Rhino Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) OK...just for the fun of it...let's hear some thoughts about different ways, mistakes, etc. you can do to go about missing an animal...deer, elk, whatever. This should be entertaining. I can think of plenty but I'll just start off with the obvious one to get it out of the way. Buck Fever - By all means let your emotions get the best of you when you see a goodun so you loose complete control at the moment of truth. Even better is...have this happen with a full bladder. :yes: Yep...I know someone that lost it in a treestand once on a bigun he missed at less than 15 yards with a full bladder. :flex: PS: jbeck inspired me for this! Edited August 19, 2011 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 have you buy all of us plane tickets.... oh wait you mean miss as in not hit the animal. well.... (feel bad for the guy really) look around. big buck! big buck! range him once. range him again. $350 range finder says he's exactly 30.6 yards out. buck gazes the other way, still standing there. perfect! hunter lets the arrow fly and it sails clear over the buck's back. he used the wrong pin, because they were all the same color. ....other stories consist of hitting a branch that you never noticed, because it was too small to worry about while clearing shooting openings (me!) ....shaky while getting the shot off, because it took you three tries, pointing it to the sky, to draw the bow back. ....when assembling your $300+ armortech HD Pro bow sight, with 8" mounting bar, you screw things down into the wrong notch. you never notice, but every pin is off causing you to miss (i make sure since I got mine that it stays put together! lol) ....you're hunting with a variety of arrows new, old, and second-hand that aren't the same weight or length. (i gave my brother a dozen arrows just to ensure he was shooting ones all the same from then on.) ....ready, get set, now shoot! target panic ....drawing on a deer with your finger NOT off the trigger release. on a more serious note: ....not aiming for the bottom third when shooting at an alert deer. ....not blending at the waist when aiming downward or up a hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Two came to mind really quickly for me. Judging the distance of your shot wrong. Its easy to do when a deer suprises you and you dont have time to think about the shot, or in low light situations. Second is letting the bottom cam or limb of your bow hit your leg, rail, or arm rest on the treestand when you shoot. This will send your arrow into the dirt well short of the target. Gotta make sure your going to clear everything when the bow goes off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Sleeping..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Holding too long waiting for shot..........as they turned and I was gonna have to wait a little longer my finger hit the trigger.............3 foot over her back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) look around. big buck! big buck! range him once. range him again. $350 range finder says he's exactly 30.6 yards out. buck gazes the other way, still standing there. perfect! hunter lets the arrow fly and it sails clear over the buck's back. he used the wrong pin, because they were all the same color. At 1st I was wondering if this one was going to end with "range finder was set to measure meters" ....other stories consist of hitting a branch that you never noticed, because it was too small to worry about while clearing shooting openings (me!) Ahhhh....me too! ....you're hunting with a variety of arrows new, old, and second-hand that aren't the same weight or length. I knew one of those kind of guys too...got his arrows from Walmart & never worried about length. Who cares about that!!! ....not blending at the waist when aiming downward or up a hill. Yep...who needs to be concerned about maintaining proper form anyway! Holding too long waiting for shot..........as they turned and I was gonna have to wait a little longer my finger hit the trigger.............3 foot over her back. Heck Yea!...be a sport and deliver a warning shot first! Sleeping..... Camon Cory!!! That only counts as a potential missed opportunity! Judging the distance of your shot wrong. Its easy to do when a deer suprises you and you dont have time to think about the shot, or in low light situations. Oh yea!!! Using the force to either guide your arrow during panic or just using it to fling in low light is a GREAT way to miss! Edited August 19, 2011 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 At 1st I was wondering if this one was going to end with "range finder was set to measure meters" ..and there's another cause for a miss. Now that I think about it some rangefinders display both the straight line yardage and the incline corrected yardage simultaneously. I've heard of hunters picking the straight line yardage and missing as well. I'm not sure if most now just show the corrected yardage if you're in that mode. I know my Nikon shows just the corrected one. ....the craziness of gadgets these days. I knew one of those kind of guys too...got his arrows from Walmart & never worried about length. Who cares about that!! yep he used a handful of variations of the good ol' Terminator and Terminator Lite shafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) BTW...for those that haven't noticed...this is all in fun so don't take any of comments, etc. personal...especially mine! :angel1: Also...I can laugh at myself with the best of them too. have you buy all of us plane tickets.... You wouldn't know if you should thank me or slap me if it was Econony Class flying over sees! Edited August 19, 2011 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Waiting on the deer to pass by at the perfect yardage, at the perfect angle, standing perfectly still in the wide open (could drive a tank through) shooting lane they cut....... Know a couple hunting buddies like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Ok, here's mine. Trying to pull a chip shot over a yaupon bush at 15 steps, arrow went over the yaupon and clear over the buck's back........darn the luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Never reach your anchor point.......just draw and shoot in one fluid motion. yeah I did that once.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 how about never being able to get the bow back.