Shooter McGavin Report post Posted October 26 Went out on opening day Friday to look for a bruiser out in Redington to my secret spot 😆. Turned up 16 does and 1 decent 2x, it was 600 yds out, complete opposite direction of truck. He will live another day!!! Saturday had family obligations so I got some good rest for Sunday. Headed out this morning to the front side of Mt Lemmon to my other secret spot😅. The hill was straight up and full of shin daggers…..I absolute hate those things!!!! Found multiple doe right from the get go. Started glassing across this canyon and found 5 bucks right away. Ranged them at just under 800 yds. Where I was positioned on the down slope of this hill I couldn’t use my bipod, so I hurried down hill to a more level spot and a flat rock. They were milling around and ranged them again at 750 yds. As I extend my bipod and position the rifle I  keep looking through the big binos and I thought let’s try and see my rifle is up for the challenge. I’ve shot rocks out to 800, but never a deer. 1st shot was just above the deer, I see dirt/dust fly. Reload and send another one. Same spot, more dust. I back the clicks down 2 and send the 3rd round….. bam deer down. As I get some landmarks as to where the deer fell I start walking. 8:10 was shot, I didn’t find the deer till 9:23. The mountain was so steep and so thick of vegetation I couldn’t find the rock formation it fell by. Finally found it…..wheeew.  Took some pics and started the long drag out, dropped it off at the butcher and now back at home relaxing. Looking forward to my daughters WT hunt Nov 7. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted October 26 That's a long poke. Congratulations. It's been a very long time since I was in 33. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted October 26 Very cool, how did you see his horns from that far. I'm blind. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roofer Billy Report post Posted October 26 4 minutes ago, wildwoody said: Very cool, how did you see his horns from that far. I'm blind. Me too 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooter McGavin Report post Posted October 26 Well the Zeiss 15x60 didn’t let me down on determining what they were and my 3x18-50 scope allowed me to send lead with confidence. With that being said, the binos will be in the classifieds within 1-2 weeks. Need to pay for for the (4) elk and this deer processing. Any interest please PM me. $875.00 for binos with Tricer bino adapter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted October 27 Everything I have is Zeiss, great glass. Makes sense now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luvdemcoues Report post Posted November 9 Nice job! Tough year. Way to get it done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riesop Report post Posted Sunday at 02:39 AM I'm sorry but trying to see if you can hit an animal at 750 yards is not ethical. If you cant sneak within 3 or 4 hundred yards then why are you hunting? I know I'll get a lot of pushback on this but show a little respect to the animal and work to get a clean ethical shot. Obviously you weren't skilled enough to do that the first time. This is what gives hunters a bad name. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catclaw Report post Posted Tuesday at 09:09 PM It's not that shooting 750 yards is unethical it's that he personally had no business shooting that far based on his first two shots were hail-mary misses.  If i had done that i wouldn't not have bragged about it for sure. Glad he got it without wounding it and glad he found it. Long range hunting is not a solo endeavor. Too easy to never find the animal 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooter McGavin Report post Posted Tuesday at 10:41 PM On 11/15/2025 at 7:39 PM, Riesop said: I'm sorry but trying to see if you can hit an animal at 750 yards is not ethical. If you cant sneak within 3 or 4 hundred yards then why are you hunting? I know I'll get a lot of pushback on this but show a little respect to the animal and work to get a clean ethical shot. Obviously you weren't skilled enough to do that the first time. This is what gives hunters a bad name. Why am I hunting……duh, AZGF issued me a tag!!!! Who are you to judge who is skilled and who is not, I can tie my left shoe with my eyes closed,  if that’s not skilled I don’t know what to tell you😆😂😅  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted Tuesday at 10:56 PM  gay and retarded. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted Tuesday at 11:10 PM Man, congratulations on your deer. Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big or Bust Report post Posted Tuesday at 11:11 PM Being able to shoot long range is just a tool in the toolbox if there is no other option. It's not something to just do for fun especially if you are not experienced. I've killed some animals pretty far out of necessity and I practice a ton with good reliable equipment, but closer is always better.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
