Closest kill

[MS 9x56]

What is the shortest range kill, species, and circumstances?

 

[CBH Australia]

Honestly, a feral pigs at a few feet using a .300wm.
Just how it worked out.
An angry little sow coming at me as I cornered her on a walking track .

 

[MS 9x56]

Mine was a 500 lb wild boar with a 308 that fell literally at the end of my gun barrel on my 5th and final shot. I hit that boar 4 out of 5 rounds as he charged me with 180 grain round nose Speer hot cores.

 

[mark-hunter]

10 meters, driven boar hunt.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Hunting with @blacks at 8 yards on his Cape Bushbuck. Saw the ram at about 800 yards in some thick reeds. Vegetation was too high to get a shot from further out so slowly proceeded step for step until we could hear him moving right in front of us. Followed the noise until we could judge him, and took our chance when it presented.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Running cow elk, 15-20 yards, one 225gr Core Lokt .338WM, kneeling position (actually both my knees were on the ground). Yahoo!

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

Feral Hog at less than 2 feet after it had run into me. 223 AR with Thermal.

 

[BeeMaa]

Whitetail Deer at 10 yards with my crossbow.

I was in the blind for maybe 10 minutes and just got comfortable. I reached down for my thermos of tea and when I looked up a buck was walking towards the blind. Around here they call it "Deer Magic" when they just appear out of nowhere. The windy conditions allowed me to get into position as he continued to get closer. At 10 yards he was broadside...I "snicked" the safety, he froze and looked right at me as the bolt took flight. I believe the bolt traveled further than he did after the shot. One of the shortest days of hunting in my life.

 

[IvW]

Leopard and bush pig off the barrel...

 

[Tgood1]

Wild hogs in my hometown in fl, knife with dogs. Firearms not permitted on property

 

[dobber]

Archery black bear about 8 yards
Wild hog, couple of them - one 3 feet another might have been closer, i side stepped as it tried for me and let the arrow fly as it ran by

 

[BourbonTrail]

Mine didn’t result in a kill, but…

15 feet, whitetail with a bow.

I heard deer racing on the other side of a hedgerow, and I realized that they were headed for the end of the row. I sprinted to the end of the row and ducked down into the hedge, and as I did a doe ran through the gap in the row. I whistled, she stopped, and I let the arrow fly. Should have been a clean kill, but problem was the arrow broke halfway between us. The sound confused both of us, and where I expected to find blood I found the arrow pieces.

Second shortest was 20 feet with a 20 ga…my first deer. Taken at George Washington’s childhood home.

 

[cpr0312]

Elk at about 6 yards with a bow!! If you ever get a chance to hut them during the rut/bugle,,, do it!!!!!!!!

 

[Cam Moon]

A bull moose and I caught each other off guard. We had a stare down (I think he was trying to figure out what I was, and I was trying my best to remain as still as possible) and then he ran towards me and right past me! I popped him in the side as he went by. I could have hit him with my rifle!

 

[thi9elsp]

Red Stag at 8 yards. The guide heard him bugling. We worked through the woods and brush to get within 20 yards downwind. He laid down. 2 hours later, he finally got up - thankfully the wind didn't change or swirl. Then, instead of working away from us, he started feeding towards us. I was squatting with the 7mm scope on 3x until he browsed pass a bush and stopped at that distance. I fell over backwards from the rifle kick. He went 30 yards and dropped. My wife got it on the go pro. Oh my.

My ph and I in Zimbabwe stalked to within 10 yards of a bushbuck and dropped him with my 30-06.

 

[R.M.C.]

Wild hogs with rifle, about at the end of the barrel. Shot some deer and bears under ten yards too. Sure is interesting just pointing your gun at shoulders and pretty much knowing youre gonna hit them dead center lol

 

[Deleted member 74105]

A lot of close encounters with hogs, same here. Have shot three too close for comfort at less than 10 yards. One was with a 300 Win Mag, another with 6.5x55, and one with a S&W 686 plus in .357 Magnum, none came any closer.

 

[93marlin]

300lb black bear at 12ft. With my 11mm double rifle, hard cast bullet...

 

[Mike Van Horn]

Bobcat and coyote within 5 feet when calling

 

[Deleted member 74105]

Mine was a 500 lb wild boar with a 308 that fell literally at the end of my gun barrel on my 5th and final shot. I hit that boar 4 out of 5 rounds as he charged me with 180 grain round nose Speer hot cores.

Those bastards are tough, they can take some lead.