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What are your philosophies on practicing for becoming a good hunting shot? Coming from many years of traditional archery hunting I always practice the way I hunt. I know this will be different based on where and what you hunt but for me hunting in the thick Northeast were my longest shot ever was 50yds and nothing is going to try and eat me this is what works for me. I shoot the same gun and ammo I will be using and shoot at various ranges out to 75-80yds using different types of field rests like from my day pack, sitting down, resting of the side of a tree, etc and offhand at ranges out to about 35-40yds. I also like shooting in the early morning and late afternoon to simulate different light conditions. My preference for targets are a baloon blown up to about 4-5" diameter or clay pigeons. About the only time I punch paper is for initial sight in. My hunting shots are than limited to those ranges where I can hit these targets 100% of the time. Sometimes this will cost me a shot like last year when I had to pass up a huge 10pt because he was about 120yds away. I watched that buck for 30 minutes unable to get closer and finally just left him. I'm sure there are many guys on this sight who could have smoked that buck and maybe with some more practice I will be able to take that shot.
I forgot to mention I hunt with a scoped Ruger Hunter in 44 and an open sighted 475 Linebaugh conversion.
Sorry to ramble on but Iwould love to hear how you guys practice for hunting and what your thoughts are on the subject.
Erick
I forgot to mention I hunt with a scoped Ruger Hunter in 44 and an open sighted 475 Linebaugh conversion.
Sorry to ramble on but Iwould love to hear how you guys practice for hunting and what your thoughts are on the subject.
Erick