Experimental data back up my claims. 40 yards is a slam dunk. I have taken a lot of animals at 40-45 yards. Granted, none were whitetails, but a couple were mule deer which are comparable. If you have no experience with it besides what you saw on TV, you have no argument at all. If you don't want to shoot that far, fine, but I make the shot consistently so don't think you know me, my abilities, and what I have seen and done better than me. I have only wounded one animal in my life, which I grant is lucky because I have missed animals before at all ranges, and it was a shoulder shot at 25 yards.

Doe taken last week at 35 yards, double lung, 30 yard "tracking" job. I got a deer, you would have passed. Who's right? NEITHER OF US. That is just the way it is. I do what is right for me, you do what is right for you.

My ideal distance... 7-10 yards.