When bowhunting from an elevated position, do you;
A) Aim Low
B) Dead On
C) Aim High
A) Aim Low
B) Dead On
C) Aim High
Age Old Question..........
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i aim for the ear works every time[hihi]
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The answer is the same as if you were using a gun...Aim as if you are shooting at a shorter distance than the distance between yourself and the deer...simple mathematics of a triangle....
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I aim dead on but I check the distances from ground level, If you use a rangefinder and check the distance from your platform there could be a 5 to 10 yard difference from ground level and the arrow will hit the ground level distance not the travel distance..If that makes sense to you....If I range the deer from the tree, I aim slightly below the target spot..
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Thats the best way to be while hunting. I dont use a range finder, I dont even estimate yardage while Im hunting, I just shoot when I think I can kill the deer. If I dont think I can kill the deer I dont shoot. Sometimes I p [no swearing please] up 5 yard shots cause they just wernt right, other times I might stick one at 35 yrds cause I fell confident.
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With a bow I aim dead on even thought I was always told to aim low. True the deer usually do a crouch and spin/run. I try to release the string as soon as they stop walking or when I have a good shot. I believe it takes a few seconds for them to settle into the surroundings after they stop. This is just my personal thought, so no hate mail or bashing please. It works for me...
If you were shooting a long distance with a rifle you would want to aim low down hill and high up hill, due to gravitational pull. Google it, it makes sense...
If you were shooting a long distance with a rifle you would want to aim low down hill and high up hill, due to gravitational pull. Google it, it makes sense...
I'm not a bow hunter so I admit upfront that I don't have a clue, but I thought the thread asks a good question.
Like the quote above I thought the answer would be the same as a rifle (bullet) seeing that gravity is universal: aim as if it were a shorter distance.
But you would have to take the actual distance versus the trajectory of the bow, and angle of the shot, into consideration. If you have a relatively short distance I suppose it would not make much of a difference - the further the shot the more important trajectory/shot placement comes into play, "mathmatics of the triangle."
Anyway - good thread.
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Or in other words...the same exact things you would have to do with a rifle.....
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