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Did you pass up a shot on game this past year?
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<blockquote data-quote="*WyoWhisper*" data-source="post: 1233"><p>This year my goal was to take a mule deer (28" +) within the ranges of my custom 308. I spent the summer practicing to 750 yards. This was the effective range of the 175 gr SMK at an average of 1K ft. lbs. I was averaging 2.2" groups at 500 and about 3.5-4" or so at 750. During my guiding I spotted several really nice bucks that the clients passed on due to distance (whew !!) One in particular caught my attention. Now I had my target I just needed some time to go after him. I filled my last hunter early and I had the last 3 days of the season to myself. I watched the first day on several draws that were within his routes and my range. Just at dark the first night he was on his way down to the fields but I ran out of light ( even with the Ill. ret. ) First thing in the morning I was back up to the spot way before light. I watched him leave the fields at first light. All he had to do was follow the does and he would be about 675. PERFECT!!! OK here he comes.... wait ... what the ... 3 does that were not in "his" group are one draw over.... **** he smells one of them... hessitates and begins to stroll over to them.... 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000, all the way out to 1200 yards, gotta let him go ( Hence my next project 300 RUM!! ) Never did see him again on the last day. He is still around evey night and my managers actually picked up the left side of his shed antlers.</p><p></p><p>If I could figure out how to post pics on here I could show you a good pic of him 1 week after the season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="*WyoWhisper*, post: 1233"] This year my goal was to take a mule deer (28" +) within the ranges of my custom 308. I spent the summer practicing to 750 yards. This was the effective range of the 175 gr SMK at an average of 1K ft. lbs. I was averaging 2.2" groups at 500 and about 3.5-4" or so at 750. During my guiding I spotted several really nice bucks that the clients passed on due to distance (whew !!) One in particular caught my attention. Now I had my target I just needed some time to go after him. I filled my last hunter early and I had the last 3 days of the season to myself. I watched the first day on several draws that were within his routes and my range. Just at dark the first night he was on his way down to the fields but I ran out of light ( even with the Ill. ret. ) First thing in the morning I was back up to the spot way before light. I watched him leave the fields at first light. All he had to do was follow the does and he would be about 675. PERFECT!!! OK here he comes.... wait ... what the ... 3 does that were not in "his" group are one draw over.... **** he smells one of them... hessitates and begins to stroll over to them.... 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000, all the way out to 1200 yards, gotta let him go ( Hence my next project 300 RUM!! ) Never did see him again on the last day. He is still around evey night and my managers actually picked up the left side of his shed antlers. If I could figure out how to post pics on here I could show you a good pic of him 1 week after the season. [/QUOTE]
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