your closest shot

[ken denton]

South Texas javelina at 3 yards. I was on the side of a sendera and a 49# java.came walking up toward me so I got down on my knees(had knee pads on) behind some cactus and peeked thru at him.When he got close I drew to full draw and then leaned over to shoot around it. The 4 blade MagnusII went thru him and stuck in the sand before it exited him. He ran about 40 yards! Up close is more exciting! Ken

[bbassi]

WT and bear, both less than 5 paces. The bear wasn't quite from the ground, but dam near! LOL

[bowmofo]

I shot my first trad deer @ 5yrds Ill never forget that moment! and once missed a tom at 5 feet  (I had to try the head shot!)   :eek:   MIKE

[Fletcher]

Black bear at 15 feet and a couple of whitetails at about 7 yds.  I shot a caribou at 8-10 yds, but when he walked by I could have poked him with my bow tip.  All longbows and wood arrows.  Even I can hit them when they're that close.

[joe skipp]

My buddy Bamboo set me up in a natural blind one morning, on a large knob...top of a mtn. This 4 pt walked on the knob, made a scrape and I arrowed him at 5 yds...he went about 15 then fell over...

[Steve H.]

Mountain goat at 7 feet.

[cooncrazy]

thank for you time guys

[tarponnut]

I still-hunted up to a palmetto patch and almost stepped on a sleeping hog. It sensed(heard?)me, opened his eyes and I double lunged him at about 6 feet(even I can make that one!).
He nearly ran me over coming out of there.
I hit him again quartering away for the finisher at about 12 yards.(If they're still standing I'm still shooting.)

[Onestringer]

about 4 yards out of a blind on a whitetail.

[Widowbender]

Whitetail 4 yards

David

[TRAP]

Shot a spring gobbler at about 3yds.  Arrow passed through and stuck in My Pretty Boy strutting decoy.  When the arrow struck the decoy the Gobbler spun around and had to side step the blind as he ran off.  He made it about 20 yds and piled up.  Pretty cool. Trap

[toxophilus84]

Whitetail buck 1 yard with a 45# Bear Grizzly; went 35 yards after a double lung shot!

[bailebr3]

shot a little 70# hog at 5 yards...he was bedded in some cane...shot him behind the jaw bone and about 12inches of the arrow stuck out the opp. side about 2 or 3 inches below his eye( cheek bone). didnt even get up. shot was made with a 52# hoyt gamemaster & 515gr. arrow tipped with steel force 4 blades:)

[beaver#1]

7 yard shot cotton mouth in the head, arrow pinned him to the ground

[Gehrke145]

I need a pic of the 85lbs yote!  I trapped tons of them, the biggest I ever got was a 60lbser in WI.  Went to the taxidermist and a guy there said I'll give you 200 bucks for him I said he's yours.  2 days later got a 55 lbser 2 biggest dogs I've ever seen on a scale!

[Firstarrow]

Wow!
Some incredible stories.

My luckiest to date was an 8' shot spike elk, (the cow behind him on the trail was about 3') with a 66'' 57# Liberty English Elite.

[Over&Under]

Originally posted by elkbreath:
When I was 17 I was callin in a bull with my dad.  I set-up to shoot in a little brush spot that was literally right-on a nice trail.  But, the bull we were calling was coming up the hill straight at me, while the trail was cross the hill.  Anyway, the bull was comin good and I was ready, focused pretty hard on that bull comin, when I caught a flash of brown out of the corner of my eye.  A spike bull (though I had no idea the size at the time) was coming down that trail right to me, twenty yards out.  I drew (being literally in the brush I got away with it), and he passed by right on top of me.  When his front shoulder went by, I let it go.  I kid you not, I actually felt the arrow hit and penetrate the bull, as it was pushed in by my bowstring, pushing my arm backward a tad.    That was close.

Another time my dad and I called up a bull that came down the hill on the same trail we were on as we were moving up on a different bull.  That bull came down the trail fast, and we barely had time to get off the trail.  I chose one side, my dad the other.  He some how had the wherewithal to get an arrow on the string and shoot.  the hit whirled the bull up on his hind legs, and when his hooves came down they barely missed me.  He staggered off twenty or so yards and fell over.  I alway tell my dad It was sure nice that he didn't get a pass through, who knows if he woulda got me or not.

 

Holy crap!!!!!  I think elkbreath wins!!!
That is one incredible story, you just don't get any closer than that.  What a feeling!!!!!


My closest was 10 yds on a 5pt bull.

[Shaun]

Whitetail at 3 yards in a Gillie suit - grunted and though he was going to run over me but he swerved when I drew, 5pt bull elk 7 or 8 yards - they look big from that close and a javie at about 30 (inches), the arrow cleared the bow. Close is good.

[Brian Krebs]

a black bear that had my left foot in its mouth.

[Hot Hap]

Ouch! Hap