I shot a recurve for about 4 years, 20 some years ago when I was a kid. I'm in my second year of shooting trad bows.
I hunted last season with one, and had a 15 yds max.
This season I hope to have a 22-25 yd max(at least for elk) 18-20 for deer. But the way I have been shooting lately, my max distance is about 48" which is the length of my arm holding an arrow, as I'm going to need to be close enough to stab the dang thing. [:@]