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<blockquote data-quote="retrieverman" data-source="post: 3938418" data-attributes="member: 24452"><p>Something I didn’t address in my last post that some will probably disagree with is how far of a shot should be taken with a bow or crossbow. I know guys that practice with their bows out to 80 or 90 yards, and that’s fine when your shooting at a fixed target. In my opinion, any archery shot over about 40 yards is inviting trouble. Though bows today are fast, they’re still not as fast as a bullet, and alot can happen between you and a deer 50-60 yards away. One of the few pages I follow on FB is Oklahoma Blood Tracker, and I get text updates from OKbassin on his tracking exploits. The need for a tracking dog the last couple of years is like an epidemic.</p><p>Sorry, this is going to end up being a two fold rant.</p><p>I attribute the need for tracking help on multiple factors.</p><p>First, I’m of the opinion (based on people I know personally) that many people don’t practice with their bows (or rifles) like they should to be proficient.</p><p>Second, I think people get excited or overestimate their abilities and attempt shots they shouldn’t take (based on people I know personally).</p><p>And third and probably the biggest factor, a novice hunter that‘s never killed anything and doesn’t understand deer anatomy wants to be a bowhunter takes a shot at “minute of deer“ instead trying to place a shot in the kill zone. In this case, I don’t care how much practice he does or how small his groups are at xx yards shooting a deer in the @ss isn’t going end well.</p><p>I get aggravated at my youngest son that hunts with me, because he’ll come up, shoot the bow I have set up for him a few times, and thinks he’s ready to hunt, and he ended up having to call a tracking dog in 2020 and lost a buck in 2021.</p><p></p><p>In speaking for what I do, I practice a lot throughout the year with my crossbow out to 40 yards knowing I‘m not taking a shot on a deer past 35, and I set my stands up accordingly.</p><p>I shoot Excaiburs like Tynyphil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="retrieverman, post: 3938418, member: 24452"] Something I didn’t address in my last post that some will probably disagree with is how far of a shot should be taken with a bow or crossbow. I know guys that practice with their bows out to 80 or 90 yards, and that’s fine when your shooting at a fixed target. In my opinion, any archery shot over about 40 yards is inviting trouble. Though bows today are fast, they’re still not as fast as a bullet, and alot can happen between you and a deer 50-60 yards away. One of the few pages I follow on FB is Oklahoma Blood Tracker, and I get text updates from OKbassin on his tracking exploits. The need for a tracking dog the last couple of years is like an epidemic. Sorry, this is going to end up being a two fold rant. I attribute the need for tracking help on multiple factors. First, I’m of the opinion (based on people I know personally) that many people don’t practice with their bows (or rifles) like they should to be proficient. Second, I think people get excited or overestimate their abilities and attempt shots they shouldn’t take (based on people I know personally). And third and probably the biggest factor, a novice hunter that‘s never killed anything and doesn’t understand deer anatomy wants to be a bowhunter takes a shot at “minute of deer“ instead trying to place a shot in the kill zone. In this case, I don’t care how much practice he does or how small his groups are at xx yards shooting a deer in the @ss isn’t going end well. I get aggravated at my youngest son that hunts with me, because he’ll come up, shoot the bow I have set up for him a few times, and thinks he’s ready to hunt, and he ended up having to call a tracking dog in 2020 and lost a buck in 2021. In speaking for what I do, I practice a lot throughout the year with my crossbow out to 40 yards knowing I‘m not taking a shot on a deer past 35, and I set my stands up accordingly. I shoot Excaiburs like Tynyphil. [/QUOTE]
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