whats your average shot distance

[Recurve7]

i have harvested 40 with Recurves and they average about 12-15 yds. There is one exception, several years ago I had 3 does walk by about 35-40 yds away in very tall weeds on a creek bank. I had been shooting almost every day that summer. I focused on the head of a big doe and released. I thought it would be a clean kill or miss. The shot was spot on and the kill was quick. Although, I have watched that autumn orange shaft fly in my memory over and over again. I would not attempt attempt that shot today!

[Shadowhnter]

My average, is 12 yards.

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[Msturm]

inside of 20.

[valleysniper]

Thanks everybody, think my original thinking was on the right track

[8upbowhunter]

I set my stands for shots 20yds and in, my average shot is 9yds as of now.

[Deno]

Average has always been 10-15 yards ground, no blind.

Deno

[Chad Orde]

Mine is 18 yards over say last 50 deer

[Zwickey-Fever]

My average about 12 yards, my farthest on a whitetail was 28 yards, (a follow up shot),. I practice daily anywhere from 10-30 yards.

[Mint]

I'd say 15 yards since that is how I have my stands set for hunting.

[Sam McMichael]

Most have been 20 or less. I have shot few deer, so I don't have a wide spread of shot scenarios to consider.

[KeganM]

Most of my deer have been shot around 10 yards with my longest being 25 or so. I like the close ones.

[Wile E. Coyote]

12-15yds average for 21 whitetails.

[jonsimoneau]

I like them under 16 yards and over 14 yards.

[kennym]

Last years white tails were 12, 11,17,and10 in that order. Don't really keep track but that 17 yarder was a long shot for me.

[TooManyHobbies]

20, 18, 10, 10. Avg 14.5.
My misses avg about 8 yrds.

Out of well over 40 deer, the closest two were 18 yards and about 9 feet uphill, both shot sitting on the same downed tree and walking on the same trail.

[Overspined]

Within 10 yard avg.  I like to be close to them, cuts errors down. Biggest deer 27 yds and second biggest 20 yds.  But most under 10.  This fall a doe at 3.

[Michael Arnette]

Originally posted by TooManyHobbies:
20, 18, 10, 10. Avg 14.5.
My misses avg about 8 yrds.

Dang I haven't tallied my misses but I'd wager that the average is less than my kills LMAO Seems those easy ones always get you. The last 3 misses on deer were at 22, 6, and 2 yards