It will heavily depend upon the terrain/location and rifle/bullet load/scope. Plus, people will usually overestimate.
In the southwest, they sometimes will take a shot at 400 or more yards (my hunting partner originally set up her rifle for being able to take a 1,000 yard shot for that area), because they have to. On the east coast, they're usually shooting well under 100 yards, so deer slugs are both the norm and the only legal round. Most standard sightings have a rifle at zero at 250 or 300 yards, and rapidly dropping off after.
A 400 yard shot, with a rest/prone and lots of practice is very possible on a still target with the right round. It's certainly a better shot than shooting at a deer running at full speed at most distances.
Edit: Oh, and my first year hunting too, since I was young. I went for a neck shot on a still target at 150 yards or so and got it. Much more and I would have certainly gone breadbasket. I don't think I would have been comfortable taking a shot at 400.
In the southwest, they sometimes will take a shot at 400 or more yards (my hunting partner originally set up her rifle for being able to take a 1,000 yard shot for that area), because they have to. On the east coast, they're usually shooting well under 100 yards, so deer slugs are both the norm and the only legal round. Most standard sightings have a rifle at zero at 250 or 300 yards, and rapidly dropping off after.
A 400 yard shot, with a rest/prone and lots of practice is very possible on a still target with the right round. It's certainly a better shot than shooting at a deer running at full speed at most distances.
Edit: Oh, and my first year hunting too, since I was young. I went for a neck shot on a still target at 150 yards or so and got it. Much more and I would have certainly gone breadbasket. I don't think I would have been comfortable taking a shot at 400.