POLL: Your maximum rifle range on Deer

[bigbrother]

I think this whole discussion is based simply on "your maximum rifle range on deer." Most of the people involved in this discussion hunt via other means as well. The "hunt" means different things to different people. In the end, we are all hunters. There is a very important point to this discussion and it is that if we truly think about every shot opportunity, conditions, and variables the answer to the initial question will vary.

I happen to fall into the bow hunting fraternity as well, as do a lot of the others (note posts / replies in the bowhunting forum). As a matter of fact, the last deer I shot in January was with a bow at 12 yards but I enjoy hunting a variaty of ways. For me the hunt is simply about being outdoors enjoying all it has to offer. Whether it's comraderie of hunting long range with my dad, or the solitude of the forest bowhunting alone, or the fast paced deer drives with my relatives, or calling in a spring gobbler, or a host of many other instances.

At the end of the day, I'm always satisfied with the decisions I've made while hunting. It's hard to emphasize the importance of that fact.