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What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby john1984 » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:12 pm

Just curious. If you had to guess, what percentage of your GUN killed deer, have been shot under 50 yards???????


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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby Jackson Marsh » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:16 pm

90%
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby WV Bowhunter » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:17 pm

Probably 30-40%, a little higher if I only looked at buck gun kills.
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby Dewey » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:21 pm

At least 95%.

Only one longer was a doe I shot at exactly 100 yards. Otherwise all my bucks were under 30 yards. I should probably just hunt with my bow during the rifle season. :lol:
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby oldrank » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:23 pm

I would say 80-90%. My longest was 152 yards with my .50 Cal. I can only think of a couple others that were in the 100 yard range. Most were within easy bow range. The woods I hunt is 2 thick to shoot beyond 35-40 yrds in most areas I hunt.
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby kurt » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:26 pm

90% plus under 50. But 50 is really close to average. Maybe 30 to 50. I did shoot one at 150 or so across a old beaver pond
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby RidgeGhost » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:27 pm

Greater than 80% just counting bucks. One of the reasons I went bow only this year. Can't kill em with the bow if you have a gun in your hand
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby SamPotter » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:38 pm

Most of them, at least 75% of them.
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby seazofcheeze » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:40 pm

100%, but thats because I've only killed one deer with a gun. I expect that percentage to change to 50% here shortly when I shoot a mule deer.
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Unread postby elk yinzer » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:42 pm

I would say about half however all but one were under 75. Granted my gun kills aren't all nice bucks, gun season growing up for me was if its legal you shoot. A lot of my gun kills came from one killer treestand in my early days that was setup for a nice 50-75 yd shot down onto a bench. Just about every year on opening day a buck would come from the public along that bench and I shot a couple nice ones from it before passing it on to my little brother. That's been kind of a rotating kids stand at our camp for years. A few years later a girl that hardly hunted shot a 180 class buck on that same bench.
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby mauser06 » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:59 pm

I was just laughing to myself about that today. I just don't typically setup shop where I can see/shoot far.

I bet the majority of mine are under 50 yards. I can think of..2 gun kills and 2 flintlock kills that we're probably over 50. Out of...ive lost track..30-40 deer, I don't think I've broken 75yds.
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby jwilkstn » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:14 pm

Whitetail bucks, all but 1. 95%
Whitetail does, all but 3. 95%
Western game, zero lol.
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby stash59 » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:29 pm

Whitetails a couple. But most where between 50-75. Mule deer probably an average of 75-100. Did kill one over 375 downhill. Measured with an old non slope adjusting rangefinder after the recovery. Shot a spike elk at about 180, but my 1st rack bull, and only other elk gun kill was under 50.
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby trapper57 » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:39 pm

I’d say at least 95% also
I can only remember 1 that was longer.
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Re: What percentage of your GUN kills have been UNDER 50 yards? ?

Unread postby Net Guy » Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:01 pm

Lots of high numbers I see. If I were to guess, probably around 85% for me.


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