longest shot?

[blacktailcody]

25 yards on a Blacktail doe with a compound bow. Went 30, double lunged.
23 yards on a Blacktail 2x2 with a recurve bow. Went 140, double lunged.
60 yards on a whitetail doe with a .243. Dropped right there, spined.

Those are my records and I am proud of em.

My max for a recurve is 20ish.
Max for a compound 45.
Max for a selfbow is 15.

[RadSav]

I will never post details regarding my hunts on HuntWa.

Never

Ain't that the truth!  I won't give details to most of my friends let alone the internet ethics police.  None of their dang business and details no one really needs to hear/read.

[BULLBLASTER]

Hornseeker is talking straight arrow and the others in the 45 yrd range, ( Talking about elk ) unless the arrows are extremely heavy there will be less penetration at longer distances hitting a rib bone going in will most likely make it  a possible a one lung shot or a marginal shot which means lost animal or a long cruel death a lot can happen to the arrow in  60 yards ,  I brag about my close shots 15 , 20 yrd ers

can you show me proof of this?
I have personally seen a 360 grain arrow blow completely through an elk at 74 yards while breaking a rib on the way in.
ill never tell who shot the arrow tho...

[MLBowhunting]

 

[BULLBLASTER]

I said itll turn to a greasefire, but I never said I wont contribute...

[Jonathan_S]

I will never post details regarding my hunts on HuntWa.

Never

Ain't that the truth!  I won't give details to most of my friends let alone the internet ethics police.  None of their dang business and details no one really needs to hear/read.

I don't give details per se but I'll never be ashamed of shots I've taken in the field and I'll be happy to take any shot I'm comfortable with.  I'll also be happy to share those choices with Hunt WA if the mood strikes me. 

Haters can bend themselves to the appropriate 90 degree angle.

[northwesthunter84]

I've shot all of my whitetail at under 10 yards with my closest being 2 feet on the ground with a bow.  As for my bull this year I shot him at 60 yards (shooting for 53 because of slope) and follow up was 89 yards.  Liver and both lungs on first shot clean pass through.  Back up broke both shoulders and center punched the heart.  I should 470 grain arrows and practice at distance religiously out to 100 yards. (Including walkthrough range out to 80)  I have shot a bow since I was 5 (Trad /compound fingers/release) IMHO no person should tell someone how far is to far or nock them for having an ability.  I'm sure when my eyes get worse the range is going to come down but until then, if I can put a half dozen arrows in a pie tin at 100 yards on a bad day ( wind,rain, low visabiltiy) than I will take a shot if I feel comfortable.  Also I know plenty of people who have missed animals under 20 yards because they don't even remember aiming.

[4fletch]

the proof was back in the day I shot a cow at around 80 yrs hit a rib and the arrow lost inertia penetrated one lung and I had to hunt the animal down for a 1/2  mile on the peninsula which is a tough place to hunt , never want to harvest a animal like that again . The arrow was a easton aluminum 2117 with a razor sharp 2 blade. I will back down on the blow threw at 74 yrds . I find it more challenging to get close to the animal and when I let one go I know meat is in the freezer

[huntnnw]

my longest was a Bull moose at 62 yards....both arrows clean through! went less than 5 yards

[coachcw]

I have not had good luck with two blades on elk , crappy blood trails , with the invention of laser range finders the distance has change along with the confidence. I've seen a arrow 2314 aluminum around 550 grains pass through a quarting elk at 86 yards breaking two ribs  that elk went 60 yards . the wind plays a huge roll for me as I shot a bull less than twenty yards in a terrible wind with the same combo and only got sixteen inches of penetration and the arrow blew back a foot . that elk went over a mile.

[pianoman9701]

Anyone get flamed yet?  Love these threads.

My longest shot was 45 yards, which I misjudged as 35 yards and missed under the brisket. Last year, biggest bull of my life. Heart breaker.

Other than that, I've shot one cow and several deer, all within 25-30 yards. With a rangefinder, I would comfortably take a shot to 50 yards. Personally not going past that although my equipment would definitely handle it.

[Hornseeker]

50 yards, really? YOu realize that is 3 yards past the ethical limit.... shhheeeesh!!!
 

[Taco280AI]

Last elk was at 43 yards

[RadSav]

the proof was back in the day I shot a cow at around 80 yrs hit a rib and the arrow lost inertia penetrated one lung and I had to hunt the animal down

I had the same thing happen twice at 35 yards.  Once in '85 and once in '90.  Does that give proof that I should not shoot an elk at a distance more than 20 yards?  That same elk in '85 took a second shot at 80 yards that hit the rib just in front of the first shot.  That arrow was stuck in the tree he was standing in front of.  Maybe I should shoot further shots instead of closer ones

50 yards, really? YOu realize that is 3 yards past the ethical limit.... shhheeeesh!!!
 

[Gringo31]

Gringo . 40, 100 and 300 . did you just pull those numbers outta you hinie ?

Yep 



Hello, My name is Gringo I shot a buck this year at 79.5 yards with my bow.   


I don't like shooting that far but don't regret it either.  I carry a 3 arrow quiver and one is a judo.