Perfect aim but arrow over the deer
09-09-2006, 07:54 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Perfect aim but arrow over the deer
I never learned to hunt when I was young and my wife bought me a bow last year so I started to practice and learn to shoot it. Last year I went out a few times to hunt deer but with no success. Now I have done a lot more research and have scouted an area where deer like to frequent. Yesterday morning I was hunting from a blind and 3 doe were 20 yards from my blind. I have shot a 20 yard shot over 1000 times and never miss. When I took the shot however it went straight over the shoulders of the deer. It looked like the deer dropped it's body after I released the shot. I have yet to get my first deer so this was new to me and I have not read anything on it. Does a deer commonly drop it's body when you shoot your bow and if so how do you prevent this or get a good shot.
Any suggestions would be GREAT.
KLer73
Any suggestions would be GREAT.
KLer73
09-09-2006, 08:06 PM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
Posts: 6,146
RE: Perfect aim but arrow over the deer
Kler73
join the crowd. you aint the first to have this happen. its happened to me several times over the years. alot of times this will happen if a deer is nervous and knows something is not right or is looking at you when you make the shot. it is common for a deer to drop its body when an arrow is on the way if it knows something is wrong. another thing to think about, is the bow your shooting loud when shot. this could cause that to happen.
alot of people aim at the lower 1/3 of a deer to kind of compensate if a deer ducks a little.hope this helps and better luck next time.
Dan
join the crowd. you aint the first to have this happen. its happened to me several times over the years. alot of times this will happen if a deer is nervous and knows something is not right or is looking at you when you make the shot. it is common for a deer to drop its body when an arrow is on the way if it knows something is wrong. another thing to think about, is the bow your shooting loud when shot. this could cause that to happen.
alot of people aim at the lower 1/3 of a deer to kind of compensate if a deer ducks a little.hope this helps and better luck next time.
Dan
09-09-2006, 08:21 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Midwest
Posts: 359
RE: Perfect aim but arrow over the deer
She won that one didn't she? They don't always drop but it's common. It depends on the nerves of the deer in question. Aim on the lower third of the body so if they drop, you can still maybe get a good shot, if they don't drop, your heart/lungs. I bet it was exciting tho?
09-09-2006, 08:40 PM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: Perfect aim but arrow over the deer
Shake it off, it does happen. Don't make the mistake and aim low anticipating the drop because I missed a brute of a buck last year because of that. He was nervous, I aimed low and watched my arrow sail just under his chest nearly shaving hair. Exactly where I was aiming, he never dropped. I'll never compensate again.
09-10-2006, 02:57 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Harford Co Maryland USA
Posts: 4,966
RE: Perfect aim but arrow over the deer
A nervous or suspicious deer is more likely to do this than a calm, relaxed one. Watch the body language of the deer in question. If it isn't calm or is acting like it suspects something's up, you should aim for the lowest part of the kill zone to compensate for it dropping.