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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2009, 03:52:46 PM »
"checking eyelids for cracks"        :chuckle:    funny !

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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2009, 06:08:46 AM »
I may have misunderstood the question but I didn't think he was asking for each person's average shot distance. I thought he meant the overall average shot throughout history for EVERYBODY. And being that this is in the "guns and ammo" forum, I would think that he's talking about shots taken with guns, not bow and arrow, or spears.  :chuckle:  But I guess we'll never know because the person who posted the question has not been back to respond to any of the comments.   :dunno:

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY HAS BEEN THE AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE TAKEN AT GAME OVER THE YEARS. :rolleyes:


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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #17 on: August 26, 2009, 06:19:03 AM »
I'd say under a 100 yds. I killed one out to 325 yds one time with a 308. But the rest, under a 100 yds.

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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #18 on: August 26, 2009, 09:14:15 AM »
Big game under 100 yards, small game/birds under 25 yards.

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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #19 on: August 26, 2009, 09:29:10 AM »
I'd say 50-75 yards.  Think of all the animals killed before scopes became so readily available.. My longest on big game is 204 which happens to be my largest Muley and shortest was about 50 with my average right around 120 yards.

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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #20 on: August 26, 2009, 01:39:31 PM »
Mine, about 75 yards.
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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2009, 12:02:16 PM »
my longest shot on big game is 465 yards normally around 100 yards . closest shot is 2 feet with a bow.

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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2009, 12:54:20 AM »
i have to ask... what the hell did u shoot from 2ft with a bow? hopefully not a moose or something
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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #23 on: September 06, 2009, 09:24:25 AM »
5 yards to one at 686 yards for deer and elk.  I have shot yotes out to 1000 with a bench rest rifle, but I don't typically take it out into the field.
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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #24 on: September 06, 2009, 09:26:43 AM »
Bow 25yrds
Rifle 100yrds
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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #25 on: September 06, 2009, 09:28:31 AM »
Longest archey shot was on my bear this year 22 yards. Rifle 200 yards on a deer. I can shoot out to 60 with my bow and 500 with my rifle but i just always seem to get the close shots, which i prefer anyway.

Closest with a rifle is 7 yards on a coyote and 12 on a deer with a bow.
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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #26 on: September 07, 2009, 12:43:33 AM »
70 yards

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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #27 on: October 19, 2009, 09:13:44 AM »
well my first deer i would say 10ft eh moss?  :chuckle:
then 75 this year and 150 in between. idk they are all spread out.
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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #28 on: October 19, 2009, 09:14:55 AM »
maybe 20 ft alanger but that might be pushing it :chuckle:

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Re: AVERAGE SHOT DISTANCE
« Reply #29 on: October 19, 2009, 09:16:52 AM »
My only bowkill was 40 yards

 


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