RE: Shot distances
 

I would say between 15 and 20 yards.

RE: Shot distances
 

3 bow kills. 1-turkey~20 yards, 1 4pt~25yards, 1 doe~10yards,....I like to hunt in or close to thick stuff, so that really doesn't allow me to get shots more than 30 yards.(This also kinda takes away the temptation of taking a longer and riskier shot)

RE: Shot distances
 

My longest was 36 yards at a whitetail. But I won't do it again. My limit is 30 yards. On average, I would say 20 yards. This year, I took two so far both were 27 yard shots quartering away. Both went about 20-30 yards before going down.

RE: Shot distances
 

My longest is 30yds and my average is 18 yds. I dont like shooting much farther than 25 yds. I practice up to 40 yds but dont like shooting a past 25yds.

RE: Shot distances
 

All my deer have been within 18 yards.

RE: Shot distances
 

Well lets see my longest is 0 yards and my average is 0 yards, of course I have not taken one with a bow yet! I am comfortable out to 25 if every thing is perfect, maybe after I get the monkey off my back and get my first one I would consider a 30 yard shot, but once again it would have to be a deer, broadside and head down.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club

RE: Shot distances
 

My farthest shot was 32 yards, but I try to keep them at 25 yards or less. The two I've killed so far this year were at 18 and 16 yards.

Today's small bucks are tomorrow's trophies.

RE: Shot distances
 

Longest shot was just under 25 yards and it only happened once. Average is 5-15 yards. Closeset shot - I could have tackled her.

I've never hunted outside of the New Jersey woods and always hunt from the ground.

RE: Shot distances
 

Average I'd say just under 20 - say 17 or so.

Longest - 4 days ago I took a Y buck at 43 yards. Shot a perfect X through both lungs AND the heart - that heart shot was the FIRST in 5 years of bowhunting so my 'longest' was also my 'best'.

I shoot 2 inch groups at 40 yards and this shot was a clear passthru - I was quiet happy!



Aim small miss small

RE: Shot distances
 

I got my buck at 4 yards a week ago, but I personally wouldn't shoot a deer over 20 yards. I practice at 20 yards max.