90 yd. shot with bow?

[101521]

Agree with Radsave and bowhunter...starved for attention and atta boys!

[longknife]

I will admit i have taken ONE! 90 yrd shot(up hill), and got a 4point buck because of it. Bear/elk, no way would i take a shot no more than 60yrds!!
Conditions were rite, quartering away, and hit him perfict in the heart, piled up no more than 20 yards. Would i do it again, not now, but i had alot of confidence in my shooting, and practicing for 6 months from short to long shots.
Those that never picked up a bow, have no clue what extent others have practiced, and can reach out KILL, and retreve. But your rifles are ok at 500+ yrds, when you hit it in the ass, and say its too far to track. There are people in every hunting method that dont do the work to make it successful.
 

[high country]

Getting string jumped a time or two makes a guy wonder how you even think about shots like that.

[longknife]

Getting string jumped a time or two makes a guy wonder how you even think about shots like that.

At 90 yards, do you think they hear it?? Almost a football field away?? Thats a loud ass bow! If thats the case, why hunt at 20 yards, they would jump every time, and make the same poor shot.

[seth30]

Getting string jumped a time or two makes a guy wonder how you even think about shots like that.

At 90 yards, do you think they hear it?? Almost a football field away?? Thats a loud ass bow! If thats the case, why hunt at 20 yards, they would jump every time, and make the same poor shot.

I bet they hear the arrow. I put my camera under my target and shot several groups.  Every arrow screamed as it went by.  If my camera mic picked that up Im sure a animals ears here it as well.

[longknife]

Getting string jumped a time or two makes a guy wonder how you even think about shots like that.

At 90 yards, do you think they hear it?? Almost a football field away?? Thats a loud ass bow! If thats the case, why hunt at 20 yards, they would jump every time, and make the same poor shot.

I bet they hear the arrow. I put my camera under my target and shot several groups.  Every arrow screamed as it went by.  If my camera mic picked that up Im sure a animals ears here it as well.

 the sound of the arrow is so quiet, by the time the arrow is heard, its inside them, then they jump. The arrows make a sound at 20 yards as well, why dont they jump it? because its too late.
By no way am i condoning this! This just worked out for the best, and lots of practice in case that event happened. Yes, its my trophy, as i feel anything with an arrow is. It just gets to me, the modern, and muzeloaders want to tell archers how unethical we are when you do the same crap. Its not just archers that make the poor long range shots.

[high country]

I have seen plenty of whitetails lock in on an arrow at 30-40 yds and duck it or jump it. Bears are not as quick, but a whitey on high alert is an amazing animal.

[seth30]

I have seen plenty of whitetails lock in on an arrow at 30-40 yds and duck it or jump it. Bears are not as quick, but a whitey on high alert is an amazing animal.

I missed a blacktail on opening day, and she actually came back to sniff the arrow.  But when I went to notch the second arrow she was gone before I could blink.

[Buckslaya]

I lost respect for the guy when he said he doesn't even like to eat bear, but would still kill one? I don't kill anything I won't eat.

[pianoman9701]

An arrow travelling at 300 FPS takes a full second to reach it's target at 90 yards. It doesn't matter how well you shoot. An animal can move further than a full body length in a second. In addition, I don't care if you're Superman, you can't see small obstructions like twigs at that distance. To add to that, the consequence of wounding a bear with a shot like this is the danger that it puts others in.

In my opinion, taking a shot like this, no matter how well you shoot at stationary targets, is irresponsible and unethical, and is typical of a  bow hunter who is unable to get close to his quarry (which should be the whole point of bow hunting). There are far too many things outside of your control when shooting at a living thing at this distance. If you act out of respect for the animal, there would never be a question about taking this shot.

[mtbiker]

 

Well said, pianoman9701.

[dscubame]

I love you bowhunters as there are so many threads with such entertainment. 

There is the conflicts surrounding bow hunting itself then there are so many conflicts within the bowhunting community. 

I find my observation and perception interesting that is all I am saying.

[pips4bucks]

Getting string jumped a time or two makes a guy wonder how you even think about shots like that.

At 90 yards, do you think they hear it?? Almost a football field away?? Thats a loud ass bow! If thats the case, why hunt at 20 yards, they would jump every time, and make the same poor shot.

I bet they hear the arrow. I put my camera under my target and shot several groups.  Every arrow screamed as it went by.  If my camera mic picked that up Im sure a animals ears here it as well.

At 90 yards it's unlikely the animal would hear the bow fire, but they'll hear that arrow whistling toward them for sure.  I've learned the hard way about noisy arrow flight.  I've had 2 animals jump when they heard the arrow and I hit them in less than desireable spots.  I recovered both of them but I wasn't pleased with the initial hit.  Both shots were under 30 yards and I am really anal about my bow being quiet and have nearly every noise dampening accessory on it.

Now, if I try out a new fletching, and it doesn't pass the noise test, it doesn't go with me hunting.

[goosegetter79]

Just curious because i've never shot a bow before but how high do you think someone would have to hold above the animal to hit it at 90 yds?

[christopheri]

No way. I would never take a 90 yard shot on any animal . I am very  proficient with my bow out to 50 yards on a target. In the field I would never take a shot over 30 yards unless I had a perfect broadside shot no longer than 40. There are to many factors that can make a good shot go bad.