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I am also a horrible judge of distance, and have passed on shots because I thought they were too far, only to find out they were right in range for my best shooting. :eek: I guess my motto that I carry with me into the stand and everywhere I go is "rather be safe than sorry". I misjudged the yardage on a 160 class (approx.) a week ago tomorrow, I coulda made the shot if I woulda had a correct yardage on it, just woulda aimed higher. The shot was a perfect placement, but shot low, right under him.

I would suggest stepping all of your shooting lanes off and marking them with color coded (according to your pin colors) markers. This way there is no question on which pin to use or what yardage the animal is at. If it is past a marker, you know it's out of range. If it is in between markers, you know to allow for that, if it is right on, there is no guesswork, apply the appropriate pin to a couple of little brown hairs in the kill zone and take it down.

Good luck, hopefully you will get some more time to look for him, sounds like a decent hit to me.

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Don't forget, if there's water in the area, check it out. Good luck with the recovery. Good move not pushing him!;)

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Rob,
I am zero'd for 20 yds, at 30 yds the arrow has dropped down 4-6 inches, at 35 yds it has dropped 8-10 inches.
So at 30 yards I hold 5 high, at 35 I would hold 10 high,

In a hunting situation I would not shot past 30 yards, or so I thought.
My shooting is "OK", My "range finding" is terrible.

I am shooting an old used 1995 Darton Excel, I would like to get a"new used" bow that will shoot a "little" flatter out to 35 yards, oh and does not weight 50 pounds.

Slack

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Good luck finding him like everyone else said! If I lived closer, I'd volunteer to come out and help you with a grid search.

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The next person that posts "why do you use a rangefinder"?.......

We should link this thread to a reply.

Jeff

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I hear ya my range finder was my best tool for hunting! I was not sure if I needed one but i SOOO glad I bought it 3 years ago!!

Any luck with your deer????

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No joy again,
I know I hit low, real low. I know He bedded up in the laurel over night,
And dropped off the back side the next morning when I went looking for him (13 hours later), and the blood ran out.

If I went through the chest, below the ribs, and He lives, how long till He is back making the rounds, or will He sit this years rut out ??

Thanks,
Slack