closest white tail shot

gordydog · November 13, 2013, 08:55:00 PM

What is the closest shot you have taken on a white tail deer. How did it turn out?

November 13, 2013, 08:59:00 PM

I shot at a doe at about 9 or 10 yds one afternoon, and deflected off a limb I did not notice, and missed her. She made a big circle and proceeded to walk past me the second time at 4yds. My shot was true and she did not go 40yds!

Bisch

oldskool · November 13, 2013, 09:00:00 PM

4 Steps, on the ground,35 yard recovery

dnovo · November 13, 2013, 09:05:00 PM

I have shot several from a stand at 4-5 yds. Even I can't miss at that range. Every one of them went down quick.

Cyclic-Rivers · November 13, 2013, 09:10:00 PM

4 Yards. Dead deer!

HawkeyeArcher · November 13, 2013, 09:20:00 PM

3 yards. Turned out real nice

gordydog · November 13, 2013, 09:26:00 PM

I also had a 4 yard shot, on the ground as I squirreled around a huge white oak as the buck walked by. Had to shoot the very front of the shoulders because it started to react to me as it emerged from behind the tree. Ended up shooting him again 55 yards, though it would not have been necessary.

CRB · November 13, 2013, 09:32:00 PM

Shot a nice buck from the ground at 8 steps. He went about 50 yards.

Stumpkiller · November 13, 2013, 09:45:00 PM

11 paces. Sitting on a blow-down to eat my lunch at noon.

Turned out well after 35 yards of trailing. You can see the log behind me in this image.

Even closer was a shot at a doe - maybe 6 yards below my tree-stand. Also turned out well.

Note the exit wound on the bottom. 20 foot blood-trail.

Not shown is the large buck I tried at who was almost at my feet below me. Must have grazed the spine. He dropped, and when he lay still I tied my bow to the haul line and lowered it. He regained his feet and ran into a swamp. Never recovered him after two and a half days of searching. Lesson learned - shoot until they are out of range if you can.

I prefer now to shoot at 15 to 20 yards and try to involve both lungs. Seems to work very well.

mooseman1967 · November 13, 2013, 10:20:00 PM

2 1/2 corn rows between tip of arrow and her and quartering away a bit. For more times than I could remember she would come out of the corn and look directly at me in a treestand to see if I was there. Boy did I fool her that day! She ran 40 yards and expired 10 yards from the trail that runs thru the pasture. Easy drag. Dave

BDann · November 13, 2013, 10:41:00 PM

Mooseman that is a big doe! Glad you finally pulled one over on her!

VictoryHunter · November 13, 2013, 11:02:00 PM

A couple of yards and I somehow managed to shoot high. Spine shot and the deer fell in his tracks. Last year I missed on at the same distance in the same stand! I had some serious issues last year...

OBXarcher · November 13, 2013, 11:07:00 PM

I shot two at the beach where I almost had to lean back to get the arrow to clear the shelf. Maybe one yard from my feet to theirs. Not skill as much as just a jungle to hunt in

screamin · November 13, 2013, 11:30:00 PM

Never shot a whitetail but did shoot a muley at about 4 yards once. It went about 50 yards and piled up.

Bob Baur · November 13, 2013, 11:35:00 PM

About 5' and it was a miss

Hot Hap · November 13, 2013, 11:50:00 PM

18"-I had to lean backwards to draw my bow. It was a small buck and went about 15 yards and dropped.
Hap

joe ashton · November 14, 2013, 12:04:00 AM

I've shot 3 Elk, a mule deer and 1/2 dozen whitetail at 5 yards or less and all with great results.
Joe

b.glass · November 14, 2013, 06:47:00 AM

The buck in my avatar at 7 steps. Went about 90 yds.

Mryan2176 · November 14, 2013, 08:00:00 AM

5 yards this year. Turned out well, got my first traditional kill.

RC · November 14, 2013, 08:09:00 AM

I`ve shot one that was smelling my pull up rope hanging from the stand.
My shot average from the last 5 years is under 10 yards.RC