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Post by Old Ironsights on Jan 7, 2008 13:48:56 GMT -5
Hard to say. 35yds maybe... Still Hunting with a rifle.
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Post by firstwd on Jan 8, 2008 11:17:05 GMT -5
Bow - 18ft - stand ~ 20ft up ML - 6ft - stand ~ 25ft up Shotgun - 12 feet - ground Pistol - 8-10 feet - ground
All but a handfull of deer I've taken have been within 30 yards. When I first learned to deer hunt, it was through archery. I think that gave me an appreciation of getting close that still seeps through my gun hunting today. The 8 year old that I took during Youth Season got his first, with a ML, 12 feet up a tree and about 18 feet away. He loved it.
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Post by mbogo on Jan 8, 2008 15:57:21 GMT -5
~ 5 yards with my muzzleloader.
Unfortunately, I also have to admit to missing one at about the same distance with a handgun.
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Post by indianahick on Jan 8, 2008 16:26:34 GMT -5
Less than 10 feet from my 15 ladder. Blew the heart in half.
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Post by ceannfiagaí on Jan 8, 2008 21:50:12 GMT -5
I actually fell asleep once and had a doe and it's fawn walk up to me (I was on the ground, under a tree). I awoke at the sound of a branch snapping. Both doe and fawn continued directly at me as I awoke. My adrenanline was pumping and the tip of my arrow was shaking and the fawn actually sniffed my broadhead. The doe was bobbing her head and trying to get me to move. I finally flipped a shot into the dirt to run them off(I would never shoot doe or fawn when together) and began kicking the ground because I had fallen asleep. About 25 seconds later, low and behold a large 8 point came running in uphill about 20 yards away and guess what....I MISSED. This may sound like a fishing story but it is absolutely TRUE!
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Post by jkd on Jan 9, 2008 1:59:27 GMT -5
I had a similar deal this year... had set up some camo burlap as a ground blind clipped to some saplings, with holes 10"x 20" or so cut to see/shoot through, middle of gun season on a morning hunt... cold morning, and I set my PCR down for a moment to pour some coffee from my thermos, and after I had leaned forward again to put the thermos back on the ground, I realized that at the hole to my right was a doe's face looking at me through the burlap...
My right hand was in mid-rise with a steaming hot cup of coffee and of course the gun was on the ground.... I sat there motionless for a minute or so, and she did the stomp thing, and then finally flagged and ran off...
I didn't take a deer this year for the first time in many years, but I will never forget looking that doe in the eye from two feet away... :-)
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Post by Harley on Jan 9, 2008 8:22:08 GMT -5
I actually fell asleep once and had a doe and it's fawn walk up to me (I was on the ground, under a tree). I awoke at the sound of a branch snapping. Both doe and fawn continued directly at me as I awoke. My adrenanline was pumping and the tip of my arrow was shaking and the fawn actually sniffed my broadhead. The doe was bobbing her head and trying to get me to move. I finally flipped a shot into the dirt to run them off(I would never shoot doe or fawn when together) and began kicking the ground because I had fallen asleep. About 25 seconds later, low and behold a large 8 point came running in uphill about 20 yards away and guess what....I MISSED. This may sound like a fishing story but it is absolutely TRUE! That is funny! I have a certain spot next to a fence row in my woods that when I get really tired I will go over there and lay down for a nap. I have wondered many times what if I were to wake up and have a deer standing over me looking at me.
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Post by 3ptbuck on Jan 10, 2008 1:15:52 GMT -5
Shot a yearling a 2 years ago in bow season that was probably 6in from the base of my tree. I had to lean out to the side of my climber and shoot instinctive, couldnt use my sights the way I was holding my bow. The arrow was stuck in the ground less than a foot from my tree. Normally would not have taken that shot but I had already take a 25yd shot @ the deer and thought I hit it so the second shot when it stopped under my tree was supposed to be a finishing shot but turned out to be the only arrow that hit the deer.
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 12, 2008 13:57:17 GMT -5
I shot a yearling buck at the base of my tree, but the closest shot I have seen was by my neighbor. Someone had poached a small doe off of the road and spine shot it. I ran out and met him on the side of the road. The deer was still alive and trying to drag itself with its front legs. He had a Muzzleloader and I had a 12 guage. I offered to finish it off, but he wanted to do it. He was wearing a white sweat outfit with white shoes. I watched as he put the end of the 50 cal. about 6 inches from the deers head and pulled the trigger. Neadless to say, his white sweats and shoes were now red speckled. What was left of the deers head was spurting blood. The guy was so grossed out that he started heaving right there in front of me. I felt sad for the little doe, but was laughing my butt off at the guy.
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Post by elmo on Jan 16, 2008 9:58:43 GMT -5
The first deer I killed was about 15ft from me. I was sitting against a tree and had looked left as I turned my head back to the right a doe ran past at about the same distance. She went another 25 yards, stopped and looked back. Thinking that there must be something following her I turned and waited and here came a bb and he stopped and I popped.
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Post by ceannfiagaí on Jan 16, 2008 10:46:42 GMT -5
Glad to hear I'm not the only one jkd.
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Post by yaz on Jan 16, 2008 10:51:24 GMT -5
When my son was young, (8 or 9) we made a natural ground blind from a blow down ash tree, along the edge of a field. The tree had twin trunks and from a sitting position, we could barely see over the top. It had fallen across a well used deer trail, and the deer still used it occasionally. They would just jump over the end where the trunks were a little closer to the ground. I bet we have taken a 1/2 dozen bucks out of that place. My son had taken a bruiser there on opening morning one year, and I decided to hunt out of it on Sunday morning. I had been toting my Encore pistol in .308 all weekend, because when I hunted with my son, it was all about getting him a deer. Shortly after daylight, here come a doe up the trail, right to the blind. I had my pistol laying on top pointing up the trail towards her, and was trying to keep my head as low as possible. She got within 2 feet of me, and I noticed antlers coming out of her hind end. Without seeing me, she decided to make a 90 degree turn to go around, instead of jumping over. There he stood, facing me at, literally 2 feet from my gun barrel. At the shot, he lunged forward, hitting the log I was hiding behind. He rolled over and never kicked again. I walked back to camp, to get the 4 wheeler and wagon. Everybody was in camp, packing to go home. They all looked at me like I was hurt. Dad said, "you Ok". I said yea, I just got a nice deer.....why. He said, go look in your truck mirror. AAAAAAARRG. I was covered! Looked like I was the one who had been shot! This one gave me a chance to relive a good weekend with my son!!!
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Post by ripleyshooter on Jan 21, 2008 8:57:36 GMT -5
Hey Yaz that rack on the buck your boy shot looks pretty narly. Both deer look to be good and healthy.
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Post by RiverJim on Jan 21, 2008 9:37:29 GMT -5
straight down I actually rember shooting between the tips of my boots. Got a heart shot and he crashed about 10 yards from stykbow! And I had one nose to nose when i sat a chair in the point of some thick brush! We we're both droppin nuggets that day!
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