92 Yard Archery Muley (video)

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As Jeremiah and I set out for my last day of the late archery deer hunt I was cautiously optimistic. Success on mature bucks in the desert with a bow is hard to come by and we had already used up a lot of good luck the week before when Jeremiah connected on this stud buck.

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The morning started slow. We had glassed a herd of whitetail does and also a herd of mule deer does. For the next hour we continued to scour the rolling hills while occasionally checking back on the does to see if a buck had joined them. Finally a small buck appeared with the mule deer. It was nice to see some horns, but not quite what we had pictured chasing. While watching this small buck chase the does around, Jeremiah noticed a doe running out of an obscured draw below the herd. Following right behind her was a mature buck! He wasn't a monster, but with nothing else happening, we decided to make a play on the buck. We hiked off our glassing spot and were actually able to drive the truck to within about half a mile of where we had last seen the buck. As we crept up the last little ridge between us and the deer, we were excited to see that the herd was still there. At that point we turned on the camera and Jeremiah was able to capture the hunt on film.


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You put the "arch" in archery right there. Probably should have left out the "92 yard shot" info. I thought I was gonna read complaining about someone putting up a long range archery video. Not a bad video though. I am sure it will start a discussion.
 
Got my popcorn....Here we go! Nice buck.


Government doesn't fix anything and has spent trillions proving it!!!
Let's face it...After Monday and Tuesday, even the calender says WTF!
 
Awesome man! I cant believe those does werent more spooky! The desert deer Ive chased have had some wise old does with them.

I could care less about the shot distance being disclosed--that's hunting and to each his own. Obviously got it done!

Just wait for the ethics police--I think I hear sirens!

Congrats and awesome deer.

"You skin grizz?"
 
I guess you could equate that shot to a 2000 yard rifle shot. Does this mean archers can take 100 yard shots all the time. During the archery hunt it seemed that everyone I ran into had wounded a deer and one had wounded two deer. I would certainly like to see a 10 day archery hunt if archery equipment is getting that lethal, at least the archery hunt should be no longer than the ML hunt.
 
92 yards huh. Yeah I would say "a little concerned" about only having at most 6 inches of penetration. I guess he is dead though so, congrats - for whatever that is worth.

You know, we all do questionable things while hunting from time to time. That doesn't mean we have to share them all.

HOOK 'EM!
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Congtrats!!!....My maximum is 60 yards and that's if it's a broadside shot with no wind...If I can't stalk in and get closer then it wasn't meant to be...Part of the hunt is to see how close I can get.
 
Honestly, the hunter's concern about the poor shot placement eased my mind a bit about the shot itself. At least he wasn't all like "I got him, what a shot, I'm the best, blah blah blah"... His concern for the poor shot was genuine which I liked. The "smoked 'im" got me laughin at first as it appeared obvious it was a poor shot, but hey, a dead buck, is a dead buck...

It also seemed like he was appreciative of the INCREDIBLE LUCK he had that the poor penetration hit something vital... I have seen a "better" placed shot not turn up a dead deer...


"Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!" 2 Ne. 28: 24
 
92 yards is pretty standard for KO. He's been pulling strings back since he was a kid. I hope I can get him to come hunt some big muleys with me some day or even a piggy would work.

"You'll never get a big one if you shoot a little one"
 
Subject should read "92 Yard Archery Muley w/ 3rd Arrow".

I'm guessing you missed two times at closer distances? It sure is nice when a buck is rutty enough to give ya second and third try. Nice buck and nice 3rd shot though. Not one to stir the pot usually, but if your gonna boast about your shooting I dont think it should be after you missed twice beforehand.
 
Too far!! and it was poor shot placement. If the title said "Archery Muley (video)" I'd be cool with it. But throw that 92 yds in there and you're bragging about the distance. Sorry bro, just 1 persons opinion and I know we all got one.

...nice buck though.
 
Do you have any video of the ones you wounded? Oh, and can you edit it down to around 1 minute or less. You lost me after 30 seconds. "Get your sneek on", that's funny.
 
I still have half a bowl of popcorn! Come on fellas you can do better than that, congrats on the dessert muley! Great buck!

Some times I practice shoot and release! :)
 
>Subject should read "92 Yard Archery
>Muley w/ 3rd Arrow".
>
>I'm guessing you missed two times
>at closer distances? It sure
>is nice when a buck
>is rutty enough to give
>ya second and third try.
>Nice buck and nice 3rd
>shot though. Not one to
>stir the pot usually, but
>if your gonna boast about
>your shooting I dont think
>it should be after you
>missed twice beforehand.

so do you know for a fact that he missed twice before? spill the beans and stir it up some more:) sure looks like there is plenty of cover to get in closer than 92 yds.

i dont care who you are or how good you are. thats just too far to be shooting. and for those that wound and lose an animal, and dont eat your tag. you are pieces of $hit that dont deserve to hunt.
 
