Whats the longest kill shot you ever made?

ishiwannabe · January 29, 2007, 10:12:00 PM

Havent made a trad kill yet...determined to get a bunny though. LOL.

wifishkiller · January 29, 2007, 10:16:00 PM

I still dont get why people get all bent out of shape on longer shots? This wasnt directed at anyone just thinking out loud lol

Guru · January 29, 2007, 10:41:00 PM

Dove...70+ paces, 60#

Chipmunk...30+ paces,60#

Big Game.......Pronghorn 40+ paces this year, 62#

90 percent of what I kill is under 15yds....

nc recurveman · January 29, 2007, 10:41:00 PM

55yds stationary stump broadside :rolleyes: w/ flu-flu and witnesses.

Carbon Caster · January 29, 2007, 10:45:00 PM

I still never got that pic Cleve!!!! Where's the witness???? LOL!!!

JDinPA · January 29, 2007, 10:46:00 PM

Robin - 10 yards with a matchbox car when I was 6.
Deer - 37 yards with training wheels.

I'm still a virgin when it comes to the stick.

Carbon Caster · January 29, 2007, 10:48:00 PM

My longest Recurve kill was a Bear at 2 feet from the end of my broadhead!!!!

My longest Longbow kill would probably be on a Squirrel at 30 yards. BTW it was a lucky shot!!!

Big Game Longbow kill would be about 20-22 yards. I am going to go for a little farther shot on a bear this spring if I get a chance. There is just no challenge shooting them at 2 feet.

nc recurveman · January 29, 2007, 10:50:00 PM

Brian, look under va skwerl hunt thread Talondale posted'em. Don't make me send you a new pet! :eek: :D

Carbon Caster · January 29, 2007, 10:52:00 PM

"Yes Sir" - Said in a very shaky girlish voice!!!

I got 12 of those little pets in the mail today from a fellow in the States, but they were the rubber ones sold by black widow as string silencers. I love those things, not their live cousins!!!!

Little Tree · January 29, 2007, 11:14:00 PM

12 yard whitetail buck. Last buck was at 10 feet. But I did shoot a skwerl at 30 yards......all Self-Bow.

Whip · January 29, 2007, 11:24:00 PM

Starling, about 180 yards - 3 wood. One of the few birdies I ever had when I golfed. :D

Out of quite a few deer kills over the years I honestly can't remember one over 20 yards. And that includes while I was still on the dark side!

John3 · January 29, 2007, 11:33:00 PM

30 yards years ago with a compound.
18 yards with my recurve, deer on both.

JDS III

The Vanilla Gorilla · January 29, 2007, 11:37:00 PM

Neighbors fighting rooster. 24 yards. Carbon arrow with snaro tip.

KyleAllen · January 29, 2007, 11:56:00 PM

thats freakin hillarious about the robin and the matchbox car, i dont care who ya are!! I literally laughed out loud. I suppose its so funny cause i can see a younger me doing that.
Kyle

Old Ways · January 30, 2007, 12:06:00 AM

wifishkiller - Your post got me thinking. A skillfully made long shot on a target is an impressive feat. Especially if it can be done repeatedly. However, mathematically there is potential for disaster in taking long shots on live game. I made some quick calculations just for my own mental reference. Hope I did this right.

Speed factor - If you figure an arrow left the bow at 185 FPS and a deer is 40 yards away it will take .65 seconds to reach the deer. If your bow makes a "twang" or your feathers sing those sounds will travel at 1100 FPS reaching the deers ears in .12 seconds. That gives the deer a full half second to react. If it moves the arrow could strike it in a less than desirable location. This is not even taking into consideration the fact that the arrow's velocity decreases downrange.

Penetration factor - As downrange velocity decreases so does the energy of the arrow. Less energy means less penetration.

Windage factor - The farther the shot the more exposure it has to deflection by the wind. A side wind could push an arrow more to the side with every yard traveled.

homerdave · January 30, 2007, 12:18:00 AM

i'm with ishiwannnabe still...but i'm working on it
years ago i pegged a bluegrouse at 30 yds with a wheelie bow...it flew off and we found it the next day after a lot of looking...
bunnies beware :D

Pat B · January 30, 2007, 12:33:00 AM

With a 30/30, 225 yards running shot, with a trad bow, 8'! Pat

buck-tamer00 · January 30, 2007, 12:38:00 AM

cottontail,
40 somthin yards,
absolute luck!!!
with a 47 pound recurve!!!

Hot Hap · January 30, 2007, 01:23:00 AM

A doe at about 28 yards. Shawnee Traditions Longbow 58# @ 30". Hap

Jaeger · January 30, 2007, 02:44:00 AM

Whitetail buck at 30 yds. with a PAW Somerset longbow. 48#. 418gr Axis with a 125gr Snuffer. Complete pass through and a very short track.

I double lunged a McKenzie elk over the summer with the same setup at 80 yds but that was as much luck as anything! Impressed the hell out of my compound toting friends though!