This is a good question. If it was a clear shot with little or no branches or brush to worry about, I would probably take theshot out to 20 yards withoutstopping him if he waswalking that slowly.On the other hand, if I was in the thick woods like the area I hunt, I would most likely stop him no matter what because of all of thenasty stuff that could get in the way.
ORIGINAL: in da woods
I've had a buck about 25 yds out, jump my string. Granted that was a few yrs ago w/a much older, slower, louder bow. He was stand'n broadside, & I ended up shishkabobing him thru the back side of his inside rear leg, thru his jewels & into the other rear leg. Lucky I caught his femoral artery & he bled out. Man I felt sorry for him.
I'm not sure that I understand this. When a deer "jumps the string", they duck straight down about 12 inches which means you will either hit higher than you aimed, or you will miss. Hitting one in the back leg means that you were off your mark. Your shot would have wounded a3-D target.