Decent deer; nicely done! Congrats. (At least this time, that was an excellent shot.)

MY personal "limit" with a bow is only about 40...

I think the comment about reducing the length of archery season should be considered. I know people who practice much more than I and they can shoot a long way (more lethal than when seasons were set) but also because I know four people who wounded (3 elk & 1 deer) animals that were not recovered. I'm afraid there is an awfully lot of that. (MANY more rifle hunters and I know of none who didn't recover their wounded animal this yer...it happens with all weapons but more often with archery.)


Within the shadows, go quietly.
 
>>Subject should read "92 Yard Archery
>>Muley w/ 3rd Arrow".
>>
>>I'm guessing you missed two times
>>at closer distances? It sure
>>is nice when a buck
>>is rutty enough to give
>>ya second and third try.
>>Nice buck and nice 3rd
>>shot though. Not one to
>>stir the pot usually, but
>>if your gonna boast about
>>your shooting I dont think
>>it should be after you
>>missed twice beforehand.
>
>so do you know for a
>fact that he missed twice
>before? spill the beans and
>stir it up some more:)
>sure looks like there is
>plenty of cover to get
>in closer than 92 yds.
>
>
>i dont care who you are
>or how good you are.
>thats just too far to
>be shooting. and for those
>that wound and lose an
>animal, and dont eat your
>tag. you are pieces of
>$hit that dont deserve to
>hunt.

5 arrows in quiver at start of stalk, 2 in quiver when he picks up arrow that broke out of him.
 
VERY COOL! We may not get it this year, but next year for sure.....The 100 yard archery kill!

Ain't technology great?

"If God did not intend for man to hunt animals, he would have made broccoli more fun to shoot"
 
>Subject should read "92 Yard Archery
>Muley w/ 3rd Arrow".
>
>I'm guessing you missed two times
>at closer distances? It sure
>is nice when a buck
>is rutty enough to give
>ya second and third try.
>Nice buck and nice 3rd
>shot though. Not one to
>stir the pot usually, but
>if your gonna boast about
>your shooting I dont think
>it should be after you
>missed twice beforehand.


Sorry Smoke,

I guess I should have told everybody I used an arrow to mark shooting location and another to mark first blood. I didn't think people would be so interested in my arrows but rather about the buck. My bad.

Penetration was actually really good as the broadhead blew through the front shoulder, then bounced off the back shoulder after breaking it. Hard to see on video. I didn't even know until we were quartering him up to pack out. My buddy lifted up on the leg for me to cut it off and it folded at the shoulder like a taco.

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Sorry for the assumption KO. I guess that is why I shouldn't try to be smart and open my mouth. My apologies, and hell of a shot!
 
Sorry Mr. Sneeky your story just doesn't match up with the video. You say that you used one arrow to mark the shot position and one to mark the first blood. Well at 5:35 in your video you say lets go check for the blood trail at that time you can clearly see your missing 3 arrows and yet you haven't hike over to where the deer was hit yet so how could you have an arrow marking the blood at this time? Also your demeanor after hitting the deer just seems odd for someone who just hit a buck with one shot. Right after you hit the buck the cameraman says "there you go" in a relieved voice as to say there you go you hit him that time. Then you say good thing he was in the rut. Why was it a good thing he was in the rut? Sorry Sneeky man the video tells a different different story and I for one believe the video.
 
Wow, didnt know we had our very own Crime Scene Investigators here at MM. Some of you guys seriously need to come down from the frikken cloud in the sky you are living on. Guns_Buns_N_Beer, there is an audition for CSI Tardville next month, dont miss it. The only story his video tells is that he got a great buck in the AZ desert, leave it at that. In the meantime, lets see your killshot you got on video.....if you got one.

KO, nice shooting, cool buck, thanks for posting.

Hunt Hard. Shoot Straight. Kill Clean. Apologize to No One.
 
No CSI investigation needed on this one. Just pointing out the obvious. I can see why Sneaky Man wouldn't want to post a video of him taking 3 shots at a deer with a bow if that's what really happened. After looking at his website/blog it look like he is or is trying to be sponsored by Hoyt. Not very good advertising for Hoyt if you put up a video where you miss your first 2 shots now is it. What would the slogan be on this one? Shoot a Hoyt and 1 out of 3 times you'll hit your mark.

Look I like Sneaky mans vids and I like this one as well. I just don't like it when I feel like I'm being lied to. This isn't the first time I felt this way with one of Sneaks videos. The first time was the one where the woman shoots the buck head on and it was said she recovered the buck but yet there was never any pics or video posted on his site of her buck down. Seems like if the buck was killed they would have posted something.

