Originally Posted by
grouch55
Oh Man, many are becoming bow shooters not Bowhunters, ! Two feet is best for bowhunting ranging !!!! take 35 long steps, that's far enough !! a range finder for a close and personal sport ! WOW ! new modern bows, lets see hold over from 20 to 30 yards---oh yea almost negligeable !!!!
OT has a good point....
I find it difficult to fault anybody for wanting to be more precise or more exact.
I don't use a range finder for archery. And I limit myself personally to 30 yards. At any permanent stand I have set up I have that distance marked with a stick stuck in the ground in multiple directions. Just to make things easier on myself.
That being said. I have mis judged ranges, even at only 30+/- yards. If I used a range finder and ranged before every shot I could eliminate that one mistake.
Is it necessary? No. Is it needed. No. But it's hard to fault someone for wanting to eliminate potential errors.
-Jake