knehrke

My first shot of the year, usually sometime in August, is often within 1/2" of where I'm aiming...then it goes down from there. Certainly possible to be a one shot wonder , but not the norm. Maybe the guy's like the Michael Jordan of bow hunting? I've had my sights need to be re-tuned, all kinds of stuff to check up on before sticking the big one. A lot of it has to do with muscle memory. The new bows are incredibly easy to shoot, but you need to be able to draw, aim, and fire without thinking about anything except that hair you want to hit. Kudos to this guy if he can do it year in and year out with one shot, but a big part of the pleasure for me is in the preparation.

I hunt 8G as well (along with 8H and 8A). I'm seeing groups of does nearly every time I go out, though the activity might have dropped off a bit over the past week. I'm done with bucks till gun season (8pt, 22" spread), but I'm hoping that a breeding nucleus will work it's way past me as the rut progresses. Mature doe are just as tough as big bucks once the pressure starts.

I practice to 50 and am comfortable in open situations at 35 yards. I recently spoke to someone who said that they have no problem taking a deer at 70 yards. Shooting at 63 lbs. All I could say was, "Wow, you're a much better shot than I am". I'm not sure what the dropoff in kinetic energy does to a 350 grain arrow at 70 yards, but I'm reasonably certain that it's not in our favor. Anybody care to venture an opinion?