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anyone admit to making a terrible shot
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<blockquote data-quote="rick523" data-source="post: 856155" data-attributes="member: 46920"><p>I've been there too. In fact I made two bad shots in the same day a few hours apart. These were both while bow hunting. The first a really nice 8 pointer came down the trail I was watching from my tree stand. He stopped at exactly 23 yds, well maybe not (exactly) this was in the days before good laser range finders, in fact I think it was before bad laser range finders so that will tell you how long ago. Back then you would pace off your distance to your stand and note the locations by survey tape or a landmark. I'm sure some of you have been there. Any way the buck comes in and stops broadside with his nose on the ground facing to the left, I drew took careful aim good anchor point and all that, when I released I hit him in the ***, WTH he turns and runs out of there. Hoping I may of hit femoral artery I get down to look for blood. There was blood but it was dark red mussel blood. I waited a few min. then took up the trail which was pretty easy to follow since there was a very light dusting of snow on the ground. I followed it for about 200 yds. until it gave out completely, showing no signs of being hit fatally I went back to my stand. About 10 minutes after settling in here comes a 9 point stops in the exact same place only facing right so I come to full draw release and hit him squarely in the neck. Holy crap I can't believe this, so I get down find about two drops of blood nothing else. By now I'm really confused and am thinking my sights have to have been knocked out of alignment some how.</p><p> I stopped by my buddies house to relay the story and to check my sights there dead on. This took place on a Tuesday, fast forward to Saturday opening day of gun season,(shotgun&muzzle loader) Indiana. I'm up in the same stand at first light still being confused on what took place a few days before I'm looking towards the spot both deer were standing with my binoculars and notice about 20' out from my stand a small limb,(were talking about the diameter of a tooth pick) with a fresh nick in it. The only thing I can figure is one of the shoots hit this limb with the broad head and the other maybe the fletching barely touched it, sending both shots slightly right.</p><p> Now here is where it gets crazy. I hear a deer running through the leaves about 80 yds away look through the bino's and see a doe right behind her is a nice buck. When they both stop I already have him in the cross hairs. I make the shot a perfect double lung he goes maybe 20 yds. and is down for the count. I get down go over and start field dressing him. By now my buddy is there we drag him out load him in the truck and take him home. As I'm getting ready to hang him and get him skinned I noticed a wound on his neck that is completely healed over I stuck the point of my knife in the wound and hit metal, when I dug it out there is my broad head intact. It was the second buck I shot a few days before. He showed no indication off being injured. I only hope the first one fared as well. Hunt long enough it's gonna happen. I still have the broad head along with a picture of that buck hanging in my office.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rick523, post: 856155, member: 46920"] I've been there too. In fact I made two bad shots in the same day a few hours apart. These were both while bow hunting. The first a really nice 8 pointer came down the trail I was watching from my tree stand. He stopped at exactly 23 yds, well maybe not (exactly) this was in the days before good laser range finders, in fact I think it was before bad laser range finders so that will tell you how long ago. Back then you would pace off your distance to your stand and note the locations by survey tape or a landmark. I'm sure some of you have been there. Any way the buck comes in and stops broadside with his nose on the ground facing to the left, I drew took careful aim good anchor point and all that, when I released I hit him in the ***, WTH he turns and runs out of there. Hoping I may of hit femoral artery I get down to look for blood. There was blood but it was dark red mussel blood. I waited a few min. then took up the trail which was pretty easy to follow since there was a very light dusting of snow on the ground. I followed it for about 200 yds. until it gave out completely, showing no signs of being hit fatally I went back to my stand. About 10 minutes after settling in here comes a 9 point stops in the exact same place only facing right so I come to full draw release and hit him squarely in the neck. Holy crap I can't believe this, so I get down find about two drops of blood nothing else. By now I'm really confused and am thinking my sights have to have been knocked out of alignment some how. I stopped by my buddies house to relay the story and to check my sights there dead on. This took place on a Tuesday, fast forward to Saturday opening day of gun season,(shotgun&muzzle loader) Indiana. I'm up in the same stand at first light still being confused on what took place a few days before I'm looking towards the spot both deer were standing with my binoculars and notice about 20' out from my stand a small limb,(were talking about the diameter of a tooth pick) with a fresh nick in it. The only thing I can figure is one of the shoots hit this limb with the broad head and the other maybe the fletching barely touched it, sending both shots slightly right. Now here is where it gets crazy. I hear a deer running through the leaves about 80 yds away look through the bino's and see a doe right behind her is a nice buck. When they both stop I already have him in the cross hairs. I make the shot a perfect double lung he goes maybe 20 yds. and is down for the count. I get down go over and start field dressing him. By now my buddy is there we drag him out load him in the truck and take him home. As I'm getting ready to hang him and get him skinned I noticed a wound on his neck that is completely healed over I stuck the point of my knife in the wound and hit metal, when I dug it out there is my broad head intact. It was the second buck I shot a few days before. He showed no indication off being injured. I only hope the first one fared as well. Hunt long enough it's gonna happen. I still have the broad head along with a picture of that buck hanging in my office. [/QUOTE]
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