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<blockquote data-quote="ShootnMathews" data-source="post: 880418" data-attributes="member: 59915"><p>Interesting thread. I know some guys that shoot 100+ yards at deer all the time. Unfortunately for everyone they kill, they wound a dozen or more. Ill probably make some enemy's with this statement so ill appologize up front but shooting that far at game is just irresponsible. Big easy to hit animals like caribou and moose you jeopardize penetration at that range and smaller animals that penetration is not a problem, the vital zone is so small making clean ethical kills is not a high probability. In my 23 years of hunting I have lost two big game animals. Both were with a bow. First one crossed onto a neighbors property before expiring and he would not let me retrieve it. Think he may have ate it. The other I could not see the blood very well at all in a 60 acre field. Shot was right at dark. I looked everywhere on the ground with terrible light for deer or blood before giving up. My uncle told me the next day the reason I couldn't find it on the ground is because it was hanging on top of the fence it tried to jump. I circled it a dozen times probably and never even shined the light up 4.5 foot up on the fence. How have I only lost 2 animals in all these years?? Easy, I keep all my shots within a high percentage kill range determined by the size of the animals and the current conditions, weather and everything else. Temp, clothing, lots of things effect your shot. These ranges will vary for everyone. If you can shoot 90 yards and hit a quarter hanging n a deer every shot then more power to you. But don't do it because you're trying to "will"the arrow into the vitals and are just trying to hit "the animal"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShootnMathews, post: 880418, member: 59915"] Interesting thread. I know some guys that shoot 100+ yards at deer all the time. Unfortunately for everyone they kill, they wound a dozen or more. Ill probably make some enemy's with this statement so ill appologize up front but shooting that far at game is just irresponsible. Big easy to hit animals like caribou and moose you jeopardize penetration at that range and smaller animals that penetration is not a problem, the vital zone is so small making clean ethical kills is not a high probability. In my 23 years of hunting I have lost two big game animals. Both were with a bow. First one crossed onto a neighbors property before expiring and he would not let me retrieve it. Think he may have ate it. The other I could not see the blood very well at all in a 60 acre field. Shot was right at dark. I looked everywhere on the ground with terrible light for deer or blood before giving up. My uncle told me the next day the reason I couldn't find it on the ground is because it was hanging on top of the fence it tried to jump. I circled it a dozen times probably and never even shined the light up 4.5 foot up on the fence. How have I only lost 2 animals in all these years?? Easy, I keep all my shots within a high percentage kill range determined by the size of the animals and the current conditions, weather and everything else. Temp, clothing, lots of things effect your shot. These ranges will vary for everyone. If you can shoot 90 yards and hit a quarter hanging n a deer every shot then more power to you. But don't do it because you're trying to "will"the arrow into the vitals and are just trying to hit "the animal" [/QUOTE]
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