05-08-2023, 07:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-08-2023, 08:02 PM by Stinky Coyote.)
lots to be said for picking your gear and method then becoming a master at it, the more variables the more likely you'll meet Murphy, it's up to the individual to boil it down to as simple a KISS principle as possible for what they want to do, a lot of things we shoot at will give us plenty of time to use all sorts of gear and methods, practiced or not, beyond mpbr is most often when you do have time to solve for elevation, wind etc. it's inside that window when you have the least amount of time and by a large margin, you're in their wheelhouse of senses and sight, so you are going to meet Murphy when you least want to, that's just how it is, there's no arguing it, so set up to take advantage of where 98% of all game is taken with fewest possibilities of meeting Murphy...do whatever for the 2% stuff, most target strategies work
Alberta here, coyotes, whitetails, muley's, bears, wolves, antelope, sheep, moose, elk...there's only one way to set up best for all them. To ignore the trajectory of a 2400-3000 fps projectile and the general size of kill zones just defies logic, these things only cost you when it's a truly amazing animal, most won't notice otherwise. Amazing to me how it gets argued however. I have no issue with 100 yard zero to make sure you're on for a new location but dial it to the 200/250 before you start hunting or know where it hits at 100 if that's all you can come up with to confirm things, ie; 2.5" high at 100 or whatever it is. Starting from 100 is just a 100 yard handicap, some like the challenge though. That phrase 'the more you fack around the more you find out' is perfect for this imo.
some guys hunt only a few of those species and not the flighty ones, so just about any method will work, but chase whitetails and elk in non-baiting areas, coyotes, wolves, bears as well...you'll find out, the sight/distance defence based animals like muley's, sheep, and antelope give you all kinds of time if you're far enough away they don't perceive you as a threat...fill yer boots with the target gear and set up, most of the time you'll be alright, you still run a risk of meeting Murphy however, that risk goes way up with the flight/defence based animals that flee first and ask questions later lol, you don't have time to play sniper, just get on fur and shoot, use that 2400-3000 fps advantage properly
Alberta here, coyotes, whitetails, muley's, bears, wolves, antelope, sheep, moose, elk...there's only one way to set up best for all them. To ignore the trajectory of a 2400-3000 fps projectile and the general size of kill zones just defies logic, these things only cost you when it's a truly amazing animal, most won't notice otherwise. Amazing to me how it gets argued however. I have no issue with 100 yard zero to make sure you're on for a new location but dial it to the 200/250 before you start hunting or know where it hits at 100 if that's all you can come up with to confirm things, ie; 2.5" high at 100 or whatever it is. Starting from 100 is just a 100 yard handicap, some like the challenge though. That phrase 'the more you fack around the more you find out' is perfect for this imo.
some guys hunt only a few of those species and not the flighty ones, so just about any method will work, but chase whitetails and elk in non-baiting areas, coyotes, wolves, bears as well...you'll find out, the sight/distance defence based animals like muley's, sheep, and antelope give you all kinds of time if you're far enough away they don't perceive you as a threat...fill yer boots with the target gear and set up, most of the time you'll be alright, you still run a risk of meeting Murphy however, that risk goes way up with the flight/defence based animals that flee first and ask questions later lol, you don't have time to play sniper, just get on fur and shoot, use that 2400-3000 fps advantage properly