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Topic: What range do you normally take Game? (Read 639 times)
PaPaFrank
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Trad Bowhunter
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Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #20 on:
August 23, 2014, 11:43:00 AM »
I agree completely with Jim, in that confidence is the key to making a shot at game. If you don't absolutely know that you're gonna make the shot, you've already blown it! I also think that game can be WAY too close. My longest shot has been 28yds. and my closest has been 5yds. on the ground. Wanna guess which one I thought was the tougher shot?
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Zradix
TG HALL OF FAME
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 5798
Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #21 on:
August 23, 2014, 12:36:00 PM »
Big Jim got it right.
My "sweet spot" is about 13 yds.
I hunt from the ground, so I'm talking true yardage..not the angling yardage from being in a tree.
Seems to be far enough away from deer to move a little ( draw) , but not so far I'm too worried about the shot.
I'm not usually very comfortable past 18yds.
..on a nice warm day..maybe.
But again that's me.
Your confidence level/distance ( and mine) can't really be written in stone and described in yards.
It's how that particular shot feels on that particular day at that particular time on that particular animal.
All the game I've taken with bows over the years ( mostly wheel bows) have been in the 10-18 yd range...with one about 12 foot....and my 1st at 38yds..( not proud of that shot. It was a bad decision and I was very lucky to have harvested that deer and not just wound it..LESSON LEARNED THAT DAY)
BUT...my hunting spots generally don't allow for longer shots.
I kinda set them up that way...so I'm not even tempted to take an "iffy" shot in a moment of weakness.
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Pip
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 9
Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #22 on:
August 23, 2014, 01:04:00 PM »
This is my first year with trad, but even with my compound most of my shots have been 20 yards or under. I've only shot two deer at 30 yards and missed one at 30 yards. With trad. stuff i'm 99% at 15 but at 20 i'm right now about 30%. Don't know why 5 more steps back makes that big of difference but it does a least for me. Pip
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Zradix
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Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #23 on:
August 23, 2014, 01:09:00 PM »
Pip...It's a mental/visual thing.
Just make sure your form is good and setup is tuned.
Longer yardage magnifies problems in both.
After you get those things worked out, longer shots will come much easier and you'll feel much less frustration.
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If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.~Aristotle
..there's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.~ F.Bear
Piratkey
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Posts: 301
Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #24 on:
August 23, 2014, 01:13:00 PM »
For my "big game" (deer/boar ) from tree stand,my shooting distance are usually from 10 to 15 yards,for small game from the ground, 3 to 40 yards.
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elkhunter45
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Posts: 236
Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #25 on:
August 23, 2014, 04:09:00 PM »
12 yds the closest and 25ish for my longest kill shot. I would, however, not take a 25 plus yarder today. It seems that like many things in life, time has a way of moderating things. In my youth I have flung a few at 40 yds or so.
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Wiley Coyote
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Posts: 802
Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #26 on:
August 24, 2014, 10:33:00 AM »
Inside 20 yards with the average being 15 yards..............
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Archer1019
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 172
Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #27 on:
August 24, 2014, 11:54:00 AM »
Well, these posts on average yardage being generally under 45' ought to quell any posts about speed or if 40# is enough for deer. Good stuff here guys. Getting close like that without bring seen is an accomplishment in itself even if you miss.
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Pip
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 9
Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #28 on:
August 24, 2014, 03:23:00 PM »
Yes getting close is key, that's why any animal you shoot especially with trad is a trophy. Small buck, big buck especially does (Miss if you breath I'm going to see you) they are all trophies. No need to apologize when you put a pic of small buck or doe on sight. Not all people have the time or resources necessary to kill a monster deer,If they not on your property you can't kill them.
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skychief
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 450
Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #29 on:
August 24, 2014, 03:41:00 PM »
My last kills were at 17, 8, and 12 yards.
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Jayrod
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Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #30 on:
August 24, 2014, 04:41:00 PM »
20 yds and in is my comfort zone but I practice alot at 25 to 30 but normally won't take this shots just something I do
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Benny Nganabbarru
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Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #31 on:
August 24, 2014, 04:51:00 PM »
Probably average 15 metres.
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joe ashton
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Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #32 on:
August 24, 2014, 04:55:00 PM »
mostly around 15 yards.
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Joe Ashton,D.C.
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lbshooter
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 178
Re: What range do you normally take Game?
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Reply #33 on:
August 25, 2014, 12:59:00 PM »
Mostly still hunt whitetail with most taken from 15-30 yards, farthest,43 yards. Anything over 20 yards has to feel perfect. Lots of practice on small game.
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