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      

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