What’s the farthest you have taken a big game animal with a rifle?

[Shane Lindsey]

Stop on over my Friend ...I will teach you how to lick your thumb and get the Correct windage!

Rum Man

Gassing up the truck…Range me

 

[Weaver93]

I'm with you, I am in Virginia and just don't get them out in the open like our west.

I'm with you...Here in SWVA I shot three this year, two were about 150 yards. Third died from muzzle blast and powder burns.

 

[Rosebud]

Embarrassed to say it but furthest was around 70 yards, I am in MA and only have hunted here and around New England.

This is the view from a blind behind my house in Alabama. How far away can you shoot here? Well if I thread it through some trees about sixty five yards.

 

[Rosebud]

Took a minute to load the picture, its set up as a crossbow blind . But sometimes a really big old buck shows up. You just have to be there when he does, and have a perfect wind. Like the day the little buck came in.

 

[Woodsloafer]

This is the view from a blind behind my house in Alabama. How far away can you shoot here? Well if I thread it through some trees about sixty five yards.

Looks very similar to some of the woods around here.

 

[str8meat]

Mine is 678 spike bull elk with 338 rum, oldest sons 578 with 300 rum 6 point bull elk, youngest still has the record 888 yards cow elk 338 rum ,he was 12 when he pulled that off. But he is the better shooter of all of us.

 

[Rosebud]

Looks very similar to some of the woods around here.

I was in upstate NY many years ago, we went through the Adirondacks. I was thinking to myself, you could put Alabama plates on the trucks and cars here and no one would ever be the wiser.

 

[WYO300RUM]

I was in upstate NY many years ago, we went through the Adirondacks. I was thinking to myself, you could put Alabama plates on the trucks and cars here and no one would ever be the wiser.

Talk to Muddyboots and a little to me about Adirondacks brother

 

[Rosebud]

Talk to Muddyboots and a little to me about Adirondacks brother

I remember, close encounters of the muddy kind.

 

[Muddyboots]

Alabama versus Adirondack Park?
How Big Is Adirondack Park in New York?
The largest state park in the U.S. is over six million acres, with more than 10,000 lakes and 30,000 miles of rivers and streams. That's over 9,300 square miles.

To compare its massive size, you could fit Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon National Park inside Adirondack Park. It's about the same size as Vermont or New Hampshire.

Where I hunted, 20+ miles to next road. It is really not a long rang opportunity unless you consider bayonet meets that criteria. The farthest I really got to shoot with .270 was maybe 300 across a hardwood ravine and the fellas I hunted with ( 30/30, 35Rrm, 32Spec, 30-06 iron sights) thought I was crazy. Couldn't argue that.

There are 2 tracks that I have driven down beating crap out of truck and arrive at someone's "house". Immediately turned around! I've been to Alabama and yes, banjos are popular in AP. Just sayin.

 

[C-130 Dude]

I shot my furthest this weekend at 465 yards on a whitetail doe. I'm sure I'm not even close to the farthest and probably not even what some consider long range but it's pretty far for me. I used a 6mm creedmoor 88gr hammer hunter 3340fps at muzzle and 2240 estimated at impact.

It got me thinking about how far other people have taken animals. Post em up with what cartridge and loads you used.

Mule deer. 425 yards (about). 1974. Old, decrepid, shot out, with butt plate taped on British .303. Surplus gun and ammo. Only used it once. Took 4 shots to hit it. Open sights. Traded it immediately afterward.

 

[C-130 Dude]

Alabama versus Adirondack Park?
How Big Is Adirondack Park in New York?
The largest state park in the U.S. is over six million acres, with more than 10,000 lakes and 30,000 miles of rivers and streams. That's over 9,300 square miles.

To compare its massive size, you could fit Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon National Park inside Adirondack Park. It's about the same size as Vermont or New Hampshire.

Where I hunted, 20+ miles to next road. It is really not a long rang opportunity unless you consider bayonet meets that criteria. The farthest I really got to shoot with .270 was maybe 300 across a hardwood ravine and the fellas I hunted with ( 30/30, 35Rrm, 32Spec, 30-06 iron sights) thought I was crazy. Couldn't argue that.

There are 2 tracks that I have driven down beating crap out of truck and arrive at someone's "house". Immediately turned around! I've been to Alabama and yes, banjos are popular in AP. Just sayin.

Hmm... the largest park in the US is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska at 13.2 million acres. But anything over a million is massively huge! But who's counting? I'll never be able to walk or see it all.

 

[Muddyboots]

Yep, just giving indication of size of the Adirondack Park for @Rosebud to confirm his "opinion"! Great Trivia Game question though for size comparison! It's the largest State Park not the overall largest park.

 

[Speckle55]

1200yds Mule deer buck( picture of picture date wrong)
975 yds Bull Moose
700 meters WT buck Camp Wainwright
Lots in the 500 to 600yds
2 out of 3 for Wolves twice in 6 days calling in 3 at35yds1at200
Last 40yrs REM 700 BDL 7mm Mag Win175pp 2860
Scope Chief BDC 3x9
Scope change now

I hunt for meat.

David