Well got to go prepare for my audition for CSI Tardville.
 
You bloggers crucify a hunter for 1000 yard shot with a rifle and most give an archer a pass for a 100 yard shot. I don't get it, when archers wound as many deer as they do. I said it once and I will say again - - Let's reduce the days of the archery hunt.
 
LAST EDITED ON Nov-09-11 AT 01:46PM (MST)[p]Good shootin! 92 yard shot with a bow, wow, maybe your the next Chuck Adams!

Excellent example for our fellow archery hunters to follow, good work! How many did you wound before that?
 
>Sorry Mr. Sneeky your story just
>doesn't match up with the
>video. You say that
>you used one arrow to
>mark the shot position and
>one to mark the first
>blood. Well at 5:35
>in your video you say
>lets go check for the
>blood trail at that time
>you can clearly see your
>missing 3 arrows and yet
>you haven't hike over to
>where the deer was hit
>yet so how could you
>have an arrow marking the
>blood at this time?
>Also your demeanor after hitting
>the deer just seems odd
>for someone who just hit
>a buck with one shot.
> Right after you hit
>the buck the cameraman says
>"there you go" in a
>relieved voice as to say
>there you go you hit
>him that time. Then you
>say good thing he was
>in the rut. Why
>was it a good thing
>he was in the rut?
> Sorry Sneeky man the
>video tells a different different
>story and I for one
>believe the video.


Hey Beer Buns,

I hate the fact that I am even taking the time to explain this to you. Have you ever even archery hunted deer in the rut before? We bumped the buck as we got to the top of the ridge and played cat and mouse with him for a while. Thankfully he wouldn't leave the hot doe, so we were finally able to get it done. As to my reaction when I found my arrow, wouldn't you show concern if it didn't look like you got much penetration? Hence the reason I used arrows as markers. Sorry if you don't like the way the video portrays my taking and recovery of this buck. I thought people would enjoy watching it, so I posted it.

I am not sponsered by anyone, nor trying to be. I just love archery and the outdoors. The Hoyt review I posted is the first of many product reviews I will be posting this year for the local archery shop I am working at. I have a Mathews Heli-m reveiw ready to post in a few days.

I hope you enjoyed the footage I have and will continue to post.

Thanks for your time.

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Did you guys notice the blood around that bucks mouth/nose, that means it hit lungs..
Dead is dead, nice buck and a pretty good shot.
As to archery hunters wounding more deer, ya probably I'll give you that even as an archer.
Sure lets shorten the archery hunt, but lets give the same amount of tags to both weapons so it is fair.....
Let the guy be

Shoot em till their dead
 
>No CSI investigation needed on this
>one. Just pointing out
>the obvious. I can
>see why Sneaky Man wouldn't
>want to post a video
>of him taking 3 shots
>at a deer with a
>bow if that's what really
>happened. After looking at
>his website/blog it look like
>he is or is trying
>to be sponsored by Hoyt.
> Not very good advertising
>for Hoyt

well you really are a moron then cause he has a bowtech hat on, we all know hoyts aint killing anything at 92 yards
 
amazing how many slob hunters out there 90 + yard archery shots are ethical now ? the darn arrow barely penetrated. pure frickin luck shot !!!!!!!!!! i didn't hit the siren switch on my ethics police mobile because the guy was somewhat remorseful in the video. what kills me is all the guys wanting to give him a medal for it.......
 
Ihuntthereforeia wrote: "As to archery hunters wounding more deer, ya probably I'll give you that even as an archer.
Sure lets shorten the archery hunt, but lets give the same amount of tags to both weapons so it is fair....."

Same amount of tags for each season and the same length of season for each hunt. I would go for that. (Love to see a 5 to 10 day archery season.)
 
LAST EDITED ON Nov-10-11 AT 10:42AM (MST)[p]cbryant11 take it easy hoss no need for name calling here bro. If you take some time to go back and re-read my post you'll see the reason I thought he was affiliated with Hoyt was because of the info on his blog not because of what hat he was wearing in the video but hey if you want to call me a moron feel free buddy.

Sneaky man I don't have any problems with your video I liked it. I don't have any problems with the distance you shot or the way you recovered the buck. I'm good with that. Also I wasn't talking about your reaction when you found the arrow I was talking about your reaction seconds after you hit the buck. Just looks like your a bit disappointed and relieved at the same time. Not the kind of reaction one might expect from someone who just made a 92 yard shot on his first try.

