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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3071306" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>When i began really wanting to kill a critter with a bow I had practiced different than most did.</p><p>I had a recurve Ben pearson target master. Still have this bow today.</p><p></p><p>No sights on it.</p><p>I had a Styrofoam target set up with a leaf in the middle of it for my aim point.</p><p></p><p>I would NOT shoot at that target from the same place 2 times in a row.</p><p>I would shoot from straight on at an unknown distance which was about 15 paces if i had to guess. then get my arrow and go to another spot and shoot. sometimes kneeling behind a stump or on top of a stump.</p><p></p><p>Many years later a buddy of mine got a bow and wanted to practice.</p><p>We did it like this.</p><p>One guy with his back turned and arrow chucked but not drawn , the other guy is in charge of where he would like to place the target in the yard.</p><p></p><p>The target placer calls READY.</p><p>The shooter turns and must find the target draw and hit it in the center in under 5 seconds.</p><p></p><p>After a bit of that the 5 seconds seemed like a long time.</p><p>So we shortened it to 3 seconds.</p><p></p><p>No sights.</p><p>You must judge distance and drop within 3 seconds.</p><p>It actually was pretty easy when you practiced like that.</p><p></p><p>Got a call from a buddy that a pig of his got out and had been out for a few weeks and was not acting like domestic pig..it would run if you tried to get it or if it seen human movement and was always sneaking in to eat the horse feed.</p><p></p><p>He wanted it dead.</p><p>Called my buddy and he brought his compound and he had got into using sights.</p><p>I got my recurve and we headed out.</p><p></p><p>Sure enough the pig was in the horse area and my buddy said he would sneak around and get on the creek bank and take the shot maybe 28-30 yards.</p><p></p><p>I said well I will go down the creek a bit and when you miss i will hit him on the run in the creek.</p><p>He said yea whatever.</p><p></p><p>happened just like that. Buddy missed.</p><p>Pig hauls butt down the creek I nail it but right in the back leg in the ham.. arrow sticking out as it did not penetrate very deep maybe 3".</p><p>Pig running away and I am in chase.. of course my buddy has been running the other side of the creek bank.</p><p>It is running towards my buddy and he gets a shot off at 20 feet and hits it in the ham.</p><p>It turns and runs into a thick blackberry patch.</p><p>Buddy shakes the patch and tosses tree branches into it and the pig runs out . straight at me . I jump in the air and it goes between my legs and I take a swipe at it with my recurve as I only had 1 arrow with me.</p><p></p><p>Missed.</p><p>Piggie continues straight and just fast enough to out run me.. my arrow falls out my buddies arrow still sticking out.</p><p>few hundred yards later it is long gone onto another property and we were tuckered out.</p><p>Went back and got my arrow.</p><p></p><p>Sights like you mentioned could be very handy especially if you can get on target super fast.</p><p>I had 1 friend that could nail a coke can at 40+ yards that the wind is blowing across the river bank.</p><p>He was an excellent bow shooter.. he had sight pins and could judge distance like no other i have ever seen.</p><p></p><p>His bow was stupid fast.</p><p>I have not chronographed my recurve but i have done it on a couple compounds and my cross bow.</p><p>Flat shooting and speed can be very advantageous when in the field trying to put meat on the table.</p><p>Correct Distance judging i think may trump that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3071306, member: 15054"] When i began really wanting to kill a critter with a bow I had practiced different than most did. I had a recurve Ben pearson target master. Still have this bow today. No sights on it. I had a Styrofoam target set up with a leaf in the middle of it for my aim point. I would NOT shoot at that target from the same place 2 times in a row. I would shoot from straight on at an unknown distance which was about 15 paces if i had to guess. then get my arrow and go to another spot and shoot. sometimes kneeling behind a stump or on top of a stump. Many years later a buddy of mine got a bow and wanted to practice. We did it like this. One guy with his back turned and arrow chucked but not drawn , the other guy is in charge of where he would like to place the target in the yard. The target placer calls READY. The shooter turns and must find the target draw and hit it in the center in under 5 seconds. After a bit of that the 5 seconds seemed like a long time. So we shortened it to 3 seconds. No sights. You must judge distance and drop within 3 seconds. It actually was pretty easy when you practiced like that. Got a call from a buddy that a pig of his got out and had been out for a few weeks and was not acting like domestic pig..it would run if you tried to get it or if it seen human movement and was always sneaking in to eat the horse feed. He wanted it dead. Called my buddy and he brought his compound and he had got into using sights. I got my recurve and we headed out. Sure enough the pig was in the horse area and my buddy said he would sneak around and get on the creek bank and take the shot maybe 28-30 yards. I said well I will go down the creek a bit and when you miss i will hit him on the run in the creek. He said yea whatever. happened just like that. Buddy missed. Pig hauls butt down the creek I nail it but right in the back leg in the ham.. arrow sticking out as it did not penetrate very deep maybe 3". Pig running away and I am in chase.. of course my buddy has been running the other side of the creek bank. It is running towards my buddy and he gets a shot off at 20 feet and hits it in the ham. It turns and runs into a thick blackberry patch. Buddy shakes the patch and tosses tree branches into it and the pig runs out . straight at me . I jump in the air and it goes between my legs and I take a swipe at it with my recurve as I only had 1 arrow with me. Missed. Piggie continues straight and just fast enough to out run me.. my arrow falls out my buddies arrow still sticking out. few hundred yards later it is long gone onto another property and we were tuckered out. Went back and got my arrow. Sights like you mentioned could be very handy especially if you can get on target super fast. I had 1 friend that could nail a coke can at 40+ yards that the wind is blowing across the river bank. He was an excellent bow shooter.. he had sight pins and could judge distance like no other i have ever seen. His bow was stupid fast. I have not chronographed my recurve but i have done it on a couple compounds and my cross bow. Flat shooting and speed can be very advantageous when in the field trying to put meat on the table. Correct Distance judging i think may trump that. [/QUOTE]
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