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simonkenton · September 20, 2009, 08:58 AM

As a rookie, the number one favor you can do for yourself is to get real good with that .308
You need to find a good hunting round, and shoot, and shoot with that round.
You need to practice extensively at 100 yards. I mean, you should shoot at least 3 or 4 boxes of ammo.
Also you need to do some shooting at 200 yards.

If you can hit a grapefruit five times in a row at 100 you are ready to go deer hunting.

Then, you need to get a deer silhouette and practice on that. I just cut one out of a refrigerator box.

I have seen a rookie hunter whose practice consisted of tossing a milk jug into the river, firing at it 3 times at 100 yards, and coming close but not hitting it, and pronouncing himself "ready to hunt."

The next week, we spent the entire afternoon looking for the deer that he had shot in the butt, we all wished he had become a more proficient shot.

September 20, 2009, 08:58 AM	#8
simonkenton Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2008 Posts: 891	As a rookie, the number one favor you can do for yourself is to get real good with that .308 You need to find a good hunting round, and shoot, and shoot with that round. You need to practice extensively at 100 yards. I mean, you should shoot at least 3 or 4 boxes of ammo. Also you need to do some shooting at 200 yards. If you can hit a grapefruit five times in a row at 100 you are ready to go deer hunting. Then, you need to get a deer silhouette and practice on that. I just cut one out of a refrigerator box. I have seen a rookie hunter whose practice consisted of tossing a milk jug into the river, firing at it 3 times at 100 yards, and coming close but not hitting it, and pronouncing himself "ready to hunt." The next week, we spent the entire afternoon looking for the deer that he had shot in the butt, we all wished he had become a more proficient shot.