RE: 40+ yards
 

one guy at the local archery shop took a doe at 77 yards last year but he puts in alot of time

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First deer on the left was taken at 46 yards, 2nd deer from the left was taken at 42 yards. 55 grain high country broadhead, arrow, and bow. Both deer did not travel over 25 yards.

RE: 40+ yards
 

i heard if you practice out to 60 or 70 yards it will make 30 to 40 yrd shots easier is this true?

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Wow,nice trophy room Bowhunter2001. At first I thought I was seeing the interior of a bar, Sportsmans Warehouse or something. Nice collection, are they all yours, or a partnership?

RE: 40+ yards
 

I have never shot past 33 yards.

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OK. I have taken three deer at long ranges. I took one a 50 yards, one at 70 yards, and one at 80 yards. First, let me say that I had someone with me on each occasion. And secondly, let me also say that this was several years ago and I was shooting the 3-D Circiuit hard. I probably was shooting 500 arrows a week or more. I practiced out to 80 yards every week as well. All three shots were wide open and perfectly broadside. I practiced the long ranges primarily for Antelope but ended up getting the long shots at deer. Believe it or not, all three shots were clean pass throughs. I was shooting Easton X-7 2213's with 75 grain Rockets on two of them and an Easton ACC 3-39 with a 100 grain Muzzy on the other. Now, let me say that even though I still shoot year round and still shoot an occasional 3-D, I would not take a shot at any animal over 50 yards today. Everyone who bowhunts should establish their maximum effective range and stick with it. Avoid the temptation of flinging the long shot, hoping for a good result. Only shoot if you haveCONFIDENCE that you can make the shot.

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Thank you Follower. They are all mine. Bow hunting is my passion. Go to the Taxidermy section, "Your best mounts" thread, page 9 & 10. Therearemore pics of my basement.

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I agree with Follower. Beautiful pictures. The antler chandelier hanging in front of the elk threw me for awhile. Congratulations on some great animals!! I would like to ask a question. How do you get your pictures to post here. When I try to post a picture out of my digital camera, the pictures are always too large (too big - like 1mg).

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Thank you. Trust me, it took me a while to figure it out.I had to resize them first so they would fit. I resized them on FastStone Image Viewer. It was in with my camera.

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Thanks for the info. I will dig out my camera box this weekend up at my cabin and see if it is similar. I have a cabin in the mountains of Arizona and have 8 mounts in the main room but haven't been able to post any pictures as stated before. Thanks again.