Turkeygirl Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Strike 1 occured over the weekend at the neighbor's cabn when I shot right over the back of a buck at 30 yards. Tonight was Strike 2....buck comes in, stop him right in the lane between 20-25 yards....Well shot ended up being shoulder...found the arrow with only about 4" broken off, blood trail very sparse, only drops for the most part, never bedded down. I think it was my error, too excited, aimed a little high, and a mistake happens, blame it on myself. I feel bad for the deer, though I feel that he'll be ok, not a fatal wound. I've got to calm myself down and concentrate on my shot when it comes. Worse for me this year just because opportunities to see deer have been very very slim. So any tips you guys use to calm nerves? Working the next 3 days then will be back at it...I just hate not being able to find deer...Andy helped me, we gave it the best but lost the trail of what very minimal blood there was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 i tend to get the aftermath fever instead of before. i've noticed that it helps if you focus on the body and not the rack. if you can don't stare at the deer the whole time either, move your eye balls off him when you can. if you practice preparing for the shot with other deer that come in then it'll start you into "auto pilot mode" easier. that's kind of all I can give you. my first ML buck i watched for about a half hour before I decided to take him. toward the end i started looking at his rack more and more. i went from calm sniper mode to my right leg shaking uncontrollably. i took a deep breathe and focused on the kill zone only and managed to calm down again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102355 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 It happens Ruth, I've lost a couple over the years buried deep in the shoulder with little blood to follow. Just gotta shoot a little more, know what you did wrong, gather yourself and get back on the horse again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Yep...it happens Ruth! What I try to do right after the initial rush of seeing one coming I want to shoot is...grit my teeth and focus on the spot I want to shoot him, stay focused on it, and then tell myself to follow through once I come to full draw aiming at that spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 ...found the arrow with only about 4" broken off,I feel that he'll be ok, not a fatal wound. . Unfortunately that is a fatal woud there Ruth in most cases. Misses do happen, but it should be pause for concern on your part considering this was back to back. Just remember if you feel too exicted at full draw just let down and start over. Nobody says you have to release the arrow everytime you draw....... Better luck next time:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodtrails Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Third times a charm!:fish: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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