Monofletch Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 What is your range with a bow...given a clean broadside presentation how long of a shot will you take? For me...I am comfy to 40 if I KNOW the exact range, but I can group well at longer distances. This is my group today at 50 (with laser rangefinder and my new Pearson Advantage). note..after about 30 yards FOB's and Blazers do not group together.... 50 yards is a LONG way with a bow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 In my backyard I will take up to 35 yards. For deer hunting this year i wanted to keep my shots with in 20 yards since this is my first year being able to bow hunt. Thats a nice group u got there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Im pretty much with you on that one. I practice up to 50yds, but I wont take a shot at a deer that far. 40yds is also my max yardage I would take a shot at a deer at, if I knew the exact yardage and the deer was relaxed. I prefer the 15-25yd shots though:yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I am fine takin about 45yard shot. But for me I have to be prepared to take farther shots because I hunt spot and stalk and sometimes there is just no way you can get closer. If you can group them the size of a pie plate that is how far you should shoot. I got my deer at 42 yards this year but again that was spot and stalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 most my shots are with in 20 yards, but did kill a lope at 40, i am compitent out to 60, though i dont ever see me taking a shot that far at an animal, bow hunting should be up close and personal.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 my range i will take is 50 yards max for my first shot at a deer. but this year i had to make a second shot at a doe. i hit her good at 20 and tracked her and she stood up and i had to take a second shot. this shot was one i had practiced and can make. it was 62 yards. i have always had pins out to 60 yards and i pratice that often. the reason i have themon my sight is in case i have to make a second shot. this is the first year i have ever had to make that shot and im glad i did. the doe probably would have died shortly after my first shot, but i wasnt going to take that chance. when she presented it to me i took the second shot. but 50 yards is my max for a first shot. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m gardner Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I shoot well out to 80. Put 4 in a 6 inch circle just a few hours ago and it's windy today. But I never miss a 4 inch spot at 40 yards, even on bad days, and that's where I like to shoot. Like Tony said, after you hit one all bets are off and anything goes to get a wounded animal on the ground. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okbwhtr Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 40yrds I can shoot farther but choose to make 40 my max. Bowhunting about getting close for me. I set my stands for shoots of 40 yrds and less. Works for me. DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I wont shoot at a deer past 40 yards. I can hit a 3 inch circle at that distance pretty easily. I practice at longer ranges but I wouldnt try a shot at a deer any farther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 50 is the farthest on a deer. Practice at 70 and 80 occasionally. I prefer a 15 yarder though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I've practiced out to 60 yards and can group well enough to hit the kill zone. I limit my hunting shots to 20 yards. :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I'm new at bow hunting so 30 yards is as far as i will shoot. i can hit dead center at 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodtrails Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 35 to 40 thats about it!:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildguy Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 35 to 40 thats about it!:cool2: Same here, but i like getting close as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger-Hunter Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Come on - boring topic. No offense. It's been done 1,000 times. The answer 30-40 yards for 95% of everyone. Some will say 50 yards, but they practice it everyday. Anyone that goes beyond that will receive grief for being "unethical" or "irresponsible." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 40 yards would be my absolute max,I dont have a pin past 40 yards in my sights to make sure I dont try one any further.I would only take a 40 yarder from on the ground also,30 would be the max out of a treestant unless conditions were perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimPic Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 22yds is my longest killshot.Practice or stumping,I'll shoot farther. Personally for me,I think bowhunting is a "get 'em close" sport...I think that's the challenge in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Would be hard to get me to shoot beyond 40, but I do practice to 50. Too much time passes and too much loss of velocity at long ranges, I dont care how much you practice, your % chance of recovery drops with every yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monofletch Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Come on - boring topic. No offense. It's been done 1,000 times. The answer 30-40 yards for 95% of everyone. Some will say 50 yards, but they practice it everyday. Anyone that goes beyond that will receive grief for being "unethical" or "irresponsible." Then why bother to respond "oh great one"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Depends on the situation I think. My trip to Wisconsin I said I was limiting myself to inside 30. I had a really nice buck at 44, even if I had been comfortable with the shot I had no shot. I have practiced plenty to 40 and my bow is not slow. Not the fastest bow either, but thought it was plenty fast enough. Had been shooting one pin inside 30, next pin set at 40. Last morning there I had a good body sized buck at 35 yards, I had just moved from a different stand and did not range it prior to the buck showing up, but figured it was somewhere between 30 and 40. I had grunted before the buck ever came in and the buck did seem a little cautious. When the buck came in he looked at me, looked up again when I got my bow down then put his head back down and headed on and I got drawn. Had him broadside and split the difference between my top two pins right in over the heart. When I released my arrow, that deer dropped almost instantly, did not expect him to drop quite that hard and my arrow went clean over his back. Ranged it later on and it was 35 yards. Given the same opportunity again I might take the same shot and aim just a bit lower, then again might not it would really depend on how I felt at the time. Had that buck been relaxed my arrow might have hit its mark, but it was a little older deer and he seemed to know something was not quite right. Really felt pretty comfortable/confident with that shot at the time when I took it, but things happen sometimes. Think with todays bows, shots to 40 and a little beyond for someone confident in their equipment are doable if everything is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Most years I'm good out to 40. This year, I'd probably reduce it to 30 or 35. Haven't had the opportunity to practice too much this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 next year im going to be practicing to take a 50 yard shot if i have too,, i took a yote at 48 yards this year,, with my setup my pin from 10 to 35 yards doesn't change and my arrow does drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMort Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Well I guess I am against the norm, we practice every day weather permitting to 80 yards. Comfortable on a deer to 50-55 depending on a number of variables. Can shoot 6 inch groups at 70 and 80 so, would I ever shoot a deer that far... Not in a million years, would I shoot an elk to 60 every day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I prctice out to 45 yards, but the majority of my shots are 30 yards or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterbobb Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Wow I feel so inadequate now. Looks like "hunt or be hunted" and me are the only two guys in the world that won't shoot farther than 30 yards. 80 yards in the wind. Not sure I could make that shot with a rifle. :gun2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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