dartonman Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 I read an article that made more sense that most of all the things you see in a magazine....it involved the last 5 seconds before the bow goes off....please focus on what your shot is going to do, where the arrow will exit, and please, take your time and make the shot of a lifetime to remember as a great shot....I respect all ethical bowhunters, and wish all of you the best of luck, but just because your buddies are filling tags before you, or have antlers in the back of the truck, take it all in stride, I feel alot of people I know get hyped up in a competition to "keep up"....a great friend of mine this week "wounded" two deer after he heard I shot a fat buck......no way in Hades will I follow this regiment of pressure, and neither should you....go hunt, have fun, the harvest is a small part....but do your part and make it awesome when the time comes, and please remember "the last 5 seconds before the shot" and make it count.....it will save you sleepless nights, and horrible thoughts and excuses......thanks for listening to my ramblings.....al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Excellent message! Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** I hear ya, DMan, great post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** That is a great post Al. There isn't anything more disheartening then loosing a deer because of a poor decision. Who cares what everyone else is doing, keep it ethical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** that is a awesome post!!! I couldnt agree any more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Right on the money there Al. I hope this post echos in my head, during that last 5 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Great post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** I couldn't agree with you more. All of the hard work and countless hours on stand ultimately comes down to just a few seconds...make them count! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Excellent Advice. I like to hear the guys who won't shoot a doe because no real hunter shoots a doe. Then I say "Well have fun buying hamburger for $3 a pound at the store this winter" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** I have a poster on my wall of a deer. I wrote "Pick a Spot" on the poster. It is hard to remember all this "stuff" in the crunch time, so make a motto, and burn it to your memory. Hunt hard, pick a spot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Where were you a couple weeks ago with this? lol..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Excellent advise! Good for all hunting, not just bow hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Great post D-Man. Every word of it is true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Excellent post. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** I would say you hit the nail right on the head with that one... I passed up some real great deer and had to spend a little more time in the stand but consider it well worth it. So what if all I got was a Doe it's still meat in the freezer and a clean kill and goes a long way to heard managment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Excellent point of view... excellent points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** That is an excellent post thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IADEERDUDE Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** preach on brother d-man...awesome post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Excellent post. I might add that the size of the rack should not affect the last 5 seconds. I have never regretted making the right decisions in my life, just the wrong decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Gee Al, sounds like you've been doing some tracking with your buddy and sharing some pretty horrible times with him too. Good points for everyone to remember. Thanks for bringing this up. Personally I don't have this pressure of competition between buddies problem but I sure know a lot of people that do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** oh sure, easy for you to say Al, you have a fat swamp buck in your freezer. j/k yep, good post i had a fat doe at 7 yards last saturday and couldn't pull off an ethical shot, so i held off. in hindsight, i think i may have taken the shot. i guess i can second guess my not shooting forever, but if i just wounded and didn't recover the deer because of a poor shot selection, i guarantee you i'd be kicking myself longer than not having taken the shot. if that makes any sense. i won't tell the landowner how close i had that deer though, he just wants the varmints that destroy his crops dead, by just about any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzorp Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Not "ramblings..", good post. I've let plenty of deer walk by, unless I'm positive I will harvest the deer, I will not shoot. But for me, just seeing deer is a fair trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Re: **The last 5 seconds**Please read** Great Post AL! Peer Pressure certainly does wound a lot of deer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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