Typical shot distance

[Sacrvrrat72]

If you are proficient out to 500 yards you will be fine. Last year my first one was from 86 yards, missed from 450 due to not seeing the wind coming across a low spot I was shooting over.

 

[buffybr]

I shot my first antelope in Colorado in the early '70s when I still lived there. For the first 35 or so years that I lived in Montana I shot 1 or 2 here every year. Another year some friends and I each shot a buck in Wyoming.

All of my antelope hunting has been DIY on public or Block Management land.

Archery hunters kill antelope every year, and I have sat with my son and Golden retriever in sparse sage brush and had antelope graze close enough to us that I could hear them chewing.

I think that my farthest shot at an antelope was 351 yards.

 

[WyoWild]

Average of 200-300 yards. It is usually not difficult to get into the 200-300 yard range using terrain features. Getting inside of 200 yards they start to pick up movement more and it gets more difficult.

Recent kills:
220 yards
340 yards
150 yards
305 yards
120 yards

Have never needed to take a shot at more than 400 yards on antelope:

 

[brianwagan]

This year was my first time hunting antelope in Wyoming. Longest range I have good access to is 300 yards and its in a valley so there is no wind. My plan this year was to keep shots under 400 but wind was my main concern. Had multiple shot opportunities from 175 to 400ish. How close I could get depended on the terrain. Shot mine at 350 yards prone with bipod and no wind. Most days were 10ish mph and not bad but one day was more like 30-40 mph. I ran numbers for varying wind and range through a ballistic calculator before I went so had a idea how different wind speeds would affect drift. Also practiced multiple different shooting positions with bipod, tripod, and off of pack. The hunt was a lot of fun and meat is great!

 

[MT-nuffgun]

My daughter’s antelope this year was at 335 yards and mine was at 146. Seemed to be “normal” shot distances for the terrain we hunt in.

 

[JO.]

Mine have varied from 70 yds to 676. I have taken more antelope with a muzzleloader than a rife and nearly all my ML bucks have been 120 yds and in. My wife has shot all of hers with a rifle from ranges of 110 to 430 yards.

 

[AnnualRye]

I've shot 4. Three were with a bow, one with a rifle. The rifle was 100 yds free hand. Most of the time, as long as you're smart about it and not blowing them out by chasing them, you can get pretty close to antelope. If you can shoot out to 500 yards consistently, the sky's the limit. Just bear in mind though, they're a much smaller target than you might imagine.

 

[nickyman22]

Unless it's a very flat and open area, it's always surprised me how incredibly close to them you can get. Even using outside the box tactics, like in areas where they're used to vehicles, having friends drop you off and keep driving. Or just ignoring and pretending like you're not hunting them, they will sometimes not even mind you being too close. That being said, being proficient out to 500 should suffice in other situations.

 

[ianpadron]

Man I love antelope hunting. Terrain will dictate average shot distance, and terrain varies widely, so plan on being proficient from a variety of shooting positions.

The last antelope I killed was just over 100 yards in waist high grass. My buddy had a bog pod with him and that was a crucial piece of equipment to make the shot the buck was giving me. When he crested a rise he was at 250, which is too far for me off-hand, and the grass was to long to shoot prone or seated, but on that bog pod I could have dusted him at any point if he'd have stopped. Was standing at a low crouch.

If you're proficient out to 500, I'm assuming that's prone only. Getting proficient inside 300 from all sorts of funky positions will make you a more effective hunter for sure, especially in the sage, grass, brushy country speedy bois can end up in.

 

[Matt5266]

Both ive shot with a rifle were right around 100 yards. I still enjoy stalking in close if I can even when not completely needed.

 

[eaglemountainman]

Usually, depending on terrain, closing to within 300 is very doable. The great thing about antelope is that, even if you blow a stalk and get busted, you'll usually get other opportunities. And that's an added bonus to hunting them... learning and honing your end game skills, which will apply to all game.

Good luck! You'll have a great time.

 

[Rich M]

My 3 antelopes - 25 yards, 350 yards, 350 yards.

Antelope opportunities (would have shot but not the right tag) were mostly in the 150-250 yard bracket.

Practice at 300 yards. You can shoot 350 and anything under.

 

[long hunter]

Im an Eastern hunter buying points in WY for a future hunt(2-5 years). What are your average and longest shots? I have in my head I want to train to be confident with up to a 500yd shot. Is that reasonable?

I think my main hitch will be wind. We dont get WY winds back east, at least not on ranges with any distance.

