Well, I CAN shoot out to 30, but I would much prefer less than 20. I haven't practiced enough at 30 to be completely comfortable taking a shot at a deer unless it was wide open and perfectly broadside, even then, I doubt I would take it. I'm with some of the others, I don't really have to worry about it with my stand location, everything I can shoot is within 20 yards. I am not the best judge of distance either, and I haven't marked off my yardages from my stand. My husband stepped it off for me in every direction when we hung the stand.