I don't know the exact science of it but I know that the fasted recorded start from a gun in the Olympic 100M was a British Guy called Linford Christie. He was clocked at 0.089 seconds response time to the starting pistol. In reality a deer can react many times faster than that. A deer can drop 16 inches when you take a 30 yard shot, so double it and you are talkin a big margin of error.

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My biggest concern would be penetration (I've had many people tell me that!). Let's say the 60 yd shot did hit the deer in the vitals, what if he hit a rib? It probably wouldn't go through the rib and still get in to the lungs or heart. There's just a very slim chance that everything will go right and im my opinion would be a poor shot.

I wouldn't think penetration would be an issue if you are shooting a reasonable draw weight. I shoot 73 pounds and don't see a huge difference from 40 to 60 yards. But I agree, your chances of everything going right decreases with the longer the shot. I think its all down to personal choice on this one. If you had 1 too many scoops the night before and got a bit of a bad head then you should should take a closer shot as you are not at 100%. One point besides the ethics is that the cleaner the kill the less time you spend tracking and the better the meat.

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Siskyou

I understand your point but where did the value of 1 second come from ?




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A shot from that far is just too unpredictable and in my opinion shows a complete lack of respect for the fine animals we hunt.

I agree with the others it is just too risky. Too many things can happen at that distance. Heck it happens at 20 yards so going out to 70 just multiplies things ten fold so to speak.

Brian

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I have had P&Y bucks 5 yards away, but I didn't shoot, he was facing me. I have had them 40 yards broadside feeding, but I didn't shoot. Does at 20 running, walking, standing, but for some reason I didn't shoot. Why? If theres something that will go wrong a 5 yards, there is 12x the things that will go wrong at 60. Anyway, I only shoot out to 30.
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