Longest I've ever shot a deer was 38 yrds on the ground. Normally under 20 from treestand.

 

95% of bow hunting shots are under 40 yards, probably under 30 if people are honest.
The two critters I drew on this year were a coyote at 7 yards and a whitetail at 12 yards, both center punched.

 

Most 20-40 yards
Closest - a bull elk bugling at 10 yards
Farthest - 2 mule deer at 80 yards


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I dont think I have shot a deer or turkey over 30yds.

 

I shot a doe from my stand at 36 yards.

 

My buck this season, 13 yards. From a 12" ladder stand.

 

Longest was 46 yards. I shot a hog, shortest was directly under my loc on, I was 20 feet in a tree, caught edge of spine and one lung and guessing a deflection off rib into heart for a nice little slice. Ground blind I shot one eating persimmons at 3 yards(was the hardest shot because my rest would squeak when I drew and it caused the Deer to get sketchy but I just did it slow). I know a guy who shot a antelope at 70, had to make a follow up shot. I try to stay 20-25 yards and get close to the Deer. Never have spotted and stalked.


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Longest shots I have ever harvested deer at were twice at 45 yards
Shortest ever was about 7 yds
average probably about 20-25 yds on most shots
This year I shot a buck at 20 yards
all from a treestand
i setup so most shots are 30 yds or less

 

My longest was the first year I picked up a bow, a bull elk at 71 yards. I didn't think it was that big a deal, but had no idea we weren't "supposed" to shoot that far.:dontknow:

Since then my average is right at 41 yards, but I'm generally chasing elk solo so I shoot when I get a good shot.

 

Longest was about 45 from a tree stand, but "average" is probably under 20 from the stand (don't think I've ever killed a deer with a bow other than from a treestand)
To me, it's got nothing to do with "average distance". If I can extend my effective range, I'm going to do so for those instances when they don't come in to "average" distance.

 

Closest ever was a whitetail buck from a treestand this year at 5 yards. Farthest was a doe a few years ago at 34, also a treestand. Everything else has been 15-25 yards in my 15 years sitting in trees.

 

I've only drawn once this year... Doe at 11 yards (climber 25' up a tree), but I didn't release... either getting soft or lazy in my old age! The longest shot I ever made was 57 yards with an old pendelum sight on a slow bow (before the days of range finders). Was lucky & double lunged the ducking deer! I limit my shots now to about 35 yds... maybe 40 if deer is perfectly calm & there is a little background noise to muffle the sound of the shot.

 

My longest kill shot was 45yds. Doe from a tree stand. This years shot was 17yds, also from a tree stand. I would say my average kill distance is 18 yds.

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Longest Caribou Alaska stalking 83 yards.
Closet Elk Colorado stalking 4 yards.
Most white Tails at about 25 yards tree stand.

 

This year has been a bit odd.

Buck at 27 yards from climbing treestand in Suburbia.
Two does in one night. 1st one at about 27 yards, second at about 45 yards. Both shot from climbing treestand in VA farmland.

In past years it has been much closer.

 

This year kills:
18 yards
16 yards
28 yards
19 yards
22 yards

Pretty typical year

 

This year I killed two doe. One was at 26 yards and the other was at 25. The buck I killed was working a scrape line and a shot him at 32 yards. That’s the farthest I’ve ever shot at a whitetail. All were out of tree stands


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12 yards at a whitetail...30ft up in a stand.

 

First antelope with a bow 36 yards, mule deer 20 yards, cow elk 44 yards, this years antelope 58 yards. All spot and stalk

 

In 40+ years, both from the ground and tree stands my longer shot was 37 yards and the shortest was about 5'. That 5' shot was almost at the base of my tree and one of the hardest shots to make. To cut down on shot angle I prefer about 25 yards, but sometimes the animals don't always cooperate with that.

 

This is are really informative thread....... was a bit surprised (and pleased) to see that most of the folks are taking closer shots than I was expecting.
Does not make be feel so bad for turning up all those plus 30 yard shots. I use a ground blind, so the closer the better.

 

Longest was 42yards on a black bear
Closest was 30 yards on a buck
Average is 34 yards
All on the ground, no blinds.

 

This was my first year bow hunting and I took my first archery buck at 40 yards. I practice a ton at 60-70 yards just to make the closer shots seem that much closer.

 

This years deer 15 yards from tree stand. Longest is 44 yards, shortest 3 yards, all from tree stand.

 

Doe at 23 Yds