What is Your Effective Hunting Range?

[jhg]

20 yards or under its dead. More "perfect" conditions and out to 30, but I am not sure I'd take that shot most of the time.

Joshua

[legends1]

I would say 40yrds max.90% of all my harvests have been less than 20yrds.

[elkbreath]

great info to read, and interesting too.

For me its always "close enough" or "too far"

Almost all have been well within 20 yards.  However, three years ago I had a bull come in real hard, just screaming, my adrenaline was responding likewise, and stop perfect broadside in a perfect shooting lane. He got shot.  To my astonshment it was 44 yards.  I had no idea at the time though, had I known I probably wouldn't have let her rip.  It all felt right and my confidence was 100%...

Snag, that was funny.  it seems we might have some overlapping territory, they say things like that can only be settled one of two ways...maybe that was why I had to leave oregon.

[sweeney3]

Thinking about the string jumping tendancies of whitetails, I just won't shoot at all if they have already busted me.  Now, they are always alert and semi-nervous, but that's not the same as staring at you and stamping a hoof.  If they are relativly relaxed, I'll shoot out to 20ish(?).  It has to feel right and fall under that "I can make this" category.  The majority of my shots are 10 to 15 probably.  Maybe some less.

[Alvey]

Originally posted by Sixby:
The trick with me is to just not think about it and make the shot. Most times when I have done that the sixth sense kicks in and everthing goes great. The worst I have ever done was in second guessing myself and talking myself into missing. In my older age I have pretty much learned to not do that but just take the shot.
Shooting a stick bow I never think about distance. I put the bow up burn a hole in a spot and shoot it.
God bless you all, Steve

yup!  

[Wiley Coyote]

The situation will make shot selections different but having said that I like 20yds or less and less is better!! I think I have only killed a couple of deer at say 22yds and the rest closer!!      

[Friend]

Aspire to extend my effective hunting range by a five yard average..... Believe turkeys have been employing range finders and have me locked in at that 15 yard mark.  Deer sized critters must also be utilizing range finders and have me pegged at a frog hair beyond 20 yards.

Refining my hunting skills and tactics would likely manifest a prevalent harvest, thus alleviating the desire to extend my effective hunting range.

[Thumper Dunker]

20-30 but try to get close as posible.

[rover brewer]

5-15 yds.

[Shedrock]

90% of my shots at game is around 15 yards or less. My longest was a buck mule deer during the gun season at 27 yards.

I would rather sneek close than shoot long.

[drewsbow]

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