I hunt in central Texas, from a bow stand and a feeder. Typically set about 20 yards apart and I probably wouldn’t take a shot past 30-35 yards. Is a rangefinder necessary? Do y’all use one often enough to justify buying one?
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Originally posted by Pstraw View PostI range my shooting spots/lanes and put rocks, logs, corn piles, or some other kind of marker at known distances. This way I don't have to have any excess movement when deer are in shooting range. Can adjust my sights accordingly.
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I have always carried one with me no matter if bow or rifle was in hand. BUT, last year during Archery I had two 8’s and a 10 walk in on me and I got popped ranging one of them at 18 yards. In my head I was thinking 20 but ranging said 18 because of elevation in stand. Either way my gut Range would have done it. Too much movement got me so I changed to a rangefinder sight on Bow. If you get one, Range points of interest and remember them so you don’t have to move around outside of letting one fly!Last edited by Spartan22; 09-22-2019, 09:47 PM.
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A lot of money is spent to bow hunt to not have a $150 range finder. People did it for a long time without one, but that’s because they were unavailable. At least with a range finder, you’ll know it was shooter error.
Last year I missed my target buck because I didn’t range. It was past prime time and the sun had come up so I stood up to take my vest off, and when I did, I had to take off my range finder since I have it strapped around my neck and under my armpit. I forgot to put it back on after I took my vest off. Low and behold, my target deer came in behind me and caught my wind. By the time I saw him, he had just started to turn and walk away. I reached down to grab my range finder and it wasn’t there. CRAP!! Too late now, he’s moving. I stopped him and guess him at around 40, settled my pin and let it fly. It went right over his back. I got down and ranged and it was 32 yards. Had I been able to use my range finder, that deer would be on my wall. Never saw him again.
I say all this because you just never know and it’s better to be sure than sorry.
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Originally posted by Sleepy View PostA lot of money is spent to bow hunt to not have a $150 range finder. People did it for a long time without one, but that’s because they were unavailable. At least with a range finder, you’ll know it was shooter error.
Last year I missed my target buck because I didn’t range. It was past prime time and the sun had come up so I stood up to take my vest off, and when I did, I had to take off my range finder since I have it strapped around my neck and under my armpit. I forgot to put it back on after I took my vest off. Low and behold, my target deer came in behind me and caught my wind. By the time I saw him, he had just started to turn and walk away. I reached down to grab my range finder and it wasn’t there. CRAP!! Too late now, he’s moving. I stopped him and guess him at around 40, settled my pin and let it fly. It went right over his back. I got down and ranged and it was 32 yards. Had I been able to use my range finder, that deer would be on my wall. Never saw him again.
I say all this because you just never know and it’s better to be sure than sorry.
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