10-40 yards. I harvested three deer last year with bow and arrow, two were at 10-12 yards and the third ranged at 33. Practice, practice, practice...I will say, you can only practice shot efficiency to a certain extent because a good deal of killing deer with a bow and arrow comes down to being able to release the arrow knowing and willing to kill the target. It's a different circumstance and frame of mind apart from target practicing....or it often can be. Starting with taking does is often a good idea for break in experience, even bow fishing is great experience for aspiring deer hunters. To be proficient, a hunter needs experience shooting at living, moving targets. It not only hones ones essential skills with elements of archery shooting but also ones frame of mind. In hunting, second guessing ones self at the crucial moment is the very thing that causes a great many wounded non-recoveries...many of those made by people that are normally very efficient shooting at the range at inanimate targets.
My food plots are no more than 20 yards wide by 60 yards in length. I have never shot at nor harvested a deer past 30 yards in my entire life of bow hunting.
So far for my 2 deer and bear I'm 17-20 yards all 3. Want to try and get one under 10. Not planning on adding much further Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Off the ground I agree about the angle. I'm looking for a close one on the ground. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
