Muleyman Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 :(A few nights me and my dad went to sit in the blind for abit. I have been getting trail cam pics of a 140 buck with a split browtine and a kicker. Well when we were sitting in the blind, that buck walked in, and buck fever hit me, i grabbed my bow and knocked an arrow, I drew back and he was quartering towards me a bit and I shouldnt have tooken the shot but unfortunetly I did. I hit him way too far back and, we left him till the next day to go look. That night, I couldnt sleep at all. Bret(sureshot) is a great guy, he took off work to come help me look for this deer, I learned alot from him. We never did find the buck. We were seeing blood and thought we would find him but then we stopped seeing blood, Bret said he must have blood clotted and is healing. He thinks he is still alive. And If so, he will be non-typical next year and will be awesome. But I cant stop replaying the shot in my head and thinking how stupid I am for taking that shot. How many of you has this happened too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Carson, don't beat yourself up over it. It happens to everybody who picks up a bow at some point in their bow hunting career. It happened to me this year, too. All you can do is make the best effort you possibly can to find the deer. If you do, great. If you don't, just chalk it up to experience and learn from it. That deer if it is dead will turn to earth and the other critters will eat. Go out and try for another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoythunter37 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Carson, don't beat yourself up over it. It happens to everybody who picks up a bow at some point in their bow hunting career. It happened to me this year, too. All you can do is make the best effort you possibly can to find the deer. If you do, great. If you don't, just chalk it up to experience and learn from it. That deer if it is dead will turn to earth and the other critters will eat. Go out and try for another one. Amen to that. I have been there myself. Best thing you can do is learn from it and go on. There is always a circle of life and if you dont feed from him then something else will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I know how you feel Carson. You can't help kicking yourself in the butt over it, because you're a responsible hunter. It makes me sick when it happens to me, but like Mike said, you just have to learn from it, and get back on the horse. Next time and there will most likely be a next time somewhere down the road, it will feel just as bad or worse. And that's a good thing, because it shows you care and are responsible in spite of what happened. Try going out in a few days and looking for ravens, eagles etc. If you got him, there will be a feeding frenzy going on. Try not to be too hard on yourself buddy. this too shall pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted September 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Thanks guys. Its just the worst feeling. I would have rather missed then what happened. It just bothers me that I made that shot when I past on a shot like that last year, although that was a doe last year. I just gotta learn to control buck fever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 It does truly suck. The good news is it really is a learning experience. The bad news is you will never forget it, and it will always churn your guts. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledrop Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 happens to us all buddy. just keep your head up and do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucknut Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 (edited) Just keep at it Carson, you did all you could do. It sure sounds like he made it through though. Just keep a eye open and who knows he might give you a second chance! Edited September 18, 2010 by bucknut cant spell apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSeb53 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 that's alright.. I know it is a bad feeling... I wounded a deer last winter during pennsylvania's late flintlock muzzleloader season... it was a doe and it still made me feel sick... all you can do is take this experience and learn from it... you might be sick over this now.. but in the long run I think it will have made you a better hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 happens to the best of us bud! You'll learn from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Carson, don't beat yourself up over it. It happens to everybody who picks up a bow at some point in their bow hunting career. It happened to me this year, too. All you can do is make the best effort you possibly can to find the deer. If you do, great. If you don't, just chalk it up to experience and learn from it. That deer if it is dead will turn to earth and the other critters will eat. Go out and try for another one. Carson: it does happen to us...... THING THAT YOU CAN TAKE FROM THIS EXPERIENCE IS NOT TO LET IT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. I remember that time that I couldn't sleep because of a shot that should not have been taken. All I could think of was that animal suffering because of a STUPID shot that I should not have taken. It's just not worth it for me anymore to take that marginal or unethical shot. good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureshot Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Carson like said that night anyone who says they have never wounded a deer either has not hunted lots or os a bser, it happens, the reason I like hunting with you is becouse you care, if you did not trust me I would not be taking you out, you feel for the animal you hunt and that makes youa true hunter and great kid!!The way he bled and clotted then clotted agaon and stopped says it was a tissue shot, if a major artery was hit is would of bled and spat, I have tracked prob close to a hundred deer for me and buddies and Iwould bet that that deer is alive but a bit sore, seeing you feel bad bothers me but on the other hand makes me happy, its whats it about,like all of life you learn form mistakes, You will not make another shot like that, like the guys we talked about on tv today taking 50 yard runnign shots with bow, they are idiots, you learnt the hard way what is right , it takes time to leant to controal buck fever but trust me kid, if you keep it up you will be passing me not to far down the road,you and your brother are the best young hunters I ever seen, you have it all, the sence, the skill, the passion, don't get to upset becouse of one stupid call, we all do it!!Just rememebr who your guide was when you get on tv and show others how to hunt lol, send me a case of beer anyway lol!! Just keep it cool and relaxed remember the stupid shot but rememebr you can shoot, practice a bit to prove to yourself you can hit were you want like I know you can!!SHooting is like anything your mind can screw it up, don't let it prove to yourself you can hit the dot at 30 yards, if your mind says you can you will!!good luck tomorrow, call me if any luck, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Carson, I know how you feel, buddy. I made an errand shot on an antelope doe at 43 yards last year in Wyoming. I was aiming for one doe, but the arrow hit a different one! Found out my bow didn't shoot Muzzys like field tips like the Rage broadheads do. Anyways, it hit the yearling in the rear. She definitely looked sick, was limping and I could see that the inside of her leg was coated in crimson. Steve and I decided to back off a little bit and come back a little while later. What we should have done was back off and watched her from a distance. We came back fifteen minutes later and she was gone. And I mean gone; aside from a pool of blood where we had last seen her (it was like someone had dumped a gallon jug of blood right on the spot ), it was like she had never existed! We never found her and I was just left with a sick feeling. I filled my tag with another doe later on, but that was just heart breaking. It happens, buddy, but you'll get another shot I guarantee you. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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