ORIGINAL: MeanV2
I've taken a dozen or more animals at 35 to 52 yards, but my biggest buck to date was shot at 3 yards.
There are times that you shouldn't take a 20 yard shot, and there are times when a 40 or 50 yard shot is not right. You have to learn when the shot is makeable and when you should not shoot. That is a bigger challenge than actually having the accuracy to make the shot.
Maybe I was lucky, but I never wounded an animal on a long range shot. I prefer 40 yards or less
Dan
The above is 100% true. I have never missed my 3D target (which does not move or react to the shot) in my backyard while shooting at it between 20 and 50 yards. However, this year I made kills of 13, 27, 37, 34, 5, 22, and 24 and missed my biggest buck ever at 26 yards when he dropped at the snap of the string and my arrow sailed over his back.