need2hunt Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Yep it seems every year I miss the first deer that I shoot at. Always a clean miss, sometimes from misjudged yardage sometimes from on obsticle I didn't notice. Soooo... every year a pray that it won't happen but this year it did... my first shot attempt for the year was on a buck I would have aged about 5.5 and had 14 inch split G2's and bases the size of a pop (or soda ) can. Conservative estimate 140 class. I was hunting the edge of a corn field and my hunting partner was hunting close by in the woods. Well she ended up getting on the wrong trail in the dark and set up in a different tree than normal. She watched a big fat raccoon play around for quite a while and then noticed some deer moving in, it was the big one and a younger 6 point. As they got closer she drew back, they were coming until the big buck got to a plce the raccoon had been and evidently he didn't like it. He let out the biggest snort I've ever heard and then I heard him busting threw the brush in my direction. He came out behind me in an area I cant shoot because of how the tree I am in is. He stopped about 12 feet away in a bunch of brush and then headed to my right. He was at about 25 yards and stopped broadside to check out the clearing before going into the cornfield. There was some briars low but I had a good opening for his vitals just had to clear one branch. I released the arrow and the shot looked good, the front end of the arrow just cleared the branch but the very back end hit and sent the arrow about 2 inches under him. He wasn't overly spooked, he trotted out into the clearing, looked around and walked/trotted off while I was praying for him to stop while I tried to get another arrow on. Sue said she was excited when he headed right toward my stand and then she was like "Oh no, it's the first deer - hope he doesn't miss this time" Oh well it was a really nice weekend and we saw a decent amount of deer, next weekend is the last time we will be able to hunt this farm this year so hopefully we can catch up to one of them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: A curse... to bad you didnt get him, sounds like a nice one. you still got a good amount of time to try to connect. -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIDeer4Life Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: A curse... maybe u should go out before the season even starts and try to whack a doe, that way your curse will be gone before the season even starts! kidding of course haha, sorry to hear about the miss. sounds like you didnt spook him too much so he'll show up again sometime. Good luck Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: A curse... Too bad about the miss. Sounds like a great deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: A curse... Trust me Gary, I know all too much about missing a big buck with archery gear. Keep after him buddy, you'll connect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: A curse... That's a bummer Gary. The only thing worse than a clean miss is a bad hit though, so don't feel too bad. Did you get it on film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: A curse... Maybe try shooting a squirrel or raccon to get that first "miss" out of your system!! That IS a bummer, and I can only imagine the feeling!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: A curse... Don't feel bad; i missed one this weekend to! Opening morning missed a buck - I think I got too excited and dropped my bow. Oh well...just gotta get back out there and not make a mistake next time! Good luck to ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunting_boy Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: A curse... [ QUOTE ] maybe u should go out before the season even starts and try to whack a doe, that way your curse will be gone before the season even starts! kidding of course haha, sorry to hear about the miss. sounds like you didnt spook him too much so he'll show up again sometime. Good luck Kyle [/ QUOTE ]lol thats a good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitcha_some Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: A curse... hey need2hunt....is it just me or did u post thios around the same time of year last year? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: A curse... Bummer Gary but it doesn't sound like you spooked him. He'll be around for round 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2hunt Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: A curse... [ QUOTE ] hey need2hunt....is it just me or did u post thios around the same time of year last year? haha [/ QUOTE ] That's funny right there!!! LOL ya that would have been me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: A curse... that sounds like a huge deer! to bad you missed, but on the bright side you might get another shot at him, you never know. Best of luck to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: A curse... What a bummer. You have alot of time left tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mathews4 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: A curse... i also have a curse. i cant kill a deer in october. i could shoot at 100 deer and miss them all, but come november 1st the killing begins. im already 0-2 so it looks like i may still be cursed as well. so november cant get here soon enough for me...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: A curse... Buckee said it right, the only thing worse is a bad hit. Sounds like a nice buck Garry, now the curse is over and you can get a better one, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: A curse... Sorry you didn't get him Gary. At least you got that miss out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter47 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: A curse... ouch..that hurts but maybe try and get it all outta your system and help yourself out, if it were me id definetly take great pride in climbing that other tree and with a huge smile on my face, cut that limb or branch that your arrow came in contact with!!!...get back out there he didnt go far, good luck and keep trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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