Another 2011 High Buck

[Huntboy]

Nice buck, sweet rifle.

[ldjbuff]

Nothing to do with his gun. to me hunting does not involve 500 yard shots...  lots of people will agree with me but people wont say anything.

which is fine

[jackmaster]

Nothing to do with his gun. to me hunting does not involve 500 yard shots...  lots of people will agree with me but people wont say anything.

which is fine

i would agree if you dont know what your doing, with the right equipment and skill why not, as long as you have the savy to walk over ther and check incase you might have missed then no biggie, watched a guy personally that i know his name is john and he cracked an elk at 952 yds one shot and the elk hit the deck didnt even wiggle. so imho if you can with complete comfort i say go for it

[Alchase]

Love the cheat sheet inside the scope cover 
 
Beautiful buck!

[jackmaster]

i might have asked this already but is that a blacktail, it sure looks like it, but it also has that mule deer look... i am so confused         but damn it looks like a blackie

[shedcrazy]

Great buck! Looks like an awesome hunt. My good friend Chris works for Ron at Benchmark. Great company, they build killer guns!

[ldjbuff]

Nothing to do with his gun. to me hunting does not involve 500 yard shots...  lots of people will agree with me but people wont say anything.

which is fine

i would agree if you dont know what your doing, with the right equipment and skill why not, as long as you have the savy to walk over ther and check incase you might have missed then no biggie, watched a guy personally that i know his name is john and he cracked an elk at 952 yds one shot and the elk hit the deck didnt even wiggle. so imho if you can with complete comfort i say go for it

You do have a point

[lewy]

great lookin buck man!

[BuckHunter23]

Sweet buck 

[blacktaill]

Iwill do that some days soon! Very nice deer!

[boneaddict]

Enjoyed the photo assay as much as the nice buck!

[landcbeitner]

It's a mule deer... that would be awesome as a black tail though!

I totaly understand someone's reservations about taking game beyond 300yds... as drop, wind drift, and (at ranges beyond 800) time of flight come into play. I'm a very conservitave long range shooter (or at least I think I am). Just because I can make the shot doesn't mean I'll take it. I could have taken a larger buck at a greater range... due to adverse wind conditions I decided to get closer. I would bet a large sum of money I could have made that shot (in the vitals, not just hitting the buck).... but there was a chance of over/underestimating the wind (it's complicated but the bullet would have gone through an extreme wind for a short distance before dropping back below the canyon walls where the wind was much easier to dope). The clouds moved in and never moved back out... so I wound up taking a smaller buck a coulple days later... that's just hunting.

Here's an article I've written on the issue's involved with long range culture. I would say I agree with the ethics of few long range hunters by percentage (I used to be more optimistic).

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Battle-For-Long-Range-Hunting-Ethics&id=3105384

I would be happy to show someone what this rifle is capable of in field conditions at 500yds. I shoot most every weekend when it's not hunting season. I would be shocked if someone could take an average hunting rifle and pop off clay pigeons at regular hunting ranges (within 300yds) the way this rifle is capable at ranges out to and beyond 500yds... especially if steep uphill and downhill shots are taken like what one will usually find on these "high buck hunts". I almost never shoot from a bench.... I've yet to stumble upon a bench rest in the field. If one has not done extensive target shooting with improvised field positions, they would probably greatly overestimate their ability to make good hits on game an thus are likely to take unethical shots.

[wilsongideon]

Nice Buck. Sweet Gun. Beautiful pictures! looks like you guys earned every inch of country and animal

[PacificNWhunter]

Nicely done!

[BowBender87]

Outstanding...thats a sweet buck