Originally Posted by bigcountry

come on man, don't be silly



On average taking out the hotshots who make mulie 60 yard shots, 30 yards is ethical with a compound on average. I am not talking about Bob (the rev) who does 100 exhibition shots, I am talking average.

On average, with an arrowgun from a rest, I would push that to 50 yards. I have shot em, and I was deadly at 60 yards. I am talking 4" groups.

270win, freehand, most hunters cannot hit the vitals at 100 yards. I crap you not. Most hunters go to the range once a year and shoot off bags. I am shocked sometimes when i see the orange army roll in the range in Oct. On a rest, effective range still is about 200 yards.

Here is what I tell everyone, 90% of the time, your effective range with longbow/compound/recurve in a hunting situation is 1/2 of what you can do in your yard. For me, I can consistently hit a 3d deer target up to 35 yards with a longbow. I think thats fairly decent. My honest effective comfortable hunting range is 18 yards.

With a compound, I can consistently hit a 3d target up to 50-60 yards. I try to make my effective comfortable range 30 yards.

I am not saying these are rules for all folks. But am saying on average.