Whats your kill distance

[PUDDLE JUMPER]

12 yards for me. I would like to get consistent to 18 yards or so. Going to take some work.

[shag08]

I've killed hundreds of fish this year ranging from right under my feet out to 22-23 yards. I've not taken a mammal YET.

I only started shooting traditional equipment about 4 years ago...and then it was just in a piddling fashion. I became dedicated on Jan. 1st 2013. I practiced daily. I felt that I was very confident at 15 yards and under. After missing a few deer last year that confidence went out the window.

I started out being steered in the wrong direction about every aspect of this as one could be steered. I finally found this site and got my equipment tuned correctly. Thanks so much to everybody here!

Since then I've dealt with target panic, finger pinch, all kinds of form problems, shoulder injury issues...you name it. Some days I've been on top of the world shooting, other days I can't dig out to see the light of day.

Archery is kinda like marriage...it takes dedication and WORK. It doesn't come easy for me. But I'm dedicated and I'm not going anywhere.

All that rambling aside...all the deer I killed with wheels were under 20 yards (null and void statement here, just saying I like to get close).

I practiced out to 15 yards last year but all the deer seemed to be around 20, I over compensated and shot high every time. This year my go to practice shot from the ground is 22 yards. I'm feeling pretty good about that. Then I shoot elevated from 20 yards. I'm also feeling good with that.

I still mix it up and shoot close too pretty often. I desperately want to get that first kill under my belt this season. I think all the bowfishing I've done has helped me (all though, at one time, I had my doubts). As long as I pick my spot and push like hell at it with my bow hand, I'm usually pleasantly surprised with the shot placement...both on fish and targets now.

We will see how it goes    

[Sixby]

I can't go back and figure it all out for an average. I have killed elk from 5 ft. to 50 yards. Most of them around 15 yards after being called in  though. Deer have been from 90 yards stepped off but downhill considerably making it a 50 yard trajectory to 10 feet. All my animals were in the west and all taken from the ground. I would say average would be 20 to 25 yards though.
My last elk was about 7 yards.
God bless, Steve

[Bill Turner]

17/18 yards and under. Not to close but not to far.  

[BrownA5]

20 yards and under.  That is where I am most confident.

[Jerry Jeffer]

Originally posted by aim small...release:
How far are you comfortable takeing a shot on an animal anf whats your ideal distance. 20 yds is about my max and about 12yds is perfect for me!

40 yards, anything up to that is perfect as long it is a clear shot.

[Terry Lightle]

I like to be able to spit on em first.

[Danny Rowan]

I have taken game out to 30/35 yards, but the majority have been 3-10 yards.

[buckeye_hunter]

15 yards and under

[LoneWolf73]

25 yards or less for deer.

35-40 yards for Elk after a huge amount of practice.

[JamesKerr]

15-20 yard is my max depending on how alert the deer is and the shot angle. That said most of my shots are pretty close 8-13 yards, but I have also killed a small hog running at 23 yards. I would never repeat that shot but it felt right at the time, and I made it happen.

[Thumper Dunker]

30 or a bit farther. Most of my coyotes are about 20yards or so. Some things  just will not give you that close shot.

[Liquid Courage]

I have always hunted in north Ga and never shot a deer over 30 yards due to visibility and objects in the way. I practice btwn 10 yards and 25 yards on a small woodland buck 3d target and I feel confident in that range.

[DanielB89]

In a tree stand I regularly practice out past 35.  Now that is not saying i would shoot one at that.  

My dilemma is that I know I can make that shot all day, i just don't know where the deer would be by the time the arrow got to him.

[LBR]

I've hit the kill on an elk target out to 165 yds...took me 5 shots to do it, and I won't say I could do it again in 5 shots.

Won the deer and turkey targets at the KY Tradfest this year, shooting at the deer at around 100 yds and the turkey at around 75...but again, took more than a couple of arrows to hit either one.

On live animals...depends on the situation.  The closer the better.  I've killed critters from a few feet (deer) out to 25yds or so (red fox)...and I've passed on lots of shots in-between.

[Red Wilson]

15 to 20 yards. Prefer under 15

[T-Bowhunter]

My max is 20 yards but I prefer under 15 yards.

[koops4]

Max would probably be just over 20 yards or so depending on how it feels.  I would prefer to keep shots on all game animals to under 15 yards or so.  Like was said earlier, it all depends on each particular situation.

[Spookinelk]

I'm confident out to my point on distance of about 35 yards on elk. My shots are actually a little more accurate between 25 & 35 if I know the yardage because the sight picture of my arrow point is in the animal at these ranges. My goal over the past 5 years has been to extend my effective range for elk hunting, if you asked me a few years ago 20 yards would have been about it.

[coyote30]

20 is my max currently. 10 to 15 is even better.