philg - 
Button Buck
Piney Woods of East Texas
 | | 07/27/2007 6:40 PM |
| | What is you all's max range you feel comfrotable shooting deer? | |
Whitetail Mofia
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mattcreech17 -
Button Buck
| | 07/27/2007 7:27 PM |
| | i feel real comfortable up to 40 yrds on a deer. i shoot a pse firestorm and it holds up great at that distance for me. i can hit real well with it. havent really practiced anything further then that with it though. | | | |
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tubby -
Record Book
Moundville,Alabama
| | 07/27/2007 7:45 PM |
| | No farther than 30 yds for me | |
Tubby
The God of My Rock;He Is My Sheild;And The Horn Of My Salvation 2 Samuuel,Ch 22 | |
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cb -
6-Pointer
| | 07/27/2007 9:51 PM |
| | I can shoot at targets accurately out to 45 yards but I will only shoot at deer out to 35 or 40 yards | | | |
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BOWHUNTER -
4-Pointer
Missouri
| | 07/27/2007 10:41 PM |
| | my comfert zone is 35 yards I have practise at 50 yards just to see if i can hit the target. i shot it in the bulls i once and the others were about 2 inch below it . | |
GIT-R-DONE | |
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Phoenix -
Button Buck
Westmoreland Co. Pennsylvania
| | 07/28/2007 11:08 AM |
| | i can accuratly shoot out to 60 yards with broadheads and consistantly hit the vitals on a McKenzie target, but my comfort range for deer hunting is 40 yards max. | |
To Hunt or Not to Hunt, that is the question? While your pondering that, i'll be in the woods. My Values are the Army Values; Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage.
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huntininmissouri -
Button Buck
| | 07/29/2007 11:19 AM |
| | up until last year it was 30 yards.this year i feel confident out to 40.but will proly keep it around 30-35.i had several deer and a few coyotes come to 35-37 yards last year and i let them pass.so i decided to extend my range just in case | | | |
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va_bowhunter -
Button Buck
| | 07/29/2007 2:24 PM |
| usually 30 to 35 yds. unless the cover is very thick, in that case i'll shorten it up some.
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grimreaper -
Spike
Mooseyards of Shawano, WI
| | 07/29/2007 7:21 PM |
| | Mine would be 40 yds as long as the conditions are right. | |
Only the dead have seen the end of war. Plato | |
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archer ev -
Button Buck
Marion County, Illinois
| | 07/30/2007 7:43 AM |
| When I was younger, I shot very well out to 50 yards. Hunting in the woods is a different story though. In the hardwoods, I am comfortable to 30 yards with a good shooting lane. Beyond that, you never know what little limbs may be sticking in the way to deflect your arrow. I hunt one location in particular where I have taken several nice deer. This spot is really thick with small trees, vines, honeysuckle, etc. I have cleared some shooting lanes but any shot you take here had better not be more than 20 yards. Most of mine in this spot are 10 to 15 yards. It makes for an exciting hunt when you have to wait for a deer to get that close to get a clear shot!
Last season I took a longer shot in this location at a nice 11 pointer. It was in one of my shooting lanes, or rather at the extreme end of it. What should have been a heart / lung shot ended up hitting the left ham. My arrow plinked off an unseen limb and deflected wildly to the rear of the deer. I remember seeing the Luminock making a hard right turn just before reaching the deer. Needles to say, I was upset about that shot! I waited an hour before trailing the buck. He left a trail you could follow with your eyes closed. I found him down and too weak to get up. I sneaked to within twenty yards behind him and placed one in his chest to finish the deal. Later I went back, found the offending limb and cut it off. | |
If it wouldn't a been good
I wouldn't a done it. | |
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Whitetail101 -
Button Buck
| | 07/30/2007 10:21 PM |
| For whitetails my max distance is 30 yds, most of my spot don't offer shots much beyond that anyway.
For elk and antelope, my max is 50 yds, in open country you vary rarely will be able to stalk much closer than that. | |
Todd Segner
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countrygirl -
Forum Moderator
4-Pointer
Illinois
| | 07/31/2007 9:37 PM |
| | No more than 30 here.. Never even tried anything further.. I usely let them come in alot closer more like 20 or even 15 before I take a shot... | | | |
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rackmaster4413 -
Button Buck
| | 08/02/2007 4:51 PM |
| i feel comfortable at 45 yards but whatever you feel comfortable at and whatever your bow can handle
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Vandy -
Button Buck
| | 08/03/2007 8:24 AM |
| | 25 yards with my current set-up, assuming the situation meets my standards for taking a shot | | | |
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j_web_84 -
Button Buck
Bangor, MI
| | 08/04/2007 5:19 AM |
| | Currently comfortable shooting deer at 35yards. Would like to extend the range for those open corn/bean field shots. | | | |
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Mississippihunter13 -
Button Buck
M*Town
| | 08/04/2007 10:29 AM |
| | Me as a 12 year old i am 30-35 yards | | | |
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rebel deer hunter -
Record Book
florida
| | 08/09/2007 10:40 AM |
| | farthest I shot was 30 yards give or take a little on a doe but we never found her, with my bow 35 yrd shot at the most, I would rather have a 15 yard shot but im good up to 35 | |
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milkacow -
Button Buck
| | 08/09/2007 12:08 PM |
| | 3d shoots, out to 45-50 yards, live animals, i wouldnt go past 30-35. | |
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Q2hunter -
Button Buck
Blue Ridge Mountains, Va.
| | 08/09/2007 1:58 PM |
| | Thats a tough question. The conditions and situation determines my comfort zone. With conditions and situation considered perfect, I dont have any problems taking a deer at 50-55, and have done that several times. My practice sessions consist of shooting 80-90% of my shots at 50, 60, 70, and 80 yards. Those long distance practice shots do wonders for form, release, and pin steadieness. After 6 or 7 shots at 70 and 80, shooting a 40 or 50 yard shot is easy, and a 20 yard shot, almost unfair. I still prefere that "unfair" 20 yard shot while in the woods! | |
You can run, but your gonna leave a blood trail! | |
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kitterick -
Spike
| | 08/11/2007 8:15 AM |
| | I am confident with my abilities out to 33 yards no question....but until I pony up the money for a faster bow, mine only shoots about 220 I think the ducking issue would be a problem for me....even 70 more ft/sec would make a huge difference! | |
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