My only complaint is your excuse for missing three arrows because it just doesn't add up. If you used one arrow to mark where you shot from and another arrow to mark where you found first blood then why are you missing 3 arrows as your walking down to find the blood trail. How can you mark the 1st blood location if you haven't even found it yet? That's impossible. So when you pick up the arrow that hit the buck and put it back in the quiver according to your story there should be only two arrows missing not three. One arrow that hit the buck and one arrow marking where you shot from but yet your missing three arrows. What am I missing here? Another thing I noticed is that when your packing your deer out your still missing two arrows. Did you just forget to pick up the other arrows or I'm I missing something here also?

Look I don't have a problem with you or your videos. Even if you showed a video of you missing 2 times at 100 yards before connecting on the 92 yarder I still wouldn't have a problem with you or the video. I just can't stand when hunters try to cover up their missed shots especially when it comes to long range shots and after watching your video this is what I see going on.
 
Hey I'll bet if you guys keep complaining and givin people shiz they will stop shooting a long ways for sure... Your goin to change their minds and no-one will ever push the envelope again...
Hunters with every weapon are going to push the limits, that dosent mean that you have to; or even that you have to agree with it.
Ive shot stuff at a long ways with my bow and my rifle, both of my longest shot were one shot kills, but you guys are correct in that most archers have no business shooting that far. Then again most rifle hunters have no business shooting over 400.
Congradulate the guy on making a decent shot and move on, its dead.


Shoot em till their dead
 
i shoot in archery comps. that often have me shoot out to 100 yards and i can hit a paper plate almost every time without fail. even out to 110 yerds i can do about the same. that being said i would say i am comfortable with shooting out to 100 yards and a well placed shot at 100-110 yards would bring down a deer with no problems. does this mean i would shoot at a animal at this distance? NOT A CHANCE in my head an ethical shot for my shooting skills is 65 yards and i will never shoot at an animal past that distance. as far as the video goes im sure that the shooter will think twice next time after the scare of not getting a clean shot and atleast this time the deer is down and recovered.
 
I shot a 314 bull this year at 80 yards. Was down and out in 5 sec.

Used a mechanical broadhead.

I love bowhunting :)
 
Congrats on your muley! I personally have shot many 3d tournaments with KO and he is a tremendous shot and has won many events. I know personally he shoots year round and is very comfortable with his equipment. I see no problem taking longer shots as long as a guy practices and knows his equipment. Technology has come along way these days with bows. I think everybody is comfortable at certain yardages so each to there own. I killed my bull this year with a gravedigger broadhead at 62yds and he piled up 30 yds from where he was standing. Check out the gravedigger broadhead at www.nolimitarchery.com
 
At 70+ yards the equipment is no longer the most worrysome factor the animal is. A step or even a turn of the head can move the kill zone creating a marginal or bad shot IMO.

I can shoot confidently well past 80 yards with a compound but that doesn't make it okay on game . If he is already injured and it is a follow up then maybe but for a first shot no thanks.

Bill

.Look out Forkie, FTW is watching us!
 
I am not saying you cant hit a pie plate @ 100yds with your 3-d bow and perfect conditions. Throw in a slight wind, any foliage, even the slightest movement, and your looking at another wounded animal limping around from an incompetent archery hunter. Pretty sad that with all the advancement in archery equipment the number of wounded animals goes up. I have placed in numerous 3-d shoots over my life and I would never even consider launching an arrow with my bow pointed up in the air like robin hood. Comon fellas lets wise up and realize that although possible, is it really worth it?
 
I shot a mule deer doe at 88 yards and dropped her right in her tracks. ( heart shot not spine).

Plenty of kinetic energy with today's bows.

Shot her with a Wac em broad head.
 
Well said Jetsled. Animals are not stationery targets. I really think the Big Game Board need to take in the wound factor for season allotments. If a hunter wounds an animal it should be over for them.

Went out a couple of days ago where we usually see 40 to 50 deer only to see half a dozen.
 
LAST EDITED ON Nov-11-11 AT 09:38PM (MST)[p]>I shot a mule deer doe
>at 88 yards and dropped
>her right in her tracks.
>( heart shot not spine).
>
>
>Plenty of kinetic energy with today's
>bows.
>
>Shot her with a Wac em
>broad head.
Well said! Bottom line is he killed the deer and all he was doin was showing his success. I dont think he came on here to preach longshooting.Ive seen plenty of guys wound animals at 20-30 yds so just because its a close shot doesnt mean its a done deal. Ive killed a mule deer buck at 74yds and 90 yds myself and i have never lost an animal at far yardages. Thats the only 2 long shots ive taken in my 25 yrs of bowhunting but both were on calm days with no wind or weather as a factor.I would never take any shot if the conditions werent right. For those of you who have hunted the sonoran desert here in Arizona know that getting close to these desert mule deer are tough.
 
Am I the only one who saw a neck shot?
Glad it work out for him, congrats to the hunter.
 

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