AaronS Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? Do you want to hear about misses with bow or with gun? Either way, I've had too many to talk about. Enough to make me shake my head in shame once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobblerBuster618 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? i missed 3 deer with my recurve already this year but kept with it shooting for practice and brought down a 10 pt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? well, i finnally stated seeing deer but i have missed five times. i know, I SUCK. im so mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThethirdI Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? After missing five times last year for mostly unseen obstructions I was able to put the smack down 14 minutes into this season on an eight point at 12 yards. I guess I just needed incentive. I have to say that when I drew back on my bow opening morning that I thought about whether or not I would miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbucks Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? i miss this weekend at a four point shoot the shoulder blade and arrow fell right out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? When I first started bowhuntin' I missed all the time. Now I don't miss, but that's because I'm much more careful of the shots I take and a lot is due to the amount of time I spend on 3D courses. That's not to say I won't miss again......but (knock on wood) I hope I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dawg93 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? Heck yes it's happened,....it's funny how we mammals learn from our mistakes. Too high or too low. I'm contantly ranging a going through scenarios in my mind. Keeps me busy on stand. Good luck all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? I missed this year on a doe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? There's 2 kinds of bowhunters. Those that have missed and those that are going to miss. IMHO anybody that hasn't missed yet hasn't shot at enough deer yet. Lil, I've missed too many deer over the years to list reasons, etc. Suffice it to say in 30+ years of bowhunting I've shot over them, under them, had them move out of the way before the arrow arrived, misjudged yardage, caught deflections, centered saplings, caught loosly fit clothing with my bow string, hit obstructions with the limb of my bow, and the list could go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitteken Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? I missed a doe this year. And a pleathera of others when I first started hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob LeBlanc Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? I've missed several...but the most memorable was a once-in-a-lifetime 12 pointer (gun or rifle!!) at 20 yards, broadside. I still have no idea how / where that arrow went. Not believing that I had missed, I was rooting around in the ferns trying to find the arrow for 'sign', and when I looked up, to add insult to injury, there was the deer standing looking at me...of course he bolted right off. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chrispy Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? we all miss from time to time, when it happens its a good time to reflect what happened and apply it to future hunts. i think that its all part of the game, and it shows us that there is always more to learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? I have not let anything fly at a deer yet this year, but I missed the same doe last year three times in one sitting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsmola Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? I missed on Sunday at a large doe at 25 yards. That's my 3rd miss with the bow, the first was at a 4 point, second a doe. I really wanna get this monkey off my back with the bow, I've never killed anything with my bow. I've got 2 misses with shotgun at a nice 8 point. (He didn't move after the first shot) However I don't mind that miss anymore since I shot a bigger buck a week later from the same blind. My latest miss was due to a misjudging of yardage as far as I can tell, she first came out at 30 yards, I was on the ground, and right as I was cliping the release to the string a doe stepped out 5 yards from me, and immediately busted me of course. For whatever reason, the doe in the field continued toward me and I took the shot, no sound of a hit, no blood, no hair, did a lot of searching. Lost my arrow, oh well it happens. I just have bad luck with the bow. I actually lost the first deer I ever hit with the bow last year, I actually searched for a long time but never found a drop of blood or even a hair. Later while shed hunting I found the back half of my arrow in the middle of a deer trail 150 yards from where I took the shot. Hope she made it, funny thing was I even searched that area where I found the arrow, yet I never found it or any sign there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? I missed a huge 4x4 in full velvet the first week of Sept. It was drizzling and my feathers were wet . WOW!!! Id never shot a arrow with wet feathers before Im still crying ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Who all has missed? Cutter and I were out on Saturday in a new area, set up in ground blinds. Two quads came through the woods and scared up a buck and a doe. Needless to say I made a complete miss on the doe at 25 or so yds. It happens to all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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