Your Longest Archery Big Game Kill

[1Hunter]

Kstrick,

I carry a judo pointed arrow in my quiver also. Our bow season opens
August 24, for Deer and Elk and grouse season opens Sept 1.

I don't like wasting a spendy broadhead on a grouse.

 

[ILtoMT50]

thanks 1hunter lol they are tasty but definitely noisy lil critters when your tryin to deer hunt ....season opens in the morning. i tend to wait a while for the cooler weather to get here myself.

 

[1Hunter]

ILtoMT50,

Just got back from a week fishing in the high country. A lot cooler up there.
Thanks for the reply. Yes, it's a bit challenging when a grouse comes out from
underfoot and you have just seen a big bull.

 

[ncwg2boatguy]

What was your longest killing shot on a big game animal?

678 yds. He was doing maintenance on an IED. Wait..did you mean 4 legged animal?

 

[1Hunter]

678 yds. He was doing maintenance on an IED. Wait..did you mean 4 legged animal?

Yes, four legged animal classified as Big Game, with a hand held bow and arrow.
Taken legally.

 

[ncwg2boatguy]

Yes, four legged animal classified as Big Game, with a hand held bow and arrow.
Taken legally.

Brain Fart. Just saw longest shot. Not the bow part. My apologies. 40 yds with a bow from a 20' Stand.

 

[1Hunter]

No problem.

A forty yard shot from a 20 foot tree stand deserves bragging rights.

 

[ncwg2boatguy]

No problem.

A forty yard shot from a 20 foot tree stand deserves bragging rights.

Ive said it before...I would rather be lucky than good any day ( With a Bow)
Rifle Is another story. Aim small, Miss small....Always.

 

[1Hunter]

Then there was the youngster who shot over the great big buck, when
asked why did you shoot over that buck? The youngster's reply was
" I was so excited to be so close to that buck I forgot to aim".

 

[ncwg2boatguy]

Then there was the youngster who shot over the great big buck, when
asked why did you shoot over that buck? The youngster's reply was
" I was so excited to be so close to that buck I forgot to aim".

LOL. That was my 11 yr old Son last Season. It was a little button buck and it flew 2' over its back. He was cross eyed he was so excited.

 

[1Hunter]

Better days lie ahead for the young lad. This experience he will never forget.

 

[Mxracer532]

I answered over a 100 and not afraid to tell my story.
Biggest buck I had ever had the chance to shoot at and had no chance of closing in any further as I hunt wide open crp field's. The shot was a ranged 103 yards (my brother ranged it) and it was slightly quartered away and hit mid body perfect height and got liver and part of 1 lung. Buck ran 300 yards or so and went down.
I come from a family of archery hunters that extends back to the early 70's and have been shooting archery all my life.

I practice year round and am a very good 3d shooter and had more then enough confidence I could make the shot in the perfect conditions I had. It also helps to have pins for that range.
if you think its a fish story I invite you to come shoot with me at 100 yards anytime. Since 2001 my first yr archery hunting I have killed a buck every yr except 1 in which I only hunted a couple days. I have also killed 4 elk and I bet if I averaged all my kills my average is probably over 55 yards.

 

[1Hunter]

xracer532,

Congratulations. You will get no condemnation from me. You have proven that
you are capable of exact shot placement at 100+ yards. For those who doubt the capability of an Archer to shoot 100 yards and consistently hit the a 9" center, I
would recommend that They attend a National Archery Association. National
Championship shoot. Shooting this distance is not for everyone. Hunting archers should practice at what ever distances they feel comfortable with and can shoot
groups of 3 to 4 inches consistently. Tighter groups are even better. A competent
Archery Instructor would be of benefit to some Bow Hunters.

Again, Congratulations on a Great shot and a beautiful buck

 

[Mxracer532]

Thanks, appreciate that.