Well I do not have the experience the others have with a bow, but I will throw in my 2 cents worth anyhow from a newbies standpoint. First of all the longest shot I will probably ever take on a deer unless I got a new bow that shoots faster than anything made today would be 30 yards. That being said, I made a decision before this past bow season that I would not take any shot over 20 yards,the reason was I only had a high confidence level shooting targets at 30 and figured subtracting 10 yards from that would make up for any nerves I may rattle releasing the trigger at a deer. I have already started practicing for next year and if I get to a level I am comfortable with at 40 yards I will extend my max range to 30 yards.

The Tazman