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Offline slayer1

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Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« on: January 29, 2007, 08:02:00 PM »
Please list the distance and poundage of your bow. I'll start - whitetail doe -23 yards 64lb @ 28 - re-curve complete pass through....
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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2007, 08:05:00 PM »
Whitetail doe 32yrds 62lbs@29" recurve.
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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2007, 08:19:00 PM »
47 yards , mid body , wish I had  the same confidence on all my shots , by the way it was a gray squirrel , pinned him to the ground 73# recurve , even I get lucky sometimes , Fred
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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2007, 08:21:00 PM »
Whitetail buck, 46 yards, 61@30
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Offline SuperKodiak38

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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2007, 08:22:00 PM »
54 yards 62 lbs, whitetail, heart shot
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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2007, 08:32:00 PM »
Blue Jay, 50 yards, 40# recurve, #4 Micro-flites...Van
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Offline Tom P

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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2007, 08:36:00 PM »
Rabbit, 47 yards, 45# longbow, cedar arrow, head shot. Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then.

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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2007, 08:43:00 PM »
Groundhog, 46 paces, right on the shoulder, 45#@28" bear grizzly. Probably the shot of my lifetime!
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Offline robtattoo

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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2007, 08:53:00 PM »
112 yds, standing buffalo (I wish, it was a 3D, last year!) Pro-kill/ heart shot. 72# Pronghorn, 65/70 11/32" Boyton Pine arra!

Tried it another 11 times from the same spot, completely missed the bugger, every time!

It'll never happen to me again. That was my one lucky shot of a lifetime!
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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2007, 08:54:00 PM »
whitetail buck  14yds  longbow  46@28

'bowhunting is not about how far...it's about how close'

I remember this quote because my "effective" range is still under 20 yards, but I'm gettin better.

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Offline Old Ways

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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2007, 09:02:00 PM »
I usually don't tell people this because I know it was the wrong thing to do, but since you asked. Whitetail doe, 93 paces uphill (I would estimate it to be about 60-70 yards), lung shot, 70@30.

Let me just say that it was an irresponsible shot and I got lucky. I had stalked that deer for an hour or so and then when I finally got within 20 yards and shot the arrow snagged some tall grass and was sucked down. The deer spooked and ran up the hill and just stood there snorting at me. I was young and cocky and frustrated so I nocked another arrow aimed about 6 feet above it's back and let it fly. When it stuck it in the side I couldn't believe it. Wouldn't dream of a shot like that now. I pass up 30 yards all the time.
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Offline Bowmania

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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2007, 09:03:00 PM »
45 paces, Central Barrenground Caribou, 68 pound longbow, cedar arrow, with 125 gr Ribtek.  Shot was a little low, about 8 inches from the brisket, L&R good.  He took about 20 steps and laid down.

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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2007, 09:16:00 PM »
51 yards  P&Y Cottontail Rabbit  with a 59lb longbow.  REALLY lucky shot at a REALLY unlucky rabbit.  He tasted good though.
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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2007, 09:16:00 PM »
55 yards, ground squirrel, #68 Morrison
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Offline wifishkiller

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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2007, 09:20:00 PM »
Ive shot a few animals at 40, its my point.  With the wheels thats a diffrent story
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Offline Flathead Willie

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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2007, 09:36:00 PM »
['bowhunting is not about how far...it's about how close']
  I agree!
 Mine was 37 yards on a 8 point Whitetail with a Bear Grizzly recurve, 55# @ 28". Now I try to keep my shots 20 yards or less.
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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2007, 09:55:00 PM »
52 yards, jackrabbit,old Ben Pearson fiberglass static curve,40#@28",dowell self nock arrow with homemade broadhead. Luckiest shot I have ever made. This was around 1965 on a ranch outside Ozona, Texas.

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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2007, 09:59:00 PM »
18 yards 175# feral hog boar.  Winterwind LB 63#@28" 2020 aluminum arrow Ribtek 145 grain head.  Heart shot.  Longest on Whitetails 17 yards.  Most under 15 yards.  One at ten feet.
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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2007, 10:05:00 PM »
Deer 25 yds
Javalina 15 yds
Javalina 10 yds
and 3-d out to 74 yds
  42lb longbow 54 and 56in. at a 24" draw length.
all pass-throughs
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Re: Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?
« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2007, 10:05:00 PM »
49 paces jack rabbit 63 @28 longbow. i would never try that shot on any big game animal. my effective range is just under 30 yards
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