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Tom Leemans:
I practice out to 25, but I like no more than 15. I usually don't have a clear shot beyond that anyway.

RabidApache:
Here in the Ole west AZ getting less than a 10-15yd shot is tough especially from the ground. Open terrain and sometimes lack of cover plus "high strung" deer. I challenge the east to western hunting methods. Mainly stalking. It'll kick your azz 9 times outta 10. I hunt hard, last year I had two excellent encounters, one great buck at 32yds and another bedded buck at 20yds. Both times I loosened an arrow but they sailed harrmlessly into thin air or deflected. Thats all I ask for, more than one chance encounter. I practice at 30-50yds kneeling, off balance, snap shots or basically anything that I may have experienced in the past. Real hunting situation I pray for shots under 30yds. I'll make a dozen arrows and maybe use 1 or 2 outta the bunch for hunting. But my main practice is going out into the woods/desert with blunts or Judos. Shooting and always coming home with broke or lost arrows. Sometimes..... I actually hit the rock I was aiming for ;)!
For me thats practice.......not backyarding into foam. I try to sneak arrows through trees, under over-hangs or over humps into a barely visible target. It cracks me up when I see/hear archers worried about their prudy lil "custom"arrows being broke........Hey at least I'm getting better at building my arrows I say. haha

hurlbri1:
Wow!  Thank you so much for posting this thread!  I am heading out tomorrow in Illinois for my first ever deer hunt!  I was hitting a pie tin with my self bow 5/6 times at between 10 and 15 yards.  Out to 20, though, much less accurate.  I was surprised at the level of drop that occurs.

Shooting next to 70 lb draw compounds shooting the lights out at 50 yards at the range was intimidating me...my 44lb flatbow at 15 yds seems to be right where most of you like to shoot...although I am betting I am far less accurate...

RabidApache:
IMO making "matched" arrows for you hunting set-up is KEY for shots over 25-30yds. Its amazing after a long practice session I can always pick-up that one or two and drill that spot almost everytime. I'll usually mark that "sweetie", take data for replication in the future (spine,weight, length) and set aside for later use for hunting. My storage door serves as a info. board covered in black Sharpie data for my bows and arrows set-up. What one bow likes and sometimes what it doesn't.

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