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Just curious to what distance you are confident in taking a shot at a Deer with your bow. I am confident out to 30 yrds. I have shot futher at targets, and feel 30 yards and in is my comfort zone.
 
60 yards. I practice out to 70 and feel really comfortable at 60. I shot two last year in Illinois at longer range. One at 62 and one at 50. Double lunged them both.
 
Master Chief said:
I'm not gonna go past 30 this year, it's my first year shooting and I want to start off with no misses.
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Now this is funny.....If you keep bow hunting for years to come, you will probably miss at some point from ten yards or less. Talk to anyone with 20 plus years (34 for me) and everyone misses. Majority of those misses are inside 20 yards. A million different things can go wrong with a bow shot on a live animal.

However, I hope you get one!
 
I'd say 20 - I'm backing up to traditional this year. If I slack off and take the compound in the woods, maybe 25, but not over 30 as most practice has been with the recurve.
 
Dbllunger said:
Master Chief said:
I'm not gonna go past 30 this year, it's my first year shooting and I want to start off with no misses.
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Now this is funny.....If you keep bow hunting for years to come, you will probably miss at some point from ten yards or less. Talk to anyone with 20 plus years (34 for me) and everyone misses. Majority of those misses are inside 20 yards. A million different things can go wrong with a bow shot on a live animal.

However, I hope you get one!
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I wasn't saying there is no way I can miss at under 30 yards. I just feel a heck of a lot more confident. I shoot atleast 50 times a day and probably could hit a deer at 40 yards. Probably isn't good enough for me though. Your 34 years should make you realize how funny YOUR post is. Yeah a million things can go wrong shooting at close range, but 10 million things can go wrong at long range. Not to mention most misses are within 20 yards because most shots are within 20 yards so that is irrelalavent. I would assure you that the ratio of shots to misses is higher from >30 yards than <30.

I understand you're just trying to give a newbie some advice so thank you and I hope you get a good'n as well!
 
20. I am not good enough to confidently shoot a deer at 30. With practice and eventually a faster bow I should practice to 40 and shoot deer at 30. But for now I will stay in my comfort zone and I like getting closer to my prey anyway.
 
If it's a wide open shot then 60 yds no problem. I practice at 80 yds and can group my shots in softball sized group from 80 yds. The 80yds makes the shorter distances very easy to make. Of course inside the woods around thicker areas I would not be so confident on pulling off longer shots (over 40 yds) unless I knew for sure I had a clear arrow line of flight to the target but even the short yardages will give you problems when you focus on the sights and are unable to see little branches or even saplings. I killed the heck out of a 1/4 inch sapling (hit it square on) while shooting at a deer 8 yds below me...LOL!
 
30 is about my limit

my dad is good to 50

buddy of mine killed a deer at 82 yards last yr. He has a 100 yard pin he practices with everyday. The dude is deadly with a bow.
 
I used to get all my shots within 20 yards but some of the places I've hunted the last few years offer up longer shots. I hung a stand Saturday that could produce a shot from 10-46 yards away. If the longer distance offers a good shot I'd probably take it because I practice that shot and feel confident in making it. That all depends on the deer's actions. Many places I hunt offer at least one shot out to 35 yards. I haven't had a broadside 15 yard shot in a couple of years.
 
I practice out to 40 yards, would take a 30 yard shot if conditions were ideal on a trophy, but prefer 25-20yards or less.
 

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