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Never reach your anchor point.......just draw and shoot in one fluid motion. yeah I did that once.... Yep I put one about literally 40 feet over her back. Pretty sure that arrow is still in the air! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) Waiting on the deer to pass by at the perfect yardage, at the perfect angle, standing perfectly still in the wide open (could drive a tank through) shooting lane they cut....... Know a couple hunting buddies like this We used to have a guy in our club like that too. He also believed in cutting all the cover around him out of the way so he could shoot 360 degrees. I don't recall him ever killing anything but time...just mouning about getting busted...imagine that! how about never being able to get the bow back.......... Gotta try real hard to miss doing that...well is that not doing that or what? Here's one of my classics from my early days when I started using a compound & left the recurve at home: Tie your pull up rope to your cam and lower it toward the ground...then have a deer come in and ease it back up for a shot. Leave the rope tied on the cam and draw to shoot. String comes off the cam and in my case the arrow launched about 10' before arching down to hit the ground. Wouldn't have hurt the deer if it hit it though...couldn't have had more than 0.25lbs. of KE in that shot. Edited August 19, 2011 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2hunt Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 The best way to miss a deer or any animal for that matter is to not wake up in the morning and go out... you'll miss everything that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2hunt Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 how about never being able to get the bow back.......... One property I hunt had a BIG 14 point running around it a couple years back. One of the guys that was hunting there had shoulder surgery but had practiced in the backyard till he could hold his bow out in front of him and draw back, when season rolled through he was ready to go. One night after shooting time was over we met up with him by the barn, you could tell something had happened by the look on his face. He told us that the 14 pointer walked in right underneath his stand and stopped 10 yards out broadside. He angled himself for the shot but as he tried to pull back his shoulder wouldn't let him. Frustrated he let down and tried again, still couldn't get it back. He continued to try with no luck until the buck wandered off. He said it must have been the angle of his draw that his shoulder couldn't take and couldn't understand why after practicing over and over to make sure he could do it in the off season. My friend says to him "If you just thought it was the angle you were trying to pull, why didn't you just hold your bow out the same way you practiced, draw back and then bend at the waist for the shot. He went white, eyes glazed over and walked away from us without saying a word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pruts Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 wouldn't the best way to miss be with your truck........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 The best way to miss is to get ahead of yourself,. The what ifs enter your mind. Thinking what the guys at the club will say when you show them the pictures or calling the butcher before you find your deer or using the terms, piece of cake, chip shot, or its in the bag before you pull the string. Over confidence and peer pressure wins out more times than people care to admit. For most there should be no question to what animal you are looking to kill. Your first reaction to him showing up should be just that. Kill him. Mind over matter goes both ways. Another way to miss is to have the draw tight strings of your jacket get between the string and the cam. I am still shaking my head on that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 You wouldn't know if you should thank me or slap me if it was Econony Class flying over sees! sweet! destination hunt! if the destination is too rough and third-world like, i'll just have to call up Corey Knowlton for advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Did this last year opening morning...put my arrow above my nock point.....Yup..got a great soil sample!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I'd like to say it was a monster, now wait I can cause I didn't have to take pictures of him. LOL watching a buck work down a rocky slope on the mountain, picking his way slowly, slowly, slowly. He stops at 28 yards, NO I'm going to wait if he continues on this path he will be 8 yards even I can't miss him at that range. He continues his slow march down the mtn. and finally stops at approx. 9 yards Now at this time in my life the Jennings Fork Lightning was a top hunting bow and I new the yardage estimation was good enough to anchor him. I bring the bow to full draw, holding my hand approx 3" to the right of my ear, this is really tricky cause you can't see through the peep. Putting the pin right behind the shoulder, now this is key right here, you need to punch the release at the same time you are lifting the bow arm in a panic state. If your timing is off just a little you won't get the elevation needed to clear a deer that decided to jump 5 feet up in the air. I'm telling you this buck was so old he had a gray face, 1 on his right and 2 on his left side. He must not have had any teeth left cause he was thin, probably only weighed 120 lbs. what an amazing animal to see in the wild. LOL GOOD POST AL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I can sure relate to some of these, very close misses in my truck...even Gary's buddy with the shoulder problem. Been there Gary...injured my shoulder doing pre-season prep work...killed 2 early season does with shoulder issues but as the season progressed I found out the hard way I couldn't draw mine near the end when it really counted. That evening after the disapointing hunt I couldn't draw it at all! The damage had finally gotten the best of me so my bowseason was over a little early. 2 1/2 months of physical therapy fixed the problem. I must say, I've never done what Martin did but I have collected some soil samples from arrows I knocked off my string when I was preparing to draw. Great Stuff!!! Keep them coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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