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Eric Krewson:
My first shot at a deer 50 years ago was at about 40 yards up a slight hill, the deer was looking at me. When I shot the deer had time to take 3 complete steps before the arrow got there, it passed a foot or so behind the deer. Lesson learned, I have won the Alabama state championship twice with my selfbow but still limit my shots to less than 18 yards, it is the ethical thing for me to do.
bradsmith2010:
yep,, about 15 is a good shot
Russ:
Thank you guys!
bradsmith2010:
in my mind I think the Native hunters probably shot close if possible,,
even me, when I am deciding to take a shot,, loosing an arrow comes into play in my decision,If I feel the shot is close enough Im not gonna miss and lose and arrow,, its in my range,,, and I am sure they did not want to loose an arrow on a long maybe shot,, better to shoot an arrow on a high percentage shot and get some game,, I am thinking,,...not only ethical,, but practical,, the closer shots just give you a higher percentage of success,,
Im ok if the arrow gets broken in the animal,,, thats just an investment you have to make,,
StickMark:
On YouTube, a guy named Paul Harrel makes a "meat target." I did this to test pistol ammo. Very eye opening. Testing broadheads on a meat target at distance is relatively cheap vs hours reading internet evidence. I am getting better in my own retraining of form, but about 30 yards is probably max with about 43 to 46 weight.
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