The closest was a doe at around 5 feet. I was a stander on a drive through the laurels. I had a little opening where 2 trails crossed about 10 yards from me. Well, I heard the deer coming and caught a few flashes of brown, I aimed the Model 19 at the opening, and she popped out about 5 feet away instead of on the trails. She looked at me and caught a 158-grain soft point between the eyes.
I killed a doe once with the bow at 3 yards from the base of a tree. I was only up maybe 10 feet in an old Baker climbing stand. Also, a 3-point back in the day at 5 yards from the same Baker.
