That's the fun of living where you can see something that far. Almost no chance of that in Alabama. I'm envious.
What’s the farthest you have taken a big game animal with a rifle?
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They are, doesn't stop us from killing them when the opportunity comes up. Catfish ponds are big business here, and your right about them stripping one bare.
WYO300RUM
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Ok I'll jump in. 543 yds bull elk with 300 RUM 180 Barnes TTSX. A bunch of buck and doe lope between 400 to 500 yds. Most with 7 Rem Mag and 300 RUM and couple with 300 WM, 6.5 PRC and 1 with 6.5x284. The longest deer shot was muley buck in Ut. Very steep uphill 656 yds. First two shots high. He just looked around and never moved. Then I remembered to hold low on up and down hill shots 
Third shot I held on air under chest. Dropped him. The angle was so steep I was laying on the ground prone with stock on the ground and me sideways and I didn't get bit by scope. Was a 7 Rem mag. Had to go down a hill cross a creek then up the steep sob pulling myself up by bush's and trees. I was young and great shape though. Coming down I couldn't keep the buck from passing me and poking me in butt and legs with antlers. I came down a different route and it ended up a 30 ft. Cliff down to stream. I told buddy I'm dropping it off cliff. Couldn't hold him any longer from sliding off. He tries to get under to catch it. I yelled get out of the way ! He stepped back and when it came down an antler tine poked him in the thigh. I yelled you dumb sob ! Could of been a lot worse. 
I drug across stream and said go up and tie my pack frame to a rope and throw down. I cut the buck up and tied to frame and pulled up each time. Got done and when drove off he said don't ever do that again (shoot that high up) 
We were on way home from a 5 day camp hunt. About 1/2 mile from hitting pavement. I was driving and still looking for a buck. You know what I mean... I looked left and way up high I saw him and said that's either a bighorn a a big buck way up there. Looked in binos and said it's a buck and I'm going to shoot him. He said I don't see a buck. Lol. You know the rest of the story. Sorry for rambling on so long. A memory will pop into my mind and I want to re live it and tell it. Helps remember them 
I forgot a couple... longest whitetail doe 442 yds with a, a , a, a... 6.5 Needmore w/143 eldx. Then right after another at 412 right by first one . Not long shots . Then last year a doe lope at 424 yds with a 257 Weatherby. Done !
Third shot I held on air under chest. Dropped him. The angle was so steep I was laying on the ground prone with stock on the ground and me sideways and I didn't get bit by scope. Was a 7 Rem mag. Had to go down a hill cross a creek then up the steep sob pulling myself up by bush's and trees. I was young and great shape though. Coming down I couldn't keep the buck from passing me and poking me in butt and legs with antlers. I came down a different route and it ended up a 30 ft. Cliff down to stream. I told buddy I'm dropping it off cliff. Couldn't hold him any longer from sliding off. He tries to get under to catch it. I yelled get out of the way ! He stepped back and when it came down an antler tine poked him in the thigh. I yelled you dumb sob ! Could of been a lot worse. I drug across stream and said go up and tie my pack frame to a rope and throw down. I cut the buck up and tied to frame and pulled up each time. Got done and when drove off he said don't ever do that again (shoot that high up) We were on way home from a 5 day camp hunt. About 1/2 mile from hitting pavement. I was driving and still looking for a buck. You know what I mean... I looked left and way up high I saw him and said that's either a bighorn a a big buck way up there. Looked in binos and said it's a buck and I'm going to shoot him. He said I don't see a buck. Lol. You know the rest of the story. Sorry for rambling on so long. A memory will pop into my mind and I want to re live it and tell it. Helps remember them I forgot a couple... longest whitetail doe 442 yds with a, a , a, a... 6.5 Needmore w/143 eldx. Then right after another at 412 right by first one . Not long shots . Then last year a doe lope at 424 yds with a 257 Weatherby. Done !
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Mike Matteson
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A several at 500yds + No range infinder involved.Learned to use my scope as a range finer in the 70's using duplex crosshairs.
memtb
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Ok I'll jump in. 543 yds bull elk with 300 RUM 180 Barnes TTSX. A bunch of buck and doe lope between 400 to 500 yds. Most with 7 Rem Mag and 300 RUM and couple with 300 WM, 6.5 PRC and 1 with 6.5x284. The longest deer shot was muley buck in Ut. Very steep uphill 656 yds. First two shots high. He just looked around and never moved. Then I remembered to hold low on up and down hill shots
That reminds me of something that happened several years (in the early '90's I think) before we relocated here.
A local minister was dragging a Mule Deer that he'd killed, down a steep little drainage. He either slipped or the deer came down on him ….anyway, antler tore through the Femoral Artery. I guess the only good thing is, it was over pretty quickly! memtb
COBrad
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Got my bull two years ago at 1176 yards with a 300 WSM. Have since built a 300 Norma Improved for the canyon I hunt across. Furthest game shot was a marmot at 1402 yards with a 7 mag.
A marmot at1400 yards ! Can I ask you the same question, what scope was that ?
Mule deer 1753 yards 28 nos. 5 students watching across. Canyon.
Antelope 1998 yards 28 nos guide and son watching
BC 1400 rifle I built
Hand loads 180 berger vld
kilo 8 k
In MT
Antelope 1998 yards 28 nos guide and son watching
BC 1400 rifle I built
Hand loads 180 berger vld
kilo 8 k
In MT
COBrad
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Schmidt Bender PMII 4-16
16 Power ? I find that amazing, and I'm not doubting you. I find it difficult to hold my 30x scope steady enough to see clearly. It is very frustrating. Nightforce 8-32 NXS.
Browninglover1
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You don't need high power, just sufficient resolution. I've got a prairie dog at 1404 and a rock chuck at 1590 and both were shot around 14-16x.
