posted
If I could always get the perfect shot it would always be in the 18-25yd range.This gives me a good angle from my 20ft high perch. Of course it does not always happen that way and sometimes you get those 30 and 10 yd shots.I am much more subject to take the 30 yd shot from the tree than the 10yd shot.On the ground I would love a 10 yarder however. Posts: 562 | From: NC | Registered: Oct 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
I am new to trad, I have only been shooting for 3 months and I just finished my first Javelina hunt here in AZ. I wanted to get a shot at under 20 yards, preferably 15 or less and just couldnt get that close. I have hunted with compound for years and still will but this is the first year I havent gotten a javelina in the last 10 or more years. Trad is definetly a test for me right now, but I am really enjoying the challenge
Ron
Posts: 2 | From: Arizona | Registered: Nov 2009
| IP: Logged |
posted
.....to me its more a matter of being close to the animal. I want to smell it nasty breath if possible. Most of my kills are less then 15 yards. If I wanted to kill at long ranges ... I'd be a Airforce "DRONE" Pilot in USA taking out the "BAD GUYS over in Iraq ! ( not saying its a bad thing ..GO USA !!!)
-------------------- "when "words" are controled ...so are we !" Posts: 1014 | From: Harrison County . Ohio | Registered: Jan 2010
| IP: Logged |
posted
Killed a ground hog at over 40 yards and a coon at about 35 yards. Missed two deer this year at under 20 yards, figure that one out.
Posts: 705 | From: Hermitage, Pa | Registered: Mar 2009
| IP: Logged |
posted
It depends on the moment. When I've been well practiced and confident and the weather has been fair, I've killed whitetails well beyond 30 yds. Other times, when the shot just didn't feel right, I've past on them at 10. How accurate do I feel? Do I feel unrestricted, or is it cold and I'm bundled and bound up? Am I standing loosely or contorted to make the shot? Is the deer moving and what is its angle? Do I have 2 seconds or 2 minutes to take the shot? How open is the shot? A myriad of considerations rush through the mind at the moment.
Posts: 578 | From: Sun & Snow | Registered: May 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
I prefer 10 - 15 yards....I practice out to 50 yards or so, but like some others have said will only take a shot over 20 or so yards if it feels just right....
-------------------- LONG LIVE THE LONGBOW!
Wally Holmes Posts: 875 | From: North Carolina | Registered: Mar 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
the little sow hog i stalked and killed that's shown in my avatar was hit in the lungs and nicked the heart at about 13 yards, she traveled about 15 yards and was dead in literally a few minutes. it'd be boastful for me to say that a 13 yard shot is a 'gimme' for me, as lots can happen on the hunt and i was blessed with what i'd consider a clean, fast kill. praise God.
all i can say is i'll assess every shot opportunity at whatever distance the quarry is, and make an ethical decision - and if the green light is on, i don't really think distance, i think 'spot' and concentrate on just that.
also depends if the hunt is ground or air based. different distance/aiming thinking for me if i'm up a tree. same is true for those wired texas whitetails!
when my game is on, 30 to 35 yards can be fine. in the best of all worlds, 15 to 20 yards inspires much more confidence of a good hit.
oh yeah, those short little 5 yard shots can be every bit as tricky as a 35 yard one! ask me how i know!
-------------------- "Molon Labe" (Come and Get Them) ~ Instinctive Archer Magazine ~ TGMM Family of the Bow ~ NRA Life Member Posts: 8858 | From: NJ | Registered: Mar 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
I am returning to trad hunting this year and don't feel the need to estimate yardage at all. When I practice, I set the target up and move around at various distances but I never step them off or range them. I see the target, draw the bow, and instictively alter my hold point to what feels right then I let it fly. I am hitting the target pretty successfully and am growing more confident every day. As a newbie, should I be concerned with exact distances in hunting situations?
Posts: 89 | From: Georgia | Registered: Nov 2009
| IP: Logged |
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Of course it does not always happen that way and sometimes you get those 30 and 10 yd shots.I am much more subject to take the 30 yd shot from the tree than the 10yd shot.On the ground I would love a 10 yarder however. ![[archer]](graemlins/archer.gif)
![[knothead]](graemlins/knothead.gif)
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
