dustinf
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Plus, he's shooting foam targets. Even at 300 fps it takes an arrow a full second to travel 100 yards. Plenty of time for an animal to move.
I 've had whitetail completely duck an arrow at 30 yards.
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Plus, he's shooting foam targets. Even at 300 fps it takes an arrow a full second to travel 100 yards. Plenty of time for an animal to move.
I 've had whitetail completely duck an arrow at 30 yards.
dustinf
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lol.
FishN4Eyes
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Practice to 70 would only shoot out to 50 on an elk under ideal conditions.
Like most, I prefer 40 and under.
I like to practice at long ranges as it makes the closer shots feel like a gimme.
Like most, I prefer 40 and under.
I like to practice at long ranges as it makes the closer shots feel like a gimme.
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JohnCushman
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With that being said, I shot an animal at my CLOSEST range on Saturday...7 FEET!
You have to with a Bowtech
If the arrow doesn't go, then the shrapnel from the bow blowing up will still hit the animal
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You have to with a Bowtech
LMAO! That was funny, Smart Ass!
FishN4Eyes
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You have to with a Bowtech
True dat!!!
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The problem is, shooting critters is nothing like shooting a target. Things happen in the wild that are out of your control.
While a 70 yard shot on an elk-sized target is "doable" whether you ethically should attempt such a shot on an actual elk is a different story.
Just as an example, if you go to about 13:30 in this video you'll see a buck duck the string at 43 yards, resulting in a wounded and lost animal. The chances of something similar going wrong increases with every yard.
http://vimeo.com/montanawild/episode-1-2011
spook12
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LMAO!
Looked like crappy penetration too, you think that gets better the farther back you move?
Looked like crappy penetration too, you think that gets better the farther back you move?
JoseCuervo
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For antelope, my max is 60 yards.
For a bigger animal like a deer, I am comfortable at 90 yards.
For a really big bodied animal like an elk, 130-150 yards is easy.
The larger animals give you much greater chance of hitting them. Plus, the farther they are, the less chance you will spook them and have them jump the string.
Geometry, how does it work?
For a bigger animal like a deer, I am comfortable at 90 yards.
For a really big bodied animal like an elk, 130-150 yards is easy.
The larger animals give you much greater chance of hitting them. Plus, the farther they are, the less chance you will spook them and have them jump the string.
Geometry, how does it work?
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dustinf
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Um, pretty sure it's a physics question.
I was a Math major, so what the hell do I know.
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dustinf
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Stalker,
How'd you get my 6th grade picture?
Consider yourself on some sort of watch list.
Horn Seeker
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Yes...foam is definitely different "for some guys" than an animal. Some guys have nerves of steel... but still... foam doesn't usually move.
On foam, I'm good to 70 yards on a deer sized kill zone. On deer or elk...I'm good to about 15 feet. Sucks to be me....
Looking forward to changing that sometime between tommorrow and Sunday the 30th though... I'll take a 45ish yard shot... would much prefer 35 or less though!!!
On foam, I'm good to 70 yards on a deer sized kill zone. On deer or elk...I'm good to about 15 feet. Sucks to be me....
Looking forward to changing that sometime between tommorrow and Sunday the 30th though... I'll take a 45ish yard shot... would much prefer 35 or less though!!!
