RE: Ethical range for Bowhunter's
Matt, I too shoot long yardages. I'm more than confident at longer yardages than many archers at reasonable hunting distances. Confidence in your ability and equipment is one thing, an ethical shot is another. As I'm sure you are aware that deer react to bow nose at 20 yards in less than .002 of a second. The so called, Jumping the String. That generally means a clean miss if you're fortunate, to a poor hit if you're not so lucky. Now you're looking at a target, which in the time it takes the arrow from release to impact can move completely out of the target area at a walk. I consider an ethical shot as being a clean, quick kill in the vitals. Launching a broadhead in hopes of hitting the target is not what I would consider an ethical shot. I'm not disputing your ability, I'm sure you could hit the big 10 point at 50 yards. But the adrenaline, cover, target movements and all the little obstacals like wind, branches and another deer walking into the arrow far outweigh the risk on this kind of shot.