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On our place in Texas, the longest shot I could ever have would be about 375 yards. I'm certainly good to 300 (coyote on Tuesday at 313 yards), but I probably wouldn't take a shot much over 300 unless conditions were ideal. My average shot on deer over the last few years was probably 100 yards. Coyote shots average about 200 yards or so. I grew up hunting deer in northeast Louisiana and the average deer shot would have been more like 150 or a bit further. Last buck I shot there was 268 yards in fading light, and he was probably trailing a doe, so he was walking rather fast - so I think it's worth mentioning that the length of the shot has a lot to do with how much time you have to take the shot. Many times, those pipeline shots in Louisiana only gave you maybe 5 to 8 seconds to spot the deer, get the gun up and then place your shot. In Texas I tend to get way more time than that to shoot, which means I can take longer shots.
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