Thread: What distance are you hunting at?

What distance are people hunting out to and what distances are your sight pins set to?

Minimum: as close as I can get. Maximum: 200-800 depending on what I'm packing. Yes, that's a very broad range.

There was a poll a while back. You might be able to find it with a search.

Zero at whatever distance you want, based on what seems logical for your ballistics, optics, and target species. E.g. no point zeroing a 3-9x40 on a 22lr 3" high at 100m to go bunny shooting, like you might with a 270 for deer hunting. You'll be too high or low at most ranges for a target that small.

Originally Posted by Pommy

Minimum: as close as I can get. Maximum: 200-800 depending on what I'm packing. Yes, that's a very broad range.

There was a poll a while back. You might be able to find it with a search.

Zero at whatever distance you want, based on what seems logical for your ballistics, optics, and target species. E.g. no point zeroing a 3-9x40 on a 22lr 3" high at 100m to go bunny shooting, like you might with a 270 for deer hunting. You'll be too high or low at most ranges for a target that small.

I believe the o.p is asking about archery hunting distance, as this I posted in the archery section of the forum

Shit.

Originally Posted by Pommy

Shit.

Hey Mate I know you were just harking back to your Agincourt and Crecy days of yore with the old longbow . . . French calvary at 800 paces, fire when ready!

3 pin sight, 30, 40, 50yds. Shot one pig at 27(?) yds. Been within 40 of several deer but no shot yet.

And there's a difference between compound and traditional.
15 to 25 trad.

Im not doing alot of bowhunting right now, but when I was, I worked on being proficient out too 30 meters with both compound and trad, with most of my shots with either being taken within 20. Closest shot on a deer was 3 meters. Longest shot was on a bull tahr at 65.

Compound, 60 pounds, 470grains arrows: 20,30,40 I don’t use 50,it is beyond my capabilities.