Shed - "Shirt-tail please..." J/K

I've been practicing out to 50 yards this year, and no matter how fast your bow is, you need to be +/- 3 yards on your judgment. Previously, 30 yds was my max, so I was new at this.I grossly underestimated the need for accuracy in judging distance for long-range bow shots. So, in that regard, I guess I can relate, b/c without stepping it off, I'm almost always off by 5-8 yards with my "guesstimate," and often miss the mark by 6-10" - more often than not, I underestimate the yardage and hit low.

Don't get down on yourself, it sounds like you had a whale of a good time, and it gives us a little ammo to jerk your chain a little bit. Judging yardage is hard, and it's even worse on the incline/decline. There are times in hunting when you have tomake your best guess on the fly, poke and hope.

This year, I killed my spring bird at 48 yards, and I judged him at 35. I was laying in the weeds, and my depth perception was all screwed up in the low light with the weeds in my face. It happens.

The guys on Buckmastersget the benefit ofa guy leaning over their shoulder with a Leica, whispering "33.5 yards." In the real world, we have no such luxury.