whats your range?

[johnnie blaze]

Im in your same boat. Im putting a limit at 80yds. Its not every year that you draw a goat tag, unit 21 for me, and Ill be damned if I cant get any closer then 80, then I better be more then prepared to get the job done! I want to get as close as I can, who doesnt, but if its gettin torwards the end of the hunt and 80 is all it looks like Im gonna get...game on.

[Red Rabbit]

At the ABA Bowhunter Happening at Sunrise July 25&26, there is supposed to be a "long shooter" course with ranges from 50-100 yards. It will be interesting to see who does not score a 5 or 0 .

[gotcoues]

When I get ready for season I practice out to 70 and a little at 80. My hope is to be able to take a 60 yard shot with confidence if need be. To date, I have never shot at an animal past 60 yards. To each his own though, if the proper preparations are taken.

 

 

Justin

[Snapshot]

You forgot to add Temperature, air density, barometric pressure and buck fever into your calculus formula

It has been since 1976 that I had used any differential equations, so I didn't want to get confused

 

You and me both bro! It has been over 20 years since I had my nose in a Calculus book, now I probably couldn't solve a formula to save my life

 

[capt88]

I have killed to pronghorn at over 65 yards and missed one at under 30! Killed elk out to 60 yards and missed plenty under 60 as well. Bottom line is you have to PRACTICE in all conditions and different positions at different angles to the target. You can't just shoot at dots on the target either. You need to shoot at animal targets that force you to pick a spot and aim for it. Then you still have to figure out how to keep your knees from knocking so you can get a good shot off. I practice out to 110 yards but doubt if I will ever shoot an animal that far. 75 yards if everything is perfect, which doesn't happen very often.

[billrquimby]

I haven't been able to pull a bow since dropping my pickup truck on my arm more than ten years ago, but back when I still could hunt javelinas with bows, my maximum range was the distance between the hubcaps on my truck.

 

Anything farther than that and I couldn't guarantee the arrow would fly anywhere near my target. I did manage to kill a mule deer and lose an elk before I decided that javelinas at close range were all I should hunt with bows and arrows unless I was willing to practice a heck of a lot more, which I wasn't.

 

We used recurve bows and heavy wooden arrows, though, and no one I knew had sights on their bows. We shot "instinctively," which means by guess and by golly.

 

Bill Quimby

[Snapshot]

I here what your saying on that Bill. When I was a teenager, I had a 40lb. Bear recurve, and it was all instinctive shooting, and 20 yards was about the best I could do with any great accuracy.

[tjhunt2]

My first ever bow kill was a doe around 40 yds back in 1976 that was totally luck and a javelina at 35yds. Other than that my 50 plus big game animals shot here in Az were all 20yds and less. Max. 30 yds these days but I like to keep all my shots 20 and under.

 

TJ

[BowNut]

Deer in sight arrow in flight! :lol:

 

 

I practice much further then I would like to shoot at an animal and I'm confident shooting at what I practice at so if it presents it's self and there are no other options I'm confident to make the longer shot.How is that for not tossing out a yardage.

[azbownunter22]

Nothing really to add that most of you have not covered. I do most of my practicing out to 100 yards, as it makes closer shots easier. Like most of us I've mist my fare share of critters, mostly due to rushed shots. When I have time to range, pick a spot, and a easy triger pull my max distance on any animal is 70 yards.

 

I do suffer from "target panic" and have tried variouse ways to try to duplicate the rush of looking at a critter through my peep during practice sessions. Through practice and more experience over the last 20 years I've been able to control it.

[HEADACHE]

I have stuck em at over 100 yards and missed em at under 12 yards. . . . . . lol this thread is fun.

 

first day of season or last day of season?

Giant buck or cow elk?

Javalina, and coyote?

Targets or 390 class bull?

Too many variables. . . .

[Coues Archer]

Eighty yards max! But it really depends on the condition of the weather for my shot. If a nice day I will easily hit at eighty yards.

[TREESTANDMAN]

I practice out to 80 yds. I have a pin out to 70 yds and would probably not take a shot past 70 unless conditions were ideal. Out of all of my archery deer which add up to 9 bucks 8 of them were under 20 yds and 1 right at 30 yds. My archery Bear was at 17 yds, 2 turkey under 20 yds, and my elk was at 39 yds. Killed a few jack rabbits around 80 yds.

 

Mike

[deserthunter23]

Always comes down to knowing(not guessing ,not thinking)your own skill level and what you are comfortable with .Comfort level to me is 30 yards,40 max on an elk size animal if shot is perfect( broadside still)everyones is different ,thats just my comfort zone.

[coocoo4coues]

Bottom line is that everyone's max is different. You'll know what your limits are after shooting enough.