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Author Topic: Closest hunting shot you've had.  (Read 2683 times)

Offline Restless Spirit

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #100 on: February 19, 2012, 08:37:00 AM »
I shot a doe from the ground at 3 yards running by me last fall.
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Offline Huntingnut

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #101 on: February 19, 2012, 08:52:00 AM »
I killed a deer 7 yards form the base of my tree, and a groundhog about 4 yards from me.
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Offline Duncan

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #102 on: February 19, 2012, 08:58:00 AM »
Buck deer, 9 paces.
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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #103 on: February 19, 2012, 12:42:00 PM »
8' from my tree while I was 10' up. Almost straight down. Not a shot I'll do again but I recovered this deer less than 30 yards from my tree.
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Offline modr

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #104 on: February 19, 2012, 12:44:00 PM »
A buck deer on the ground at about 3 yards, heart pumping, very exciting.
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Offline Shedrock

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #105 on: February 19, 2012, 01:17:00 PM »


I was waiting in a bedding area whee I knew a couple bulls liked to hang out during the day. I found this guy moving through the trees. He was only 20 yards or so, but everytime he stopped, there was trees in the way. I was on my knees and started to turn to my right, when my knee broke a stick with a loud pop. This bull walked right up to me about 5 steps away, and gave me a stare down head on. I was shaking so bad, and my heart was pounding so hard, I thought he would surely bust. After what seemed like 10 minutes, really only about 2 minutes, he turned broadside and got an arrow through his heart. He went 22 steps and fell. What a rush! I thought he was gonna stamp me to death!
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Offline Hoyt

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #106 on: February 19, 2012, 03:14:00 PM »
First deer I ever killed with recurve was about 3 steps. I was walking down a fire-break and she came down the same break from the other direction. I stepped behind a big pine and when she got even with me I shot her.

Have had quiet a few walk under me when I was low in a tree stand (about head high) that I could have reached down with my bow and touched them.

I was packing a deer out this yr. and had to lay down to rest when I rolled over on my side there was a hen turkey about a yard and 4' from me. She just stood there for a while and we looked at each other. Finally just walked off clucking with another hen that was about 3 steps behind her.

Walked up on two different hogs so close I could have touched them with my bow.
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Offline yeager

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #107 on: February 19, 2012, 08:48:00 PM »
A turkey at 8yds.
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Offline StickBowManMI

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #108 on: February 19, 2012, 09:01:00 PM »
I shot two deer that were 10 feet(Buck) and 25 feet(doe) away from me. I like to hunt on the ground since I have a fear of heights. I bought a climbing tree stand about 10 years ago and was never able to use because I was so nervous. I like to kjeep my feet on hard ground.
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Offline Vig

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #109 on: February 20, 2012, 12:37:00 AM »


Shot this bear last fall from a stand less than 6 feet up.  When my Dad walked up he asked me where the bear was located when I shot... I reached out and handed him my 64" Grizzlybows longbow and told him "Right where you're standing!"
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Offline cuboodle

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #110 on: February 20, 2012, 12:58:00 AM »
About 4 inches on a doe. My cousin was about 40 yards ahead of me he jumped a doe in a tornadoe torn up blowdown at his feet the deer ran my way I came to full draw as it brushed my stabilizer I let loose I'm glad he was there cause no one believes that story except him
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Offline The Hawk

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #111 on: February 20, 2012, 01:36:00 AM »
Sat down at a tree at 11:00, more to sleep than to hunt. Just stuck my decoy in the ground just beyond my feet. Called once and drifted off to sleep. Woke up as a Tom was mounting my decoy just beyond my feet.  I waited for him to turn away, he was "full strut". When his head was behind his fan, I shot between my feet. He was less than a yard from my boots. He took a few steps and gave it up. My Dad was on the other side of the same tree and didn't wake up until I shot.
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Offline Robhood23

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #112 on: February 20, 2012, 10:48:00 AM »
Yearling doe in CRP at arms lenght!
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Offline Grayseas

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #113 on: February 20, 2012, 02:52:00 PM »
I had a spike horn sniff the tip of my broad head when I was in a ground blind. (it is not legal to shoot spike horns)
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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #114 on: February 20, 2012, 03:05:00 PM »
7 steps for me on a doe.
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Offline ScottV_7

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #115 on: February 20, 2012, 10:33:00 PM »
A rabbit on Saturday that I should have tried to step on rather than shoot.

The buck in my avatar pic was at 5 yards.
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Offline ericmerg

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Re: Closest hunting shot you've had.
« Reply #116 on: February 21, 2012, 02:49:00 AM »
about 2 yards on a chipmunk
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