It' s all about the archers shooting abilities. If you practice at 40-50-& 60 yards and can consistently hit your target, then it wouldn' t be a problem. The biggest problem I' ve seen from camp to camp is most bowhunters don' t take the time to tune and re-tune their arrows, let alone their bows. As a matter of fact, a lot of them will complete their set-ups the night before their hunt in camp. This type of bowhunter shouldn' t take a shot over 20-25 yards. I' ve bowhunted out west for Blacktail, Mule Deer, Antelope and Elk, where it was difficult to get a shot under 45-50 yards.

I agree with all the above.....practice practice practice....the problem with a lot of Bow hunters is that they practice in there back yard and can only shoot 20 or 30 yards.

I shoot 60 yards all the time...and I remember last year getting blasted for it on these boards.

Twenty years ago I was very proficient at the paper plate target out to 50-60 yds. I never even sight in that far nowadays due to the hunting terrain. I' ve got a 40 yd pin but not likely I' d ever get a chance to use it. I think it' s a personal decision. If you have the skills, equipment and the chance it' s up to you. Someday I may need to set another 50-60 yd pin but I don' t see it in the near future

Like Rob, when I used to shoot 3d constantly and every day, I had all the confidence in the world with long shots. I could consistently hold 3-4" groups at 70 yards. That' s what I practiced at. Now that I don' t have the opportunity to do that, I try to limit my shots to 30-35 yards on deer. I can also tell you my confidence level was wayyyyy higher when I used to shoot like that. I could guess within a yard or two out to about 50 yards. Now I catch myself occasionally second guessing myself on yardages. That' s why I bought a laser rangefinder.