YOUR LONGEST SHOT EVER?

Doe Master · Post by **Doe Master** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:18 pm

With the shotgun I took a turkey out at 48 yards . Not recommended but he was starting to do the tucking of the wings so it was a now or never . He went down like the perverbial " sack of potatoes " .
As for long shots with the rifle I was out last year and this thing was taunting me from exactly 800 yards so I shot at it 10 times . And hit it once .
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huntone · Post by **huntone** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:40 pm

A nice 8pt. at 120 yards.? Rem. M-7, 308, 1994, at my place. Not my favorite shot, but the longest on a game animal.

lscha · Post by **lscha** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:58 pm

WOW! 800 yards! That's amazing. I'd keep the card too!

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:00 pm

nice "2 pointer " doemaster , how did it taste

DuckHunt · Post by **DuckHunt** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:36 pm

~200 Yards
150# Whitetail Doe
Remington 7600 .30-06
Recovered

2003 was a tough year for me. I saw nothing or had no shot during the archery or 2-week gun buck-only seasons. I got home from work a few hours before dark and decided to wander out during the week long doe-only season in the 3-day old snow. The snow had melted some and crusted over. Walking was loud and crunchy. It was the 2nd week of December so all the leaves were off. I was on the side of a tall ridge overlooking a wide hollow with thickets on the other side. Due to the snow and vantage point I could see almost 300 yards in a number of directions. As I approached the side of the ridge I spotted this doe over 200 yards away. For 15 minutes I slowly walked its direction crunching the ice covered snow. I stopped behind a big tree about 200 yards away and scoped her over. Having little decent cover directly between us and horrible stalking conditions I got a good rest and dropped the hammer. It was quite possibly the best hit I've ever made on a deer. She went less than 20 yards. It was a good end to a difficult season.

DuckHunt

Chris Dillard · Post by **Chris Dillard** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:24 pm

Rifle - 243 win. a Big Fat Doe at 150 yards
Crossbow - Exomax a nice 6 point at 52 yards.
The 6 pointer broke me from taking shots over 40
yards, it was a long day of tracking perserverance
did pay off.

wildman · Post by **wildman** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:44 pm

Rifle rem.788 222 510 long steps 4 point buck .

xbowkidd · Post by **xbowkidd** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:12 pm

foam moose at 100 yards with my exocet 200 off hand.

raydaughety · Post by **raydaughety** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:18 pm

I'm going to have to go with three entries if that ok

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Myself

375 yards (measured by # of power polls , confirmed by rangefinder )
NC Rifle season, Craven County
Whitetail buck
.308 Browning BAR
Running beagles
Piled up

Uncle Ellis and I were the only ones on the hunting club. He called me on the radio to say that he had seen a nice buck cross a road. I arrived a couple of minutes with my 4 beagles and dumped them out at the crossing and they jumped the buck immediately. As always, were were listening to the dogs to see which way they were headed when we heard a crash. We turned around just in time to see the buck shot back across the road right behind Uncle Ellis's truck heading for a 4 lane hwy. We tried catching the dogs but they were doing what they loved and got around us were quickly going towards the hwy. I pulled up to the powerline that was between where the buck had crossed and the hwy. I scanned the powerline well to make sure that there was none down it and stood ready to fire.I wasn't long before the buck popped out of the timber and began trotting across the powerline at an angle towards me. My first shot missed but the second one put him straight down. I know that a lot of folks look down on this type of hunting but when done with the right crowd it can be very exciting.

Uncle Ellis

121 yards
Whitetail buck
NC rifle season, Craven County
Browning A-500 12ga, 00 buckshot
Running beagles
DOA

Again, it was just uncle Ellis and I on the club. I had just closed the gate when Uncle Ellis called and said that he had seen a buck on a dead end road and he had just crossed. When I got there, Uncle Ellis told me that he was going to the 3rd pole on the powerline so I gave him 5 minutes or so before I turned the beagles out. Again, they were right on top of the deer when they jumped and were heading straight for Uncle Ellis. The buck had to either cross the road that I was on or cross the powerline. I heard Ellis's Browning barking and headed his way. I saw him down there looking for blood so I drove down to help. I asked where the buck had crossed and he said "right here" , I then asked where he was shooting from and he said "at that pole right yonder":shock:

. I was shaking my head as the beagles came out and went in where the buck did and started barking but it wasn't long before the sound went from barking to baying. I walked into one of the nastiest briar thicket in the south to find my dogs standing on top of the nice 8 pointer. We drug him out, tagged him and but him in the truck. I just had to know so I got my rangefinder out and measure 121 yards

. I'll never hear the end of that one.

Tyler

274 yards
NC Rifle season, Jones County
Whitetail Doe
.243 Ruger M77
Ground blind
Dirt Nap

Tyler and I had just dropped of the last handicapped hunter at the Eubanks Farm and were sitting at a 4 way intersection on the back of the farm. We were chit chatting when a big deer stepped into the old road. I looked her over with my binoculars and and saw that she was a big ole doe. Tyler had his rifle up on his shooting stick and asked me if he could shoot and at first I said no but he said "Dad, please trust me, I have a perfect rest and I know that I can make the shot, Please

. I ranged her twice with my rangefinder and knew that she was 274 yards and I told him to take his time, take a deep breath.....and squeezed the trigger. I actually heard the bullet hit her a milli-second after I heard the beginning report from the rifle. She stood up like a stallion and jumped out of the road. I sent Tyler to get the truck that was hidden just off of the road edge. I walked towards her stopping to check the range back to the blind. When I got half way, I looked up to see a doe standing in the road. Hmm, that's strange. I raised Rem .270 and dropped her in her tracks. When I got to exactly 274 yards, I looked down to see blood in the road where Tyler's deer left the road. Tyler was certain that I had killed his deer but I knew better

. She was piled up on the other side of the ditch bank

VixChix · Post by **VixChix** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:39 pm

Doe at 210 yards, open sights with Savage 99 in .300. Dropped where it was shot.

Shortest shots would be the finishing ones - point blank. I find them tougher for some reason.

wildman · Post by **wildman** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:40 pm

Ray a good pair of long legged beagles on a good hot deer trail is music to this ol hillbilly's ears...

VixChix · Post by **VixChix** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:42 pm

xbowkidd wrote:foam moose at 100 yards with my exocet 200 off hand.

LOVE IT!!!!!

MADMAX2 · Post by **MADMAX2** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:24 pm

Well with my Savage 99 300 cal bull moose iron sights 120 yds
and with the shotgun last years spring turkey 870 #6 winchesters hv 50yds did not realize it was that far till my brother paced it off

and my farthest with the crossbow is 20 yds.

perrysbirds · Post by **perrysbirds** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:02 pm

About 40 yards,a 8 point buck with the exomax!

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:30 pm

With crossbow it was about 47 yards. (at a relaxed,head down feeding deer)

With rifle (270 win) about 120 yards.