Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game What are your thoughts on a 95 yard shot with a bow?

It's beyond my ability, but that doesn't mean it's beyond everyone's ability.

I've seen an acquaintance shoot static targets at 100-110 yards that I'd be challenged to hit as well at 60. He uses a much more specialized setup than I do, is a way better shooter, and shoots A LOT.

I'd not argue the ethics of his effective range based on my own.

I really can't believe this is even a discussion.

A rushed shot on an alert animal at 95 yards. Which seemed to be an unknown distance since he had to hurry the shot.

What could ever go wrong while that arrow spends a full second in the air?

Nice buck.

I once read a quote of "archery is about how close not how far".I feel as though that sums it up really well.

It doesn't matter whether it's 20 yards or 200, there'll be a crowd of folks to bitch about it.

Shrap, taking nothing from MW but Tim Wells is probably one of the finest shots with a bow ever. He apparently takes flying duck and geese and running game from rabbits to sable with a bow.

I think most archers would enjoy MOST of his shows called Relentless Pursuit.

[video:youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLI...wa-t8&feature=plpp&v=7l26XIkxzaE[/video]

The grizzly shot at 7:10 is the one that makes me think he is lucky to be with us. Helluva bow shot but that was about the best miss ever.

The brown bear turned and saw him. It was brain pan or nothing.

[video:youtube]http://timwellsbowhunter.com/media/youtube-videos/[/video]

+1

No doubt, agree 100%.

I shoot at targets and gophers out to 60 yards a lot..

And I know, even if it's a good shot, that arrow takes a long time to get there.

I hit a gopher at over 60 yards on my second shot once.

As I am a serial harvester of unseen twigs at less than have that range, not to mention having to dope the range and wind, I ain't gonna try it. Plus the deer can move quite a bit in the time the arrow is in the air.

Having the ability to hit something at 100 yards is only a fraction of the equation. A lot of time passes between the time the arrow is released and it reaches the 100 yard mark. During that time, the hunter has absolutely zero control over what takes place. That's a gamble; pure and simple. Anyone who claims otherwise is not being honest with himself.

Is he the young bearded guy that shoots everything from balloons to remote controlled cars???

You've got to take most things Tim Wells does with a grain of salt...



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Had a very well-known archer/magazine editor/writer on a Kodiak deer hunt a number of years ago. Each day he brought back video of deer missed, maimed, or otherwise mistreated. I want to say they had video of wounding and losing deer at 85 yards and significantly closer, at least several. They had 5 tags and finally killed one on video at 55 yards (IIRC) but it was not usable video with a nasty gut shot.

He was one of the best pure shooters I have ever seen...

Head shot? Yep, that's what I woulda done.

Who wouldn't?

like many i've shot targets at 100 plus a few. Never at an animal where my preferred max would 40-50.