I to be slingin a couple of arrows v my brother recurve this evening and consistently placing em in the kill zone at 20 yards. Then ns figured what the hell let me move back to thirty..bad idea
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After around twenty minutes i finally uncovered my arrow in the woods. That acquired me thinkin..I recognize most shots with timeless gear stay about twenty or under. I feel favor I could smoke one right now at 20..but not much more than that. I simply haven"t practiced out past that. What are few of you guys longest shots top top deer/hogs or other form of game pets with your recurves or longbows?
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Back as soon as I provided to shoot 3D a lot, I might cosistently fight the death zone out to around 40 yards , however that is ~ above targets. Ns would never attempt shooting any kind of further than 25 yards , 30 in ~ the fartherest ,on wild game, together there is just too lot margin because that error. Traditional archery is all about getting close, and making a good shot. Leaving the lengthy shots come the "Training Wheel Shooters".Ken
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for fun placed a target out at 50 or 100 yds. Ns shot one in ~ 50 yds in the dark through a flashlight just on the target and also hit dead center.

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I have actually been shooting a recurve for a tiny over a year, I shot to store my shots under 20yds ~ above hogs and deer, however will play approximately with more shots. I just dont feeling comfortable shooting any type of further than that, yet I did take a shoot on a hog at about 40 yds earlier in the summer and also I surprised myself, left to ideal was perfect and also was going come go appropriate in the folds of the shoulder however the shot became high and also the arrow skipped that the hogs back.
Not a record however 22 steps. I have since minimal my shots come 15 yards. The deer i took this year to be 10 steps, and also have bring away them as close as 3 measures from a 8 come 10 ft stand.

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Each the us have actually our own effecftive kill range. Together hunters, us owe it to our game to know that effective range and stay within it. If a hunter has actually the consistant capability to placed an arrow in the death zone at 40 -50- 60 yds, then the is an honest shot, because that him.Jack Howard pioneered the use of a sight on a searching bow. That consistantly made killing shots out to 80 yds. In timeless bow searching today, sights are discouraged in favor of learning to shooting instinctive. However, if a vision on a bow aids a hunter in do those much longer shots effectively, and also does not result in lost, crippled game, i say walk for it. Personally, I execute not usage a sight, however I view no factor why a bow hunter should not if it makes him a far better hunter.With or there is no a sight, the key is to practice, practice, practice...until you can consistantly put your broadhead whereby it will carry out it"s job.Just mine thoughts.
Don"t issue "bout tomorrow...If the sun doesn"t come increase in the morning, we will play in the dark - MEJACK MILLET:TBG-Traditional Bowhunters the GA - TGMM-Family that the Bow