Cougar Mag

I don' t have much to add......Matt/Pa said it all. Only one thing........if you are not " that accurate" at 20 yards, I believe one more year should be spent rifle hunting and during that time............shoot your bow a lot to get more accurate.

thundermug

Matt is right...If you start posting like does are for practice, then even though it' s against the rules you will get cyber bashed!

There are books about whitetail deer, how they eat, sleep, hide, run, etc.... you can learn more from those books in one week than you can in 2 years here. Plus you will always have them to refresh your memory.

Those books also have a section on tracking, so you will be able to find your deer after the shot.

Get a 3D target and use it! that is the best way to practice for a heart/lung killing shot. but don' t forget when shooting from a tree or other elevated platform the arrow should go thru the center of the target area and not into the side like it did when shooting from the ground. sorta move the impact point up the side.

REMEMBER... when you see that buck of a lifetime... PATIENCE is the best tool to use. It is better to let him walk than to take a marginal shot and injure him.

Gryan

If you want ot practice with live animals leave the bow home. See how close you can get and stay before being detected. Spoend some evenings sitting on Grandpa' s farm just watching. Observe. See what is going on, how the deer act and so on. For God' s sake, don' t shoot does to warm up for Mr. Hatrack. It is true, you learn from every shot and every tracking experience but you need to treat every animal with reverence. Your' e trying to kill them!! Learn to love the sounds and the sights and the deer you are shoting at.

I wish we had some of those dumb does around my properties! When we get a deer that does something stupid, like walk within ten yards of my tree, we say he knows a lot about hunting.

Greg

Gryan

Sorry I didn' t proofread that last one!

Donald Fry

i couldn
' t wait to make my first kill with a bow either, but i kept asking myself if i could make a clean kill shot at 20 yds. the answer was no. i practiced everyday for an hour after work, shot out a lot of targets by the way. when i was confident with my shooting i hit the woods, by the way i practiced for almost 6 months and joined a league. those guys really helped me with my form.
just keep practicing, it will come to you, and listen to the guys on this site, they have the knowledge.[:-]

Texas Hunter

Just remember any harvest with a bow is a great challenge, and that the bow
shot needs to be perfect so the animal does not suffer.
Be sure you are ready for that shot, I hate to see any animal die slowly.

mtnewbowhunter

Thanks again for the posts, great tips, if any of you have anymore then keep them coming! I need to know from people that have been there before.