Idaho proposed special season open sight centerfire

[wyosam]

Id love to see studies of animals wounded from long range hunters vs the good ole' boy with his 30-06 that he shot a box of ammo through right before season to 'sight it in'.

Half a box, the rest are for hunting.


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[BasicUtahrd95]

Half a box, the rest are for hunting.

Haha this was me not that long ago....

 

[cal30_sniper]

The unit I hunted irons shows about a 13% drop in hunter success rate. Less than I would expect, but significant. Still a figure that could be explained by year to year variability, so will take several years to establish any defined trend change.

Days in the field and hunter satisfaction didn’t seem to have any notable change whatsoever.



Edit for additional data. Hunter success rates in same unit/method of take:

2025: 40.9%
2024: 53.4%
2023: 54.6%
2022: 59.8%
2021: 50.6%
2020: 32.3%
2019: 39.0%

So iron sight usage represents a significant dip in success, but not outside the historical variability of the data. There’s a couple of things that could mean, none of which can be determined without about 2 more years of iron sight data (2026/2027).

 

[RWT]

I am still in favor of a hunting license requiring a “test” to prove basic skills. You have to pass one to drive a vehicle why not the same for hunting. The test needs to weed out the Fudds. This should decrease the number of people buying their way in or those that do not shoot enough to be proficient.

As previously stated, we have seen numerous “hunters” that show up to camp with a system they have not practiced with. They instead rely on technology.

 

[Cherokeeguide]

Is it easier or harder to place your shot where you want it to go with a good scope or a good set of iron sights?

Most people will answer by saying that shot placement is easier with optical sights.

I prefer aperture sights.

What I prefer even more is freedom of choice.