what's your max range?
06-12-2008 | 09:43 AM
#12
Dominant Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
RE: what's your max range?
I shoot at anything that moves, regardless of distance. Ill just pull up the bow and let an arrow fly and hope I hit the animal.........
Now how many of you beileve that?
With trad gear, 20 yards is my max. Ive never attempted any shot on an animal any further than 20 yards with my trad bows.
Now how many of you beileve that?
With trad gear, 20 yards is my max. Ive never attempted any shot on an animal any further than 20 yards with my trad bows.
06-12-2008 | 11:45 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Elkville, IL
RE: what's your max range?
Right now I am practicing as far as 30 yds. When I hunt this fall I will be limiting myself to 20 yds. and everything will have be perfect for me to shoot that far. I would much rather be in the 10-15 yd. range.
06-12-2008 | 11:57 AM
#14
Typical Buck
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Tennessee
RE: what's your max range?
Depends on the situation and howthings feel. The furthest I've taken an animal was 29 paces. It was one of those moments when everything just felt right, so I took the shot. She never moved a muscle until the arrow wasclean through her. Most days though, it's alittle bit closer mainly because I setupfor the close shot.
06-12-2008 | 06:12 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Joined: Jun 2008
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RE: what's your max range?
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burniegoeasily
I shoot at anything that moves, regardless of distance. Ill just pull up the bow and let an arrow fly and hope I hit the animal.........
Now how many of you believe that? With trad gear, 20 yards is my max. I’ve never attempted any shot on an animal any further than 20 yards with my trad bows.
[/align]Two or three years ago I was bowhunting a WMA in VA. I had already called it a day and was riding out in my truck when I saw a guy walking down the dirt road at dusk. He was carrying a recurve bow of all things!
Seeing another trad hunter I just had to stop and chat with him. After some small talk about bows and arrows he said to me “ yeah, I see plenty of deer on this road at this time of day”. I agreed with him saying that it was all but impossible to stalk close to them because either side of the road was thick briar. That’s when he told me “yeah, if I can see a deer I’ll fling an arrow at it, sometimes I hit them sometimes not. I’ve shot at deer 50, 75, 100 yards away”. He went on to tell some blood trailing stories, but I bid him farewell and left. [:'(]
burniegoeasily
I shoot at anything that moves, regardless of distance. Ill just pull up the bow and let an arrow fly and hope I hit the animal.........
Now how many of you believe that? With trad gear, 20 yards is my max. I’ve never attempted any shot on an animal any further than 20 yards with my trad bows.
[/align]Two or three years ago I was bowhunting a WMA in VA. I had already called it a day and was riding out in my truck when I saw a guy walking down the dirt road at dusk. He was carrying a recurve bow of all things!
Seeing another trad hunter I just had to stop and chat with him. After some small talk about bows and arrows he said to me “ yeah, I see plenty of deer on this road at this time of day”. I agreed with him saying that it was all but impossible to stalk close to them because either side of the road was thick briar. That’s when he told me “yeah, if I can see a deer I’ll fling an arrow at it, sometimes I hit them sometimes not. I’ve shot at deer 50, 75, 100 yards away”. He went on to tell some blood trailing stories, but I bid him farewell and left. [:'(]
06-12-2008 | 08:56 PM
#16
Giant Nontypical
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Central Minnesota
RE: what's your max range?
ORIGINAL: va bowbender
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burniegoeasily
I shoot at anything that moves, regardless of distance. Ill just pull up the bow and let an arrow fly and hope I hit the animal.........
Now how many of you believe that? With trad gear, 20 yards is my max. I’ve never attempted any shot on an animal any further than 20 yards with my trad bows.
[/align]Two or three years ago I was bow hunting a WMA in VA. I had already called it a day and was riding out in my truck when I saw a guy walking down the dirt road at dusk. He was carrying a recurve bow of all things! Seeing another trad hunter I just had to stop and chat with him. After some small talk about bows and arrows he said to me “ yeah, I see plenty of deer on this road at this time of day”. I agreed with him saying that it was all but impossible to stalk close to them because either side of the road was thick brier. That’s when he told me “yeah, if I can see a deer I’ll fling an arrow at it, sometimes I hit them sometimes not. I’ve shot at deer 50, 75, 100 yards away”. He went on to tell some blood trailing stories, but I bid him farewell and left. [:'(]
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burniegoeasily
I shoot at anything that moves, regardless of distance. Ill just pull up the bow and let an arrow fly and hope I hit the animal.........
Now how many of you believe that? With trad gear, 20 yards is my max. I’ve never attempted any shot on an animal any further than 20 yards with my trad bows.
[/align]Two or three years ago I was bow hunting a WMA in VA. I had already called it a day and was riding out in my truck when I saw a guy walking down the dirt road at dusk. He was carrying a recurve bow of all things!
Seeing another trad hunter I just had to stop and chat with him. After some small talk about bows and arrows he said to me “ yeah, I see plenty of deer on this road at this time of day”. I agreed with him saying that it was all but impossible to stalk close to them because either side of the road was thick brier. That’s when he told me “yeah, if I can see a deer I’ll fling an arrow at it, sometimes I hit them sometimes not. I’ve shot at deer 50, 75, 100 yards away”. He went on to tell some blood trailing stories, but I bid him farewell and left. [:'(]
