range performance tree vs. deer

 
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:37 am    Post subject: range performance tree vs. deer Reply with quote
Why would the range performance differ between a tree and a deer that is standing still.

Example: Tree range 570 yds. / Deer range 300 yds.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

Compared to a tree, a deer has a softer texture by virtue of its hair. The hair absorbs more of the laser signal and thus reflects less of it back than a harder surface such as the bark of a tree.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you for the explanation
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