What distances do you set your pins at?

[wooly]

Pins??.. What are they?

 

That's what you ADK hunters are supposed to put in your stand seats to keep you awake until a buck finally shows up.

Big woods bow hunter "No-Doze" basically,lol

[dbHunterNY]

Pins??.. What are they?

 

don't need pins... it's like throwing a baseball.

[WNYBuckHunter]

20, 30, 40, 50, 60

 

The last 2 are for target shooting, it makes the first 2 into chip shots.

[SCbklyn]

25 yd pin takes me out to 30

40, 50, 60.

[Nomad]

don't need pins... it's like throwing a baseball.

You've never seen me throw a baseball.....

20,30,and 40 for me. I'm having a hard time thinking of a bow stand where I could shoot 40 though , most I can't see 40 yards.

Don't think I've ever shot a deer in bow over 25. I don't bow hunt much open woods,ymmv.

[mbielat]

Side note, does anyone use one of these Trophy Ridge React sights? I'm curious at how well they work...

[dbHunterNY]

a few people I know use them with no complaints.  I think they really only save you time initially.  once your setup is all sighted in, you no longer need it's functionality.  it seemed to be a quality well built sight though.

[moog5050]

Side note, does anyone use one of these Trophy Ridge React sights? I'm curious at how well they work...

 

 

They weigh a ton.  Just be aware of that if buying online.  For the benefit, I prefer the reduced weight and just sight mine in.  with a little practice, you will be darn close by just eyeing up a 40 and 50 yd pin after sighting in at 20 and 30.  The gaps tend to just get slightly larger the longer the distance out.  Obviously, reconfirm after adjustment.

[Grizz1219]

1` pin set for 28 yards.... I hold on the deer's heart at and under that yardage.... mid lung to 30-35 yards... I don't shoot over that unless it is a follow up shot... bow is 7" low at 40 yards with this set up... 

[Doc]

I have two pins that I use for hunting. A 20 yard and a 30 yard.

 

In addition to those I have a 40 yard and a 50 yard set of pins that I mess around with on the practice range just for fun.

[nyslowhand]

Obviously it depends on your bow, its' setup and the arrows you shoot. Can tell you I used two pins, 17yrds and another for ~27yrds. With that, each pin sighting was also good at about +/-5yrds within each pin's range at maybe ~1" difference either high or low for the extremes. Certainly would NOT suggest that for you w/o knowing your s/u.

 

Once you get the 1st (20yrd) pin sighted in and are consistent with it. Experiment & see how close or far away from the 20yrd range you can be and still be within those blocks ~3" bull's eye. Depending on your bow/arrow, the 2nd pin will have less variation or room for error at ~30yrds, maybe +/-3yrds. Lot of experimenting and deciding what actually will be your self-imposed max shot. Your ability will decide this, not what some idiot on TV does!!

 

This is definitely a case where less (pins) is better. Keep it simple!

 

As you can see from the replies, not a lot of deer are taken beyond 30yrds. Years ago the DEC posted an average yardage for bow kills, 18yrds. Even with the huge advancements in bow technology, can't imagine that has changed much over the years!

 

No offense, but your timing sucks! Should have all this defined by now & simply practicing with it. IMHO, Six weeks before the season opens is NOT the ideal time to be experimenting with sights &/or buying new ones! Do what ya' gotta do!

 

After you've hunted from a tree stand some, you'll realize why no one has a 10yrd pin. A deer that is 10yrds or less, you are pretty much shooting at the top of the ribcage. Best you can hope for is a spine shot and it drops in its' tracks. Worse case is a single lung shot and a long blood trail tracking, if you get a pass thru. Otherwise there won't be any blood with a single puncture/wound on the top of the rib cage and possibly a lost, mortally wounded deer. Meaning...as excited as you might get, let them take a few steps out to 15-20yrds before shooting.

 

[chiefbkt]

They weigh a ton. Just be aware of that if buying online. For the benefit, I prefer the reduced weight and just sight mine in. with a little practice, you will be darn close by just eyeing up a 40 and 50 yd pin after sighting in at 20 and 30. The gaps tend to just get slightly larger the longer the distance out. Obviously, reconfirm after adjustment.

I have the react on my bow, it is very heavy. I'm actually considering switching for that reason. I love how the sight performs and it is super accurate but you can definitely feel it. It is nice when shooting long range (100 yard sale), it only requires a small adjustment. Right now it's set at 20, 30, 40, 50, 60

[A Sportsman]

Nyslowhand, I've shot several deer closer than 10 yds from tree stand. Good shots that catch 2 lungs or lung heart. I usually hang my stands between 13 and 16 feet off the ground. Depending on what the tree allows me to do. I think your comment indicating that a hunter doesn't have an advisable shot closer than 10 yards may be true if the hunter is way up high in the tree, like 20 plus. But is a little misleading without that caveat. Obviously the higher you go, the worse the close range shots become.