tlott89 Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? - my highest sight is 30 but i killed my buck this last season at 45 2. How long have you bowhunted? - 7 yrs 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? - yes 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - Home range,3d 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? 1st place at sugar hill 3d shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage?60yrds open field/ 40 timber 2.How long have you bowhunted? - 14 yrs 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? - yes 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - Home range,3d, Oklahoma GT 3-D tourney 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? I shot and killed more dear than my buddies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? - 40 yards, with a very clear opening. Last year I was doing more shooting at 40-50. 15 and 25 yards I only shoot a few arrows to be sure! 2. How long have you bowhunted? This upcoming season will be 3 years. 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? Yes, as long as the temps and snow is not blowing too hard! 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? I practice with my block target and my Yellow jacket. 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? None. I don't shoot competitively either. I would like to try 3D sometime though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? 40 yards on calm game, 25-30 yards on alert game. 2.How long have you bowhunted? - 22 yrs 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? No. I start when the snow melts in the spring and stop once hunting seasons are over for the year. Roughly 9 months of shooting. I take the winter off for other outdoor activities. 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - Home 3D range to include elevated platform, "stump" shooting, hunting. 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? None. I do not compete at all. Only shoot for myself and for hunting practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest psefirestormlite Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? - 30 yards in woods, 40 field shot 2. How long have you bowhunted? - 16 years 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? - usually give myself a break for about two months after deer season. 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - 3D shoots, back yard target 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? - 40-45 yards 2. How long have you bowhunted? - 9 years 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? - no, bow goes away after November 14th and comes back out once the snow and cold weather is gone...So about7-8 months out of the year I practice 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - I shoot several 3d courses throughout the summer, and practice in the backyard whenever possible. 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? - none.....I dont shoot competitively. But when I go shoot 3d with my buddies I always seem to whoop on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? - 45 yards 2. How long have you bowhunted? - 15 years 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? - yes 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - 3D, 5-spots. 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? - 2nd Place State Championship 5 Time Western North Carolina Chanmpion, To many first places to count in NC and SC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? - 30 yrds (might try a 35 yard if everything is right) 2. How long have you bowhunted? - 15-16 years 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? - No, I start practicing a couple months before season, and throughout season 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - some 3D, target range 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? - None Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game Success on 3D's don't mean Doodly Squat on a live walking animal. Now that I don't shoot as much, 40 yards is my max when I have time to use a laser rangefinder. I'm pretty confident with judging up to 30 yards in virgin territory. Wind and animal actions will also limit the yardage. I shot very limited amount of 3D's last year. My last hoo-rah was shooting a 326 on 30 targets with ASA scoring at a local mom and pops 3D shoot. The yardages weren't ASA or IBO caliber "at the national level", so whoopty doo. My best finishes were 19th in Open B in ASA and 181st? out of 800+ during the IBO Worlds in Flatwoods, WV (1995) with a new bow I had shot with for 2 weeks in the MBO class. Those shoots were against folks from all over the country. I've been shooting a bow since 1991. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PAPA99 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game DO YOU KID'S THINK YOU CAN KILL CLEANLY AT 50 PLUS YD NO A DEER IN THE WOODS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unioncountyslayer Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. Max? 40 yards (have killed 3 @ 40 yards) 2. How long? 8 years 3. Practice? Start practicing about 2 months before season 4. Archery Activites? Me VS. Glen Del 5. Success in Competitive Archery? Beat my dad in a friendly game of "shoot the apple of the neighbors head". Dad's doing life in the County Pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHNTR Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game [ QUOTE ] DO YOU KID'S THINK YOU CAN KILL CLEANLY AT 50 PLUS YD NO A DEER IN THE WOODS? [/ QUOTE ] Answer: Absolutley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? - 20 yards 2. How long have you bowhunted? - 4 years 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? - No, I start in August and practice through the end of archery season. 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - Home practice from different elivations. 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? - None Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? - Hunting is 30 yards. Target is 50 yards. 2. How long have you bowhunted? - I first picked up a bow 10+/- years ago. Shot strictly 3D and backyard target. I had a bad shoulder injury that took me out of shooting for a few years, getting back into it again. So, I'd say about 5-6 years of shooting bow with a 3-4 year injury break and now getting back into it again for the past year. Will be tackling bowhunting for the first time this year. 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? - Spring through Fall and I normally take the Winter off, unless it's a warm winter. 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - 3D targets in my backyard and a block target at different yardages, sometimes a 3D target course for fun. 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? - Never was competitive in archery and never intend to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallone Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game Max 50 in perfect conditons Target 70 How long, 8 years Practice, all the time Just with friends in homemade setups from ground and trees. No competitive events yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? - 60 yards 2. How long have you bow hunted? - 45 years (first 3 years it was just groundhogs) 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? -just enough in the winter months to keep the muscles in tune to shooting and then by March I get serious as bear season starts in April 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - I shoot mainly in the back yard, but have several targets spread over several acres that I approach from different angles and distances (helps with judging distances) 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? - none, I can not stand that competitive jockeying that goes on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck2 Posted March 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game Thanks for all your replies; this was most interesting. Some of the questions were more subjective than others but I have used a couple of them to do a bit of data analysis. I'll be posting this in a separate thread momentarily. I was surprised to some degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckslayer Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game 1. What is your maximum self-imposed yardage? - 35 yards 2. How long have you bowhunted? - 8 years 3. Do you practice frequently all year long? - No, about 9 months of it though. 4. What types of archery activities do you participate in to hone your skills? - backyard target shooting 5. What significant successes have you recently had in competitive archery? - None, I'm not really into the competetive archery scene... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Re: OK, justify your maximum shot distance on game No farther than I can make a clean quick kill. Havnt bowhunted nearly long enough practice when I get time dont have time for comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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