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Long range shot. Should I and should I not?
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<blockquote data-quote="Boar Barrel" data-source="post: 1347104" data-attributes="member: 70084"><p>So this is my question to you all. All opinions are appreciated. I have about a thousand acres that I hunt in the hills of East Tennessee that borders the Cherokee National Forest and North Carolina. For years I have hunted the hogs and deer on the property. Usually I have luck hunting the creek bottoms and the two fields I have there.</p><p>There is a lake on the property that is about 350 yards wide by about 650 yards long. The lake for the most part is surrounded by hills and mountains except at a couple of points where there are a couple of hollows where a couple of creeks empty into the lake. At one of these points where one of the creeks enter the lake I have noticed several deer gathering at the end of the day to play and get water. About the only realistic way to access this area is by boat. The terrain to get to these points by land is very treacherous even for someone who is in top physical shape, Which I am not. </p><p>So my approach to hunt this area is to set up on the dock with one of my long range precision rifles and take about a 330 yard shot. If I connect with the target then I would take a boat across and track my kill and bring it back. However I risk not being able to locate my kill and leaving a wounded deer to roam the forrest while it dies. Now I am more than capable of making a 330 yard shot and have shot further than that before.</p><p>But my question is, is the risk worth the reward or am I just over thinking this? My options of rifle is a .308 and a 6.5 Grendel. Both of which are more than enough gun to take a deer or a hog.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boar Barrel, post: 1347104, member: 70084"] So this is my question to you all. All opinions are appreciated. I have about a thousand acres that I hunt in the hills of East Tennessee that borders the Cherokee National Forest and North Carolina. For years I have hunted the hogs and deer on the property. Usually I have luck hunting the creek bottoms and the two fields I have there. There is a lake on the property that is about 350 yards wide by about 650 yards long. The lake for the most part is surrounded by hills and mountains except at a couple of points where there are a couple of hollows where a couple of creeks empty into the lake. At one of these points where one of the creeks enter the lake I have noticed several deer gathering at the end of the day to play and get water. About the only realistic way to access this area is by boat. The terrain to get to these points by land is very treacherous even for someone who is in top physical shape, Which I am not. So my approach to hunt this area is to set up on the dock with one of my long range precision rifles and take about a 330 yard shot. If I connect with the target then I would take a boat across and track my kill and bring it back. However I risk not being able to locate my kill and leaving a wounded deer to roam the forrest while it dies. Now I am more than capable of making a 330 yard shot and have shot further than that before. But my question is, is the risk worth the reward or am I just over thinking this? My options of rifle is a .308 and a 6.5 Grendel. Both of which are more than enough gun to take a deer or a hog. [/QUOTE]
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