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The longest shot is dictated by the situation. If you have to ask yourself if that is going to be a questionable shot, it probably is.

I have passed on a 10 yard and a 50 yard shot. Both would normally be easy shots for me. But not in these particular situations....

The reason I bow hunt is to get close to animals. If I want to shoot longer distances I would rifle hunt I think its cooler to shoot a animal with a bow at less then 10 yards then over 50 yards. The further away the target is the great chance of missing

There in lies teh joy of individuality. As long as its legal, thats a start.

Then for me, morals and ethics apply, while I may be able to make a 50 yard shot, do I feel the animal will not move in that time frame?

OF course the joy of 50 yards, the hours of practice it takes to be capable, have always outweighed the short range chip shot skills. But tahts what I"ve come to prefer with a bow. A gimme shot.

Of course when you spook one up close, you REALLY spook em...

30-40 yards is as far as I would loose an arrow under ideal conditions. Mostly it depends on the animal's body position, body language and shooting conditions.