Max Yards

[1morebuck]

"Risky" shots can be found at any range. I agree with anyone who practices and knows their own effective range. I don't care who you are, a$$ or not, if a person sticks an animal in the HQ or guts and looses it, they feel like crap. I practice and can nail out to 80 with my old Mathews Legacy, but I have only ever shot at an animal (elk) out to 60 and had my arrow pass through. 

[br8kitoff]

I would go out to 40...but as everyone has said that is a long one in the woods.  Having said that I've missed on more than one occasion at 20 yards because while at full draw watching the animal come into my shooting lane I didn't see the twiggy branch right infront of me because my focus was down range    not to mention your so excited that your gonna take a nice close shot!

[520backyard]

I practice out to 80. I have taken several elk at 70 and deer at 60 and am pretty comfortable at those ranges for elk and deer. But the variables come into play in the woods and have passed at taking shots much closer. It depends on the hand your dealt while hunting as to how close you can get to make the shot.

[coachcw]

I think that you have to be dissaplined just be cause you go to full draw dosn't mean that you have to let it fly.

[micahash1]

First off, I am a washington hunter, and I just found this forum.  It's GREAT!!!  I love reading peoples stories and wish I found it years ago.  Now to the subject, I live on the East side which makes it difficult to get close shots.  I consistantly practice up to 90yrds and am comfortable to 60 but as others have posted it all depends on the conditions. Though my dear have all come from around 60yrds.

[coachcw]

welcome on

[firedog]

I practice out to 70 but in the woods my range is 40. Passed up a shot last year at 50 which i am sure I could have made but went into season saying I wouldn't shoot past 40 and stayed with it. Doesn't matter if it is a bigger animal or not. Just my way of doing things. I took up archery because of the closeness of the hunting and like it that way.

[zpoolman]

I shoot pretty much every day, 50 shots at my indoor range at home out to 65 yds. Yea 65 indoors at home, I am spoiled. At the range I'll get out to 90, would never shoot at an animal that far but it is fun. 60 is my max. I do have a pin set for 80 though???

[ribka]

I shoot pretty much every day, 50 shots at my indoor range at home out to 65 yds. Yea 65 indoors at home, I am spoiled. At the range I'll get out to 90, would never shoot at an animal that far but it is fun. 60 is my max. I do have a pin set for 80 though???

  65 yd indoor range? Are you Bill Gates?

I shoot out to 70-80 yds for fun. I limit to around 40 yds compound and 30 yds with stick bow. But depends on situation, whether animal is alert to my presence, wind etc. And I only shoot at animals in a relaxed state. I have passed up shots less than 10 yds because of brush and body angle though.

[smartazz171]

40 is my max.  I once read an article about a pro teaching a class and asked everyone to write down their max effective range.  He then took them to a large steel target with a center the size of average deer vitals, and said it was amazing to see how arrows and egos get shattered on a steel target.