With my bow coming in the mail as I type, I'm gettin all hyped up and with that come TONS of questions (hope ya'll don't mind)!
What is your average kill distance? Mainly for deer but feel free to list any critter!
THX
LURP DOG
12 yards
12 yards for me too on deer. A little closer on small game.
10-12 yards. Killed a big hog last saturday at 18 yards. That is a long shot for me.
I have killed from 6yds to 27yds, but I would say average, 12-15
I think I have averaged about 12-15 with any weapon for over 20 years.
Rob
Avg kill is 17.5 yards. Two deer at 15 and 20. My avg MISS is much closer.
My average shot distance (all traditional bow kills) across 50-60 game animals including many different species is 13 yards with a high of around 40 and a low of 3.
Ryan
I have killed Elk at 8 feet and Hogs at 20 yds and some in between.
i like anything under 15.
12-15 yards.
Average, 12 yards.
From 5 to 35 yards, but most are about 10 yards for hogs and just a little further for deer.
Of the 3 deer I've shot 2 were right below my stand and one about 15 yards.
Shortest base of tree. Dont recommend this shot with stickbows but it happened back at immaturity stage of hunter with stickbow, luckily deer was recovered. Longest 63 yards in field on turkey. Dont recommend that either, just felt right one morning. Average from treestand on deer would be 8-15 yards. I set most stands when I can for a 10-15 yard shot, so stand placement will be a critical factor in expected shot distance.
Average distance hunting out west 25 yards. Shortest 12 yards. Longest shot 30 yards. All on the ground, spot and stalk.
8 yards.RC
10 - 12 yards
My closest was about four feet on a hog that one of the wheelie guys in my hunting group wounded. Farthest was a shade over 40, also wounded by the same wheelie guy on the same trip to Texas. After the recovery on the long shot we found the original hit was not a mortal hit. Never hunted with that guy again.
I believe in getting another arrow in a wounded critter anytime it's possible.
Most of my critters are shot between 10-15 yards, the easier the shot the better the recovery rate.
Chris
I'd guess around 15-17 yards.
12 yards
I've always kept very detailed notes of every big game animal I've taken. The last the last time I crunched the numbers my average shot distance was between 14 and 15 yards.
12-15 yards
David,
Cool to see a post from someone from Crozet. I went to Crozet Elementary many moons ago. I'm a trad newbie - just picked up my first recurve this past December (now have 4 recurves and 4 longbows). No trad kills, yet. But I feel good about this season.
Experience with training wheel bow this past season (shot 5 deer with bow) was an average of 18 yds.
Welcome to the old school way!
The last deer I shot was at 6 feet. The average shot is about 14 yds (primarily hogs).
The last 20 some deer have been between 18 and 30 yards, it is easier for me as a ground hunter to have a bit of a distance from the trail.
Practice from 20 yards back to 5 in every conceivable shooting contortion and you will be
good to go !
Over 44 traditional deer kills, my average distance is 12.48 yards. Three long shots of 35, 30, and 25 really hurt my average. The rest were 20 and under. I've killed 24 at 10 yards or less.
10 to 12 yds
10 to 12 yds
10 yards
I am sooooo happy to see the number of posts that say 12 yards is their average shot. Since I have recently transitioned to trad, I have been kicking myself for my inability to do what I had been doing with a sighted compound. I think I can hunt this year, as long as I discipline myself to keep it close.
Kingsnake :archer:
10-15 yards.
Most of the time 5 to 10 steps from tree. I killed two last season about 18 steps, but that's not the norm for me.
12yds
10 to 12 yard ave.
12-15 yds average, longest 27 yds.
QuoteOriginally posted by pavan:
The last 20 some deer have been between 18 and 30 yards, it is easier for me as a ground hunter to have a bit of a distance from the trail.
X2 for Whitetails....from the ground and an average of 18 yards.
Ten yards or less, no need to shoot them any farther if you don't have to. I've missed one or two at ten because I don't practice that close enough.
18 yds.
15ish average. Short as 3-4 yards, long as 32 or so.
18.5 yds
Long 29 yards (mule deer), shortest 15 yards (elk). Average for big game just under 20 yards.
Travis
Ive killed 13 deer with a compound and they averaged around 18 yards ... when I dropped the "training wheels" it FORCED me to be a BETTER HUNTER and get real close. I have loosed 3 arrows with trad equipment and they were all inside 15 yards...oh yeah,forgot to mention that I've yet to harvest a deer with trad gear but I wouldn't go back to compounds for NOTHING. I'm having too much fun with the longbow !
18 yds
Bear at 9 yards.
I don't know exactly, but I'd say 15 steps or less. My closest was about 6 steps, the longest was over 40. That one was hard to measure though, as I was in a ravine and the buck was walking down the trail on the other side. It looked a lot closer than it actually was.
when using a treestand I try to set myself up for a "close" shot..average shot for me is 12 yards, don't think I have ever shot past 18 yards in a treestand. I have shot hogs while stalking right at 20 yards. I know my limits..
I've killed an elk and a mule deer at 30 yards and Elk and white tail at 5 yards but my usual shot is about 10.....
my average is around 15 yards. My longest was 53 on a wounded deer that came running by me and stopped down the ridge. My shortest was 4 yards I've had several under 10 yards both from a tree and on the ground. I've missed a few under 5 yards I think from beening too high in a tree and not practicing from that height. So now my stands are a lot lower.
I try and setup for a 12yd shot and that's the distance most of the animals I shoot at are taken. Not too close and not too far.
8 yards
QuoteOriginally posted by Kingsnake:
I am sooooo happy to see the number of posts that say 12 yards is their average shot. Since I have recently transitioned to trad, I have been kicking myself for my inability to do what I had been doing with a sighted compound. I think I can hunt this year, as long as I discipline myself to keep it close.
Kingsnake :archer:
I'm in the same boat. At 20 yards, I still have days where I'm pretty inconsistent. Hoping I can hone it in a bit more before the season, but seeing all these close averages makes me feel better. I shoot fairly well at 15 yards and in.
Frog at 4 feet :biglaugh: