Klickitat Buck

[Swiftkid]

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[SCRUBS]

Congrats on the buck!! thanks for sharing

[stlhdr1]

That's a nice sized body on that deer as well, I'd be interested to see what it dressed out at (meat and bones) 145-155 is my guess....

Keith

[270Shooter]

Nice buck .

[cascademountainhunter]

nice buck. hope ya find that other one.

[ZEN]

Sounds tome like 400 yards was too far and a wounded deer needs to be put out of his misery. Just because you can see em in your scope doesn't mean its a good shot.  7mm has the range but honestly, I'm sorry, I feel like it has to be said- It sounds like you made 3 bad shots in a row and the deer still got away. Come on guys.  I'm sure you've made 500 yard kills a hundred times right? 

It's tough in a canyon setting.  Not a lot of options.  Just seems like at that range you could have made a reasonable stalk on the buck you liked and had a better shot.  If you can get to them after they're down there was probably a way to get in on him.  If you can't get to them why shoot?

[bow4elk]

Well done!

[300rum]

Sounds tome like 400 yards was too far and a wounded deer needs to be put out of his misery. Just because you can see em in your scope doesn't mean its a good shot.  7mm has the range but honestly, I'm sorry, I feel like it has to be said- It sounds like you made 3 bad shots in a row and the deer still got away. Come on guys.  I'm sure you've made 500 yard kills a hundred times right? 

It's tough in a canyon setting.  Not a lot of options.  Just seems like at that range you could have made a reasonable stalk on the buck you liked and had a better shot.  If you can get to them after they're down there was probably a way to get in on him.  If you can't get to them why shoot?

I am with you Zen.  It needs to be said.  Try blowing a stalk, at least.  A blown stalk is 10x more rewarding then wounding a buck.  Put them to bed and give it your level best.  There is no accomplishment, in my book, shooting a buck that far.  It doesn't prove anything.   

[Swiftkid]

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[300rum]

Hope you find him tomorrow swift.  Just me but I always felt that the "Texas Heart Shot" wasn't so bad, especially on a wounded animal.   

[jackelope]

i'll take your criticism but if i wanted your opinion on whether i should of shot i would have asked for it.

you set yourself up for getting anyone's opinion when you posted your story in the public forum.

i don't care who you are or what you are shooting...400 yards off hand is a tough shot to make.

[SFD2015]

Great looking piece of dead animal flesh, but did ya hafta wear that hat?

[X-Force]

I'm Sorry Swiftkid. Both Zen and 300rum are absolutely right... when i first read the post i didn't even want to reply and i just shook my head.   you said you took a shot at 400yrs at a running buck? i thought he was eating a juniper tree... no running... there is gusts of 15 to 20 mph... and a standing shot?   i think you got a little excited and let on fly.   I hope instead of getting defensive you think about all that happened today and come to realize that shooting at a buck isn't worth injuring it. I'm not going to tell you what you should of done because you have grown up hunting and with a wounded animal still out there you should know. I hope you find him and tag him. Congrats to your dad.


Ps. i know guys that live in the city because its closer to work and family but i bet they get out in the woods more then you every year.

[EastWaViking]

The distance doesn't bother me....if you know the exact distance and he is standing still.  "about 400 yards" it where the trouble started.  There is a big difference between 350 and 450 on any rifle. (with your 7mm zeroed at 300 it is dropping at least 28" at 500)  Hope you find him!!!  (and get a different hat)

 

[300rum]

The distance doesn't bother me....if you know the exact distance.  [/quote

You are right.  Prone with my 7mm, 400yds is a chip shot (should be anyway), 13.5" low that is with my scope set at 2" high at 100yds.  Too bad, I will never shoot that far, other than paper, I am a bow hunter.  400yds might as well be 400 miles.  "Ol' Hickory said we could take'm by suprise, if we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked in in the eye".     Anyone remember were that comes from?