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Sorry I will probably get flamed for this but I think shots like that are nothing but a stunt. Only the good results get posted, how many shots like this does the animal take a step foreword at the shot and now its a gut shot not a good hit. I didn't go to face book and like "Relentless Pursuit" because I wouldn't want to win a hunt with a guy who has that little of respect for the animals.
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What are your thoughts on a 95 yard shot with a bow? It's fine as long as it's at a target, and not a live animal
One shot, one kill........ It saves a lot of ammo!
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This is the MT Gov tag buyer with his 80 plus yard ram. He had a lot of pygmies along for the trailing if needed though. Me personally, I don't like archery shots much over 30 yards but that is just me. Nice buck for that guy and nice ram for this guy. ![[Linked Image]](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c331/30338/00small40911745.jpg)
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+1 Seen Treda Bera take bad shots at game .
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I didn't hear anyone call out a range, did I miss that?
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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I've seen guys make 80yd. shots on deer "targets" I guess if you practice and conditions are right it's possible. But to many variables play in IMO.
I think @ that distance the arrow has lost a lot of speed, giving the deer a chance to see it & duck it.
Archery IMO is a close range proposition.
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I agree with most other posters. A 95 yard shot is more about the shooter than showing respect for the game. Way too many variables that can go wrong, which are beyond the shooter's control and impossible to predict. It's an ego stroke when everything goes right, but I'd wager a pretty penny that it goes wrong a whole lot more often. I have too much respect for the animals I hunt to roll those dice.
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I've done a lot of practice at 60+. If you get reasonably good, it makes a shorter shot a piece of cake and really builds confidence. To shoot at that range at an animal? Not this kid.
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I used to hunt with Metro Bow hunters Resource Base.
We hunted in parks, cemetaries the Arsenal you name it.
If you wounded a deer and didn't recover it and they
found that the shot was over 22 yds.You would not be welcomed back again.
whelennut
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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I don't know how much this guy shoots a bow, but I have seen video of Michael Waddell shooting at 100 yards that would make most archers envious...
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100 yards is generally a pizz poor idea with a bow. How much less than 100 is not being disrespectful gets one into a lot of gray area. Personally, I have no problem shooting to 60 yards when conditions are right for it. As far as that goes, you'd play he11 killing much in this country if you couldn't shoot more than 30 yards. I would guess that the "respectful" shot distance varies a bit by region/terrain.
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100 yards is generally a pizz poor idea with a bow. How much less than 100 is not being disrespectful gets one into a lot of gray area. Personally, I have no problem shooting to 60 yards when conditions are right for it. As far as that goes, you'd play he11 killing much in this country if you couldn't shoot more than 30 yards. I would guess that the "respectful" shot distance varies a bit by region/terrain. I pretty much agree with this assessment. I just think 95 yards is WAY too far to shoot. There is just so much that can go wrong at that range and I think it was a piss poor idea to post that video. I hunted one year with a world champion 3D guy and he was putting his arrows into a coke sized dot on a block target at 100 yards and he told me there was no way in hell he would shoot 100 yards at an animal.
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My thoughts?
About what I think of 1000 yard gunshots of game.
I like JJHack's (I think)quote. - "there are 100 things that can happen at long range. and 99 are bad"
The only true cost of having a dog is its death.
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I think we only see the winning roll of the dice when people trade ethics of trophies.
I've found one too many dead large KS rack deer dead from bad shots
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I might be more bothered by his wearing of a sleeveless shirt.
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Jealous of those guns, are ya?
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I might be more bothered by his wearing of a sleeveless shirt. Jealous or aroused? 
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I might be more bothered by his wearing of a sleeveless shirt. Jealous or aroused? Possibly both, so you should include 'confused' into the list as well.
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