Thundermug, I carry a field tip arrow with me in the stand, for grouse and such, at the end of a morning hunt I usually shoot the arrow into the ground, at a leaf or whatever, I have never noticed a difference (shot high or low). Now, call me stupid (which some will), I know the theory that the arrow should go high, but it doesnt. Maybe because the target is flat on the ground instead of horizontal to it? I dont know, but I have shot many times and noticed little if no difference in impact area. Whats up, just wundering, maybe this has caused me some of those problems in the PAST.

Don,the reason you don' t go high is because you are apparently using good form and bending at the waist.


I think Thundermug has his numbers posted slightly off.If a deer is 25 yards from the base of your tree(horizontal range),then shoot it for 25 yards.If the deer is 25 yards from where you are in the tree,across the hypotenuse(slant range) of an angle,then shoot it for 20-22 yards.Sight paralax will make a slight difference but not enough to worry with in a hunting situation.


And it is the pythagorean theorum.



I think all the others have covered your question quite well.When in doubt,BACK OUT.

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if the shot is good , it doesnt matter how big the animal is , it will go down just a quick as a Fla. deer.
Elk go down within sight with a good hit.they are bigger than any deer.(I know Elk are in the deer family).

Yes, I did mean to say 25 yards from where you are in the tree...Thanx.

Don,
Glad you cleared that up. Learning from mistakes is all we can do to help avoid them in the future. I' m not going to jump on anyone for making a mistake, only those who choose not to learn from them. No hard feelings.

don loch it says in wisconsin hunting regs it is illegal to use,possess or control while hunting deer or bear any arrows with a metal broadhead blade less than seven-eights inch in width and most be well sharpend. dose these include field tips i would love to take some with me for some porkypines to get rid of them.but i still don' t no if its legal or not what do you think

No problem Wimp, sometimes I have to remember to sit back and think how to ask things, I have been known to stick my foot in my mouth[](size 14,OUCH!)lol

Selway,yea that means it is illegal.

The same is true here in Ky but most don' t even know it is illegal and carry them anyway.


It really is a good law.Could you imagine putting the wrong arrow on the bow early in the morning in the dark while you are still half asleep.It would take an absolute perfect hit to ensure that you find the animal.You most likely would have no blood trail so it better be a perfect double lunger and hope you see it go down.

thanks T Fox i read the law book every year and a lot of things i question and im not sure i don' t do . but those porkys piss me off hunting dogs and all.i just don' t like to burn a good broadhead on a quill pig.

It' s not illegal to carry an arrow with a field tip on it while bowhunting in Wisconsin. That reg refers to broadheads only! A field tip is not a broadhead!