wondering im shooting pretty well with a 45 pound savana martin long bow at 30 yards now. how far of a range can i shoot and stil be in killing range of a deer/reg. sized bear?

How far away can you hit the vitals 95% of the time or better?

Better slap on the Nomex boxers, bub...

GF got it. It's not what you can hit, it's what you can hit under adverse conditions EVERY time.

That's right. I can shoot good out to 25 yards but not when a real deer is standing there. So I keep it at 15 yards when hunting.

yea i understand the whole accuary thing been hunting for 3 decades just kinda new to longbows and wondering would the pounch be enough?

your bow would probably kill a deer 100 yards or more,,,,probably as far as the bow will shoot,,,, but as stated above,,, need to be closer when you are hunting,, the bow is more powerful at closer range,,,

I have to say guys that those are the best answers I have ever heard to this discussion. The variables are many. The laws are all different. In MD the law says #29 and with the right arrow that can be deadly at 30 yards if you are accurate. #45 is more than enough and is only leathal if you hit that dadgum critter where it will kill him.

I look at it this way... How far away would I want to be if there were a good archer using it to take aim at me? As Mr. Cummings said, if it's airborne, it'll kill you. I've never seen an arrow moving too slowly to be lethal.

These folks are correct, and another way to look at it is, gravity will pull an arrow fast enough to go completely through a deer...or person for that matter. Common sense would tell you though, it doesn't matter if you don't or can't hit the target where it needs to be hit. I can hit field targets over sixty yards away, but my preferred shot at a deer is much less than twenty...preferably half that. A deer's vitals get pretty small after thirty yards, and it's good to keep in mind that they are normally not still targets.

Your bow is fine for as far as you can shoot, as long as the arrow goes where it's supposed to go. Pretty simple, eh?

whew!! i'll say... good sharp broadhead...i'd be more concerned with your range than your bows...from what i have seen of the martin savannahs.....45lbs?....yea... deadly combination long as you do your part.

Remember PeeBaa, it's not how far you can shoot an animal but, how close you can get.

That 45# savannah will kill an animal at 80 yards or more if you are a good enough archer to put it in the vitals at that range.

I shot one a few years ago with a 45# Savannah, at about 17 yards the arrow went through on the fly.

ty guys this forom rocks my first day trying it and so much info youll be hearing more from me ty all. glad to know 45# is enough for hunting and yep LB it is all about how close you can get thats why i dropped compounds bows way to machanical. just a stick bow guy now!!

peebaa,

Get to know your stickbow and arrows matched up well..

Find out what your 'point on' distance is with your draw-anchor-equipment and loose.. That is the distance where the fully drawn arrow's point, seen in yyour secondary vision, is at 6:00 o'clock on the mark and THAT'S where the arrow flies trajectory-wise.

Depending on a few variables, should be over 40 yards on the flat..maybe more if you shoot lighter arrows and/or three under..

Practice out to your point on at small targets, striving to shoot the line to the mark every time..

A 3" styrofoam ball on a 40" stick makes a definitive target for this..

A decent 45# bow with a true flying sharp broadhead arrow is lethal out to it's terminal max distanceon deer or bears....

BUT the limiting and deciding factors are all YOU..the archer and your own abilities.. Strive for the closer shots when hunting....but GOOD dedicated practice at longer distances will sure hone your archery skills..Jim

Hmmm, I've never thought about how far before. It's always been about how close I can get.

Cheers Jeff

Your bow weight is basically irrelevent. It has everything to do with repeatable accuracy.

With 45# i can knock the hell out of a 3D pig at over 50 yds ....Az

I've Killed a bufallo at 44 pounds and several Hogs with 40 , shot placement is key

Peebaa, keep all your shots at live game to 15 yards and under. It's not about the kill, it's about what is right.

yep. just was worried if 45 pounds is enough for hunting guess so ty everyone

Yes, it is enough. Another consideration is to match the weight of the arrow to the bow to get a normal trajectory. An old rule of thumb is 10 grains of arrow weight per pound of draw weight, give or take. Roughly. I have a long draw and use a little more. For my 45 pound longbow I use arrows of about 480 grains. For my 55 pound bow, 550 to 600 grains. For my 35 pound target recurve, about 360. I fine tune the weight and length of all these arrows to get all the bows to shoot to about the same point of impact, so I can switch back and forth and still be accurate. - lbg

I would go get a 5# pot roast from the store, set it to be stationary on something, walk back 50 yards and whack it with a broad head. If it can't go through that I would try it again at 40 yds. etc.. etc..

Personally... I would take that same 5# roast, throw it in a crock pot with some carrots, onions, potatoes and let it cook while I went out and shot awhile.. Keep your shots close, no matter what draw weight you shoot.. It's a bow for God sake..

Stan....LMAO. And I agree.

I'd say about 250 yards or more . I'M SURE it is capable OF Killing at that distance . Just like a 22 short is CAPABLE of killing out to a mile !

Man...... we almost made it.

@deaddoc4444: yes absolutely lethal at ANY range it can hit the target accurately. The man up there has dropped buffalo with 44 pounds.

Everyone above wasn't saying "capable of killing", they were saying absolutely deadly when shot accurately.

Well, if it's a 3D animal and it's guarenteed not to move, the question is " How far away can you ACCURATELY hit it every shot"

O/K if it was only a ( 3D ) animal i would let it rip out to around 75yds-ish. I dont want any of you to think im a Slob Hunter and would ever take a shot at a live animal over 30yds if the condtions were right. Matter of fact i dont hunt anymore. AzBear

Back in the day bowhunters killed bull Elk with 45 pounds. Picture George?

After reading the post and giving it some thought I graves my lightest bow ,a 69 super K and started shooting.Now its rare for me to get to hunt deer,bit sheep are close on body size and of course moose lots bigger.My 69 is 40 lbs and I wouldn't hunt moose with it ,my own min would be 55 lbs but I would hunt deer size game and even caribou. First group 20 yrds

Next 30 yards

40 yrds

And now 50 yrds,big diff I might try that on a caribou Thats sleeping lol!

to wildman:

I'm dreaming about such close groups at this ranges! You showed me my next goal. Thanks for the pictures.

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