Max Yards

[Dirty Mike]

what is the max distance everybody feels comfortable shooting?

[carpsniperg2]

this one could get ugly fast mine all depends on the angle/animal/wind/ etc so it can be + or - deer:60 elk:80
and yes i shoot all year long,and know my equipment,and have plenty of killing power. etc so i don't need to hear anything about my personal choices lets keep this on the strait and narrow. i am intrested to see results. o and trad gear is 30 yards max period for me.

[Button Nubbs]

I dare you to post this on archerytalk!

Right now im shooting consistant groups out to 50, well see where im at come september.

[Austrian Hunter]

40 yards, 

[rasbo]

40 was my cut off where I was totally comfortabel

[bobcat]

40 for me too, but 35 was even better.

[dreamingbig]

Out to 60 in practice but 40 or less in the woods during season.

[Gringo31]

I practice at 80.  Am very comfortable with broadheads at 50 and shoot a decent group at 60....but like I said, comfortable at 50.

[carpsniperg2]

yep the key is to shoot and practice period. i shoot all the way back to 125 for fun and a few of the shoots i go to they put some far targets out there so its good to practice never would shoot that far at a animal but i shoot well at 80 and my bow still has a ton of killing power. now i would shoot farther if i had already hit a animal and wanted to get another into it if i could,

[garyltbh]

50 yrds max for me but as i get better that may change

[fishermanjoe]

60 for practice and 50 out in the woods with a GOOD broadside

like stated before it all depends on the situation.

[bowhunterforever]

50-60

[lilswab]

 Typically, my ESR(effective shooting range) is 40yards, but so many things factor into that.  Weather, brush, angle, wary animals.  Checkout the latest Eastmans' there is an a good article in latest issue the really does a good job breaking down ESR.  Are you going to bow hunt this year Mike?

[Todd_ID]

I can make pretty much any shot I want to try on my 3D course, but in the woods is another story.  Getting an open shot at 60 or 80 just doesn't happen unless it's in a field, and that is so rare as to not need worrying about with my style of hunting.  40 yards is a long shot in the timber.  I don't put a number on my effective range for elk because brush and limbs almost always limit what you can do. 

Now, stalking bedded mulies here in the wide open where there are no trees within a country mile is another story.  I seem to find that if I can get within 150 yards, then I'll be able to close to at least 40 for a gimme shot; sometimes you can't get to that 150, though.

[whacker1]

I used to shoot at max of 30, but setting up my bow to FOB's shortly and will be starting from scratch.  I still like practicing long, because it makes the closer shots much easier.