big miss loser!
#1
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 6
big miss loser!
The situation was perfect down here in LA (lower alabama). A cold front finally pushed through and the wind was perfect for a spot I ve been wanting to hunt all year. I have been seeing three bucks for the last month in the area, two 8's and a 6 and it was time to hunt it. The wind was blowing at around 15-20mph and it allowed me to slip into a hardwood head that runs along a bedding area that the deer utilize. At 4:30 I saw a 4 point, a doe and a spotted fawn. Then right on que at 5:15 I look down below my tree and see the 6 pointer standing right below me. As I get my bow ready to draw I hear a limb break and see an 8 point step out of the thicket. Both of the bucks are real cautious and alert, I guess due to the high winds today. I draw back on the 8 pointer and let it rip, a clean miss at a broadside angle 18 yards away. I dont know how I missed I put the pin right behind the shoulder and I guess he jumped the string. I dont know what happened except the deer must have been on alert due to the high winds and just jumped the string.
Yeah by the way this was the first time I had a chance at a buck with my bow and blew it. I am very discouraged after all of the practicing I have been doing shooting in the backyard three times a week.
Yeah by the way this was the first time I had a chance at a buck with my bow and blew it. I am very discouraged after all of the practicing I have been doing shooting in the backyard three times a week.
#3
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Kent County, MD
Posts: 64
RE: big miss loser!
I wouldnt worry about the miss. The first buck I missed and would have been my first bow buck was a very large 8 pointer, though I only got the one shot I still remember that time over 5 years ago and learned from the mistake as you will. Also it would have biggest bow buck to date so atleast I dont have a uphill battle to better the first deer. Best of luck and keep trying.
#4
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,555
RE: big miss loser!
Yeah by the way this was the first time I had a chance at a buck with my bow and blew it. I am very discouraged after all of the practicing I have been doing shooting in the backyard three times a week
#5
RE: big miss loser!
Yeah by the way this was the first time I had a chance at a buck with my bow and blew it. I am very discouraged after all of the practicing I have been doing shooting in the backyard three times a week.
#6
RE: big miss loser!
I agree, don't sweat it. Take everything as a learning experience, there is only one thing you can't perfect from practicing your shooting and that is EXPERIENCE. It just comes with time. Don't feel too bad, I don't know anyone that hasn't ever missed. Good luck.
#7
RE: big miss loser!
As was said don't sweat it man!! It could have been much worse resulting in a wounded animal.
Think maybe the wind affected your shot? A gust right as you are ready to shoot can push the bow and cause a bad shot. Also tree sway as was mentioned or a combo of both of them.
Good luck!
Think maybe the wind affected your shot? A gust right as you are ready to shoot can push the bow and cause a bad shot. Also tree sway as was mentioned or a combo of both of them.
Good luck!