Bowhunters hunting
01-08-2009, 12:56 PM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manassas, VA
Posts: 3,612
RE: Bowhunters hunting
The first deer I ever shot, a buck, I killed from 1-2 yards...almost straight down(bad bad decision on my part). I've killed several other deer at 10 yards or less which makes me very happy as compared to long range shots.
01-08-2009, 01:23 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin/Michigan
Posts: 9,679
RE: Bowhunters hunting
The Buck I killed this year was at 10 yards, 2 other deer in the past I have killed at about 12 yards. I also killed a Doe with the shotgun from 12 feet away 2 years ago!
01-08-2009, 01:43 PM
#14
Site Buck Guru
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 5,922
RE: Bowhunters hunting
ORIGINAL: HNI_Christine
Deer, 3 yards.
I once tried a finishing shot on a woodchuck. I walked up to the angry but mostly immobile critter, drew my bow and shot down at him from about a foot away.
It was summer. I was wearing a lightweight t-shirt. My bow was 44" axle to axle. ....I just about gave myself a field masectomy.
Dang that hurt.
I had the most awesome bruise that I couldn't show anyone. [:-]
Deer, 3 yards.
I once tried a finishing shot on a woodchuck. I walked up to the angry but mostly immobile critter, drew my bow and shot down at him from about a foot away.
It was summer. I was wearing a lightweight t-shirt. My bow was 44" axle to axle. ....I just about gave myself a field masectomy.
Dang that hurt.
I had the most awesome bruise that I couldn't show anyone. [:-]
Holy smokes!! [:-] That brought a tear to my eye! I've been around archery for quite a while and have witnessed this occurrence a couple of times. Usually it happens to women that are relatively new to archery and hopefully it is a lifetime learning experience!
Ya gotta feel bad for them when it happens.Anyway, I've shot deer at 3 or 4 yards before.
01-08-2009, 02:01 PM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Posts: 222
RE: Bowhunters hunting
doe@8yards on ground. was sitting on a ridge when she came running up, stopped, i released, she jumped the string and i caught her in the neck. she went about 250y. tracked her in the pitchblack with a mini maglite that was dying.
01-08-2009, 02:37 PM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Ohio and Indiana
Posts: 2,088
RE: Bowhunters hunting
ORIGINAL: txjourneyman
My first deer. A doe at seven yards with me on the ground.
My first deer. A doe at seven yards with me on the ground.
