 metres probably.

I’ve only shot one. At 200m.
I don’t think I’d feel too comfortable shooting something at 500m


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350m is my self imposed limit and it is rare for me to shoot that far because I prefer to be 200m and under .

For my own part, I'm comfortable to 100 metres, possibly 150 metres if conditions are right. I don't get enough practice at longer ranges to push it further.

Originally Posted by Chur Bay

40 metres probably.

Pretty much the same here.
Odd one further, odd one closer.

300-400 yards is not uncommon for me, but bulk of my hunting is open tops so getting closer is not always an option.
I'm comfortable shooting out to my self imposed limit of 600 yards in good conditions, always if the option is there I like to be closer 200 yards or less is a gift if it is possible (terrain, cover and wind allowing).

Should have an under 50m

A few decades back I would have said 10-200 but as I have gradually become less mobile i tend to hunt easier and more open habitat; thus now fit better into the 100-350 bracket. ( and try for small ones in a place where its all downhill to the truck

This question opens a big can of worms.
A fully zeroed and validated rifle and then using the appropriate environmental data into a quality ballistic app with a chambering with enough punch for starters.
Then you have your own shooter ability.
Then there is wind.
I'm very comfortable out to 600m in not to bad conditions and in perfect conditions with my big banger 1100m.
But then to qualify that I do a lot of long range target shooting as have my own steel range and another 2 close by that we use.

I have total faith in my weapons systems and ballistic solvers so then I just have to decide is it an ethical shot on the day.
My 2 cents


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Its always at extreme ranges. Remember this when the next wave of bullshit gun laws comes through....

Last 7 deer, 40 yards, 20 yards, 130 yards, 184 yards, 523 yards, 412 yards and 50 yards. Have had another 2 sika under 10m recently that I photographed instead of shooting aswell.

45m average

Got a mate who, when dialling his 300 wsm, can satisfactorily take goats out 620 metres. I would happily use my Tikka 6.5x55 out to 450m.

As close as I can usually between 10 and 150, occasionally out to 300. Longest 475 metres with some body else's 7mm magnum. It was a wallaby so no recovery needed otherwise it would have been left alone