First one first time hunting them 327yds. Next one 428 yards, best friend and hunting buddy 552 yds and 615 yards, Now the big thing here is we practiced a lot and are blessed with a range out to 600 yards. As stated wind is the common culprit learn how to read the wind down range, the other thing that helps is working in a two man spotting team one spotting and giving dope corrections for the terrain and wind values. Know your capabilities and don't push it beyond that And yes we both are eastern whitetail hunters. SEMPER FI

 

[3325]

Up to 100 yards, 5%.
100 to 200,15%.
200 to 300, 35%.
300 to 400, 15%.
400 to 500, 25%.

I’ve only put in once, drew once, and killed once. It was right at 300 yards on the Pinedale Mesa. Kneeling, off of shooting sticks.

 

[HiMtnHntr]

Getting under 300 yards if you are halfway patient is very doable. I’ve shot antelope from under 20 to 420 yards. While I haven’t kept stats I’d guess average range has been between 150-250 on antelope the last 30 years.

 

[saltfork]

My average is around 150 yards. 455 is my longest. My biggest buck was about 70 yards. I've had bucks walk to within 20 yards of me.

 

[okie archer]

3 under 100 yards
4 150ish
2 a bit over 400 yards

 

[TaperPin]

This is a great post to show anyone unfamiliar with antelope hunting how doable a hunt can be with guns other than scoped rifles. If you’ve always wanted to hunt with a big revolver, contender pistol, muzzleloader, great gramps iron sighted lever action, an elephant rifle, some old military rifle, or even your primary rifle with iron sights, there will be a ton of animals and many stalks every day. Even taking a new elk rifle out for a spin that you’re itching to hunt with can fun - I’ve taken a bunch of meat animals with a 338 and even a 30-378 Wby with heavy partitions.

Driving around jeep trails and glassing all day also allows you to pack multiple guns to match different stalks. I’ve packed a 44 mag pistol, 30-30, 243 and 7 mag and just enjoyed whatever came along. I get a chuckle out of gun writers showing off antelope with a wide variety of short range firearms - I’m convinced they are also driving around with a bunch of different guns.

The older I get the more fun it sounds dressing up old timey and using period correct rifles.

 

[mt terry d]

Do you mean average of all shots taken or just successful shots?

That will vary widely.
My average bow shot on elk is probably 20. From 3 to 35.
I'm sure many others average much farther. But I'm not
good enough to ethically take 45 or 60 or 80 yard shots.

It would be easy to average shots at 1000 on antelope.

Your average shot distance will depend a lot/mostly on you.
Few hunting rifles are incapable of being accurate enough to
make ethical kills on game at 500

Proficient at 500 under hunting conditions? You need to find that not just
specify it. " By next season I'm going to be proficient at 850". Yeah,
great goal, only time will tell if I can achieve it. Odds are I can't.

Watch a few of these
Note these are frequent and pretty experienced shooters under ideal conditions
with rifles you probably aren't going to be packing into the woods.

 

[long hunter]

Do you mean average of all shots taken or just successful shots?

That will vary widely.
My average bow shot on elk is probably 20. From 3 to 35.
I'm sure many others average much farther. But I'm not
good enough to ethically take 45 or 60 or 80 yard shots.

It would be easy to average shots at 1000 on antelope.

Your average shot distance will depend a lot/mostly on you.
Few hunting rifles are incapable of being accurate enough to
make ethical kills on game at 500

Proficient at 500 under hunting conditions? You need to find that not just
specify it. " By next season I'm going to be proficient at 850". Yeah,
great goal, only time will tell if I can achieve it. Odds are I can't.

Watch a few of these
Note these are frequent and pretty experienced shooters under ideal conditions
with rifles you probably aren't going to be packing into the woods.

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Apparently as you or the video states (experienced shooters) not one that I saw perhaps the shooter who did make the shot addressed the wind, The youngest shooter never should have been shooting the rifle he was. I find it interesting these type of click bait videos on hunting subjects we as hunters or shooters are not the only ones who watch these, as I stated practice and skill honing is paramount, ego has nothing or no place on the range or especially in hunting, we are going to the big lines this Friday it will be a all day affair this happens at least two days a month, when not shooting from the 500 and 600 lines we are at the 100 too 300 yard lines at the local gun clubs, ammo counts run into the 1000s over a year along with rifle maintenance comparative log books and note reviews constant review of round performance loadings and component reviews both from other shooting sources and personal experiences all in preparation for one long distance shot if need be it becomes a science a quest for the perfect set.