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Short Range Deer Hunting
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Hoyt man
Senior Member
1 ft. straight down shot with my bow.
Randy
Senior Member
The only deer I ever shot in the head was a doe standing right under my stand. I was literally aiming straight down. I shot her in the head and her brains splattered all over the tree. I had to climb down through all that stinking stuff and got it all over me. Last time I will ever shot a deer in the head. Besides that, the 7mm mag almost lifted me straight up out of my stand. Sold it to. Won't ever do that again!
Jeff Phillips
Senior Member
Rifle - 6 feet - just walking by the base of my ladder stand.
Bow - Straight down, out of a climber, right between the shoulder blades.
Bow - Straight down, out of a climber, right between the shoulder blades.
Handgunner
Senior Member
15 feet
Branchminnow
GONetwork Senator Area 51
10 yards with 3006
5 yards with my bow.
5 yards with my bow.
ditchdoc24
Senior Member
about 20 foot straight down while leaning out of the treelounge with the crossbow
red tail
GONetwork Member
5ft. Walking to my stand for the afternoon hunt. She was bedded in some briers beside the path. She jumped up then fell down.
Jim Thompson
Live From The Tree
straight down with rifle, 5 feet or so away from the tree with a bow.
Jim
Jim
huntfish
Senior Member
10 feet, the distance between the base of my stand and ground; straight down shot. As Randy said, not a pretty sight.
GeauxLSU
Senior Member
Randy said:
I'm sorry but that is a funny visual.
Hunt/fish safely,
Phil
7 Mag
Senior Member
Within 10 foot of the base of my tree with both rifle and bow.
Bucky T
GONetwork Member
I shot a 14pt buck on Cedar Creek WMA with my bow at about 7 steps.
Tommy
Tommy
Nugefan
Senior Member
under..
the tree straight down ....with rifle and bow ....looks like all of us had done our scouting to get em so close ...
the tree straight down ....with rifle and bow ....looks like all of us had done our scouting to get em so close ...
Bowhunter24
Senior Member
I would say 3 steps from my tree with a bow, and about 5 feet with my rifle, it surprised me i shot that deer that close with my rifle and he didnt drop, he still ran for about 60yds.
BowArrow
Senior Member
Bow shot straight down under stand. Blood trail began on the side of the tree I was in.
I do not take this shot any more but let them walk off before shooting.
I do not take this shot any more but let them walk off before shooting.
Woodsman
Senior Member
Six feet with a 60lb Bear re-curve no sights at age 16. My first bow kill. I was setting in a wet weather creek and this young doe walked right in on me before I really knew what was going on. I was shaking like crazy. 
I love that feeling!! 
I walked out of the woods with her over my shoulders...I thought I was the man that day.
I love that feeling!! I walked out of the woods with her over my shoulders...I thought I was the man that day. Similar threads
