Your Longest Archery Big Game Kill

[ShootnMathews]

Nice buck......I get the same charge out of shooting a deer at 20 yards with my longbow as one at 1000 yards with my LR rig!

Totally agree. I almost don't even use my compound anymore. Only when I'm trying to harvest a really big one that I'm on.

 

[MY30-06AI]

well said

 

[Corey Schwanz]

While I like to practice at long range (subjective to the shooter of course), I've never taken an animal outside of 20 yards. Granted I only hunt whitetails here in Indiana and have only shot a few deer with a bow, every shot has been closer. When I first started bow hunting, I practiced to 20 and 30 yards and kept my shots to 15 or less. As I developed, I started pushing the envelope further. I now practice at 60-70 yards and feel very confident in my skills to shoot a deer out to 35-40 yards. I just don't get out enough to be able to continue to push things further right now.

 

[jf239]

Antelope, last year, bowtech invasion, easton nfused arrow, rage 100gr chisel tip broad head, 104yards

 

[ShootnMathews]

Antelope, last year, bowtech invasion, easton nfused arrow, rage 100gr chisel tip broad head, 104yards

Nice. One shot? How far did it run?

 

[jf239]

One shot, it ran about 60 yards before it bleed out

 

[jf239]

I killed a 5 point bull elk the year before with the same bow and arrow set up at 73 yards, he was 38deg down hill. I aimed for him with my 60 yard pin dead on and put one right in the boiler room. He went about the same before going down as the antelope

 

[Dhughes]

Antelope buck at 96 yards with my Mathews switchback. He went about 15 yards and fell over.

 

[dfanonymous]

75 yards western sierra high country mule deer, 6 point buck w/ bowtech assassin w/ react pro 7 2 seasons ago. Most nervous 2 seconds of my life after that arrow got sent.

 

[Anschutz]

I've always tried to be ready for anything while bow hunting range wise. I am completely comfortable shooting game to about 65 yards if the conditions are perfect and I can range it. However, the furthest a deer has presented a shot to me is 24 yards. I had two deer once while stalking through the woods at 47 and 52 yards and feeding on some acorns but right as I drew they decided dinner was over and that was my only opportunity to get a lane. I do feel lucky to have a public 3D Course where I live and treat every outing there as a hunting scenario. I generally treat the post as a "there's a (animal species)" and then will shoot from there and a few more from spots I would have stalked to. On the closer targets, I always guess the range, shoot, range it, shoot. I have broken some arrows but keeps me ready.

 

[gigori779]

deer 72 yard with a savage rifle.

 

[SCdeerhunter]

Longest shot was 40 yards on whitetail doe. The rest have been within 5-30 yards. I practice out to 80 but my limit is 50.

 

[Wallythe7mmWeatherby]

How about closest? I was really confused how to line up a shot at ground level with a deer 5 yards away from me. I've never practiced under 15 yards but began after this event.

My shot went about 8 inches high. Deer was facing straight on so instead of a chest shot (I know not supposed to with bow, but figured this close the broadhead could punch through anything) it was a neck shot and the rage broadhead nearly decapitated the dang thing

 

[26Reload]

First elk...spike...snuck in on him and the herd..put an arrow into his lungs at about 40 yards....they ran up the hill...I squealed a little at them and he turned around to look back...buried another into his throat as he was facing me....80 yards....but this was before lazers...
and it was a really old Browning wheeled bow....killed several critters with that bow..started buying new bows and killed only a couple animals....go figure....just because you can shoot..doesn't mean the game will be there....biggest bull was about 45 yards....
Also killed a spike bull at maybe 6 feet...head of a trail...buried the arrow entirely into him...and shot a Blacktail doe at about the same 6 feet...whistled the doe to me...apparently she thought all the noise was worthy of "checking out".....