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My personal maximum effective range is 30yrds, I won't shoot past this!
Me too. In my yard Ican shoot 3 inch groups at 60 yards but for hunting situations I limit myself to 30 yards. I really prefer 20 yards. I've killed 3 deer and a turkey in 3 years of bowhunting and all were less than 20 yards. I've also never wounded anything so far. The doe I shot two weeks ago was 10 yards.
With bowhunting, it ain't about how far you can shoot em, its how close you can shoot em!