Generally speaking, 40 yards with my bow. But I am comfortable to 50 yards on a broadside deer, depending on conditions and if the deer is calm or on high alert. And that is only if I have been practicing regularly. Most of my deer have been taken at 35 yards or less but my longest shot was 50 yards on the dot. Conditions were calm, the deer was alert, but wasn't alerted to me or my position. It was a 10 point buck, nice but not a giant. After evaluating the shot for quit some time, I ranged the deer and drew. I was totally relaxed. I released the shot and the arrow hit the boiler room and the deer literally dropped where he stood and rolled down a hill. The placement of that shot was perfect, better than many I have taken at 30 yards. It is rare to get a shot like that at 50 yards in KY unless you are shooting to an open field. This shot happened to be in sparse timbered woods, and I had a clear shot to another ridge where this buck stood for a long time. Im not suggesting that anyone shoot that range, you must be comfortable and confident in your abilities and understanding the conditions of the shot. I practice to 60 yards and like others have said, to make me better at 30 yards. Practice is paramount. The average bow hunter who dusts his bow off when season starts and shoots 5 arrows in a target and calls it good, should stick to close range shots. I don’t take a shot at any yardage unless I’m confident.