Scbasshunter Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I shot my first deer with a bow tonight. There was blood on the fletching but not much, so I know I hit him. I couldn't find any blood so going back in the morning to look. It was a spike in velvet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Congrats on your first deer! Good idea to back out and wait if you didn't find a lot of blood. Hopefully You find him tomorrow. Let us know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 First deer with a bow. Where did you hit him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deer slayer Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Congrats! Good luck tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
535hunter Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Congrats. Put up some pics when you find him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Good luck finding your deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Where did you hit him? Wondering the same thing? Pass through or broken arrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Im thinking pass through since he found blood on the fletching. But i wanna know where you hit him too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I never did find the deer. We never even found any blood. There was blood on the fletching but not alot like you see on TV. I put the pin behind his shoulder, but with it being my first deer with a bow my nerves most likely got the best of me and I made a bad shot. I was told by a guy that I would be lucky to even get a shot in the first 2 years of bow hunting, so I guess I'm still doing pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
535hunter Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 That's no good. Are you going back out or are you calling it since you drew blood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Never found any blood anywhere except on the fletchings. We looked last night and with 4 or 5 people this morning. Not a drop of blood or deer to be found. I'll be back in 2 weeks to try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
535hunter Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Good luck. Im going for my first deer with a bow this year aswell. What broad heads are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Was there blood on the arrow or just the fletching? You could've hit way low and just nicked him and that caused the blood on the fletching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 SC This will seem like I'm coming down very hard on and I am, but somebody needs to tell you this so you learn as much as possible. If you don't know where you hit the animal something went terribly wrong and you need to figure out what happened BEFORE you hunt again. Saying there was blood on the arrow was the only way you know you hit him really rubs me the wrong way. If you can't see well enough to track your arrow you can't take the shot. Simply saying buck fever means you are not ready to hunt yet. You need to practice tracking your arrow and your follow through on EVERY practice shot. Also how far was the shot? What was the angle? How did the deer react to the shot? How did he run? Did the arrow smell? What did the broadhead look like? These are all very very import questions that you must be able to answer after every shot you take. You owe the animal the quickest kill possible and I hope you have been sick to your stomach after losing an animal. If your not, then you need to rethink why exactly you are hunting. Also somebody saying you will be lucky to get a shot in the first two years and feeling you did good SHOULD NOT be the way you feel right now. You shot a 1.5 old buck that is about as stupid as a fawn. These animals will present shots regularly to the most inexperienced hunters. The point of this post is not to deter you from hunting. I want you to understand the responsibility you have as a hunter. You need to learn from this and figure out how to not let this happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Well said Hoosier, SC take what Hoosier said not as an insult but as constructive criticism. You need to learn from what you did wrong and why and work on it before your next hunt. Figure where your arrow hit and why it hit there, you owe it all to the animal! We all have started somewhere and made mistakes but you need to understand them and improve upon them as an ethical sportsman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 535: Muzzy MX3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
535hunter Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I picked up some Muzzy MX4s and some rocky mountains. how does the mx3 fly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 It flys great as far as I can tell. The practice blades are spot on. What a great idea by Muzzy. No more dull blades from practicing with broadheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Hoosier is dead on. Got to get a different perspective on bow hunting, anyone that thinks a shot in your first couple years is good needs a new look at it too. Even the title to your thread is misguided. I'm sorry as well if I sound as if I'm coming on harshly, but you have to make a better preparation as to what you do after the release, just as much as you do before it. Know your limits, the best shot to get through the vitals, watch the arrow best you can to the target, listen to the sound, note the deer's behavior, listen to the last sounds he makes as he runs to judge the direction and if it may have fallen, and wait, then track. If you are not familiar with every element of that, please find a mentor to help you. It's a great sport, and if you keep at it, that will likely not be the last one you will lose, but you need to be more prepared next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 With all due respect, hoosier, I have been in law enforcement for 7 years now so I know constructive criticism when I receive it, and that is not it. If I were an experienced bow hunter, I could understand why you would say that, but I'm not. I'm not sure what your first experiences with bow hunting were, but I think I can speak for a lot of people when I say that what I experienced happens to a lot of people. If you have the time, money, resources, etc. to only take trophy bucks, then that's great! I however do not. I checked with my father in law who owns the land that I hunt about what I can shoot. He said a spike is ok for my first deer with a bow and that is good enough for me. You should really think about what you are saying before you say it. I don't come to these forums to have people try to make me think I am wrong for what I do. I come to this forum to learn, teach, and really just enjoy other's experiences with hunting. With that being said, I hope your reaction isn't something I can come to expect from others in this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 First deer with a bow. Oh I thought plenty before I said it an I still mean it. You were wrong and appeared to not care! Your trained on high emotion situations with law enforcement. How would your chief react if you could remember nothing about a situation and them ended the conversation by saying you did good? I have a pretty good idea that you would be suspended pending further investigation and that's exactly what I'm recommending for your bowhunting. It's nothing personal. I don't know you from Adam. You just have more learning to do. If I just say its ok do better next time I'm not teaching you anything. I'm doing you a dis service. It has nothing to do with time, money, and resources or trophy deer. I certainly have very high thresholds currently but I've worked darn hard to get to that point. My first bowkill was a 1.5 year old 6 point that I drew on 4 times before releasing the arrow. I do not expect you to pass a single deer, in fact id say shoot the first one that presents a shot. The whole point is that what happened on your last hunt does not happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scbasshunter Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I can shoot 100 arrows a day and be dead on. The fact of the matter is, everybody is going to make a bad shot(s) at some point. Mine just happened to be my first one. I'm not sure if you remember your first shot on a deer with a bow (or even gun for that matter), but I'm pretty sure you were nervous, shaky, excited, anxious, etc... Bad shots happen. People who are new to things are going to make mistakes. If you can't realize that and take it for what it is, a learning experience, not a screw up that shows disregard for the deer or other hunters, then I suggest you not attempt to "teach" me anything. Learning from that which goes wrong is part of the process and is what I intend to do. I will, however, not feel bad for myself, put myself down about it, or regret it. I am thankful for every minute I have to spend outdoors. I'm not going to let 1 instance ruin that for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I know but you are not seeing the big picture. Bad shots do happen, but you can't remember anything about anything except blood on an arrow AFTER you found it. How can you justify to yourself that is ok? You are chalking this up to a bad deal and not realizing how wrong it went. You also said you aren't feeling bad and don't have any regret. Honestly you shoud not be hunting period if you really feel that way. That means you have no respect for what you are doing. How in the heck can you not feel bad about wounding an animal? Do you seriously understand what your saying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Im not saying its ok. By all means. But i remeber my first shot at a deer with a bow my nerves and stuff got the best of me i missed terribly. But i learned this from experiences if u dont shoot right away when you see the deer your nerves will go down a little bit and will enable you to not rush the shot and make a bad one. And some you will have to let go. I passed probably about 10 deer without bagging my first one with a bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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