How close is too close?
 

Say you are 10 feet high in a tree. How close to the tree is too close to take a reasonable shot? The closer it gets the more likely you are to hit only one lung.

RE: How close is too close?
 

You are right the closer they get the harder it is to get an angle to hit both lungs. I take the first standing broadside shot under 20 yards. There is no reason to let them keep coming in. Too much of a chance that they will bust you or something will go wrong. Take them alittle further out if you can.

RE: How close is too close?
 

SW: Wow, that wasn' t the asnwer I expected. Just goes to show you how different people think. 20 yards is my shooting limit. I could probably shoot out to thirty, but it seems to take forever for the arrow to reach the target. I shot a doe last week at ten yards. I was thinking maybe 5 yards or closer.

RE: How close is too close?
 

SW: OK, I' ve reread your post and maybe you' re saying the same thing I am. I thought you were saying to try not to let them get closer than 20 yards. I' ve gotta read more carefully.

RE: How close is too close?
 

It doesn' t matter. Atlas was 25 feet in the air and got both lungs and the heart.

10 feet isn' t really that high. Just hit a little higher and you should get both lungs. It would have to be pretty much right under you not to get both lungs. Be sure to practice the shot.