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09-21-2006 | 11:45 AM

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GMMAT

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New bowhunters......take a minute....

If you’re a veteran…..you’ll likely get mad. If you’re new at this….I want NOTHING other than for you to learn from my mistake(s).

I wounded a deer last Tuesday night……by aiming at the wrong spot on the deer. I’ve gone over this a million times in my head….and I made a mistake. I get SOOOO ingrained into thinking about my 3D deer…..the 12 ring….the 3D tournaments I shoot in…..that I lost sight that this MAGNIFICENT animal was a living, breathing being. It deserved better than I gave it, that day. If I shoot this deer Saturday….I still have to live with how it bedded that night….and the nights and days since.

I’m proficient with my bow. I shoot a LOT. This was shot, during lunch, from 22 yds out of my ladder stand. My buck was quartering away @ 12. I hit what I aim at. I aimed at the wrong thing. I was also shaking like a leaf. I’m 41. Yes. It can happen to you.

I practice good ethics. I teach my son good ethics. I ABSOLUTELY got caught up in a “moment”…..saw this great buck …..and made a poor decision. I aimed in the wrong spot. This deer was at ground level. I wasn’t . This deer was quartering away. I didn’t take it into account. I’m convinced, now.

I posted my entire story…..and I took a few hits because of it. I’m absolutely coming clean about what I did, now. This is the last time I’ll mention this, publicly. If you’re new to this…..I hope I might can save you what I went through this past week. Read EVERY POST that a “sticky” at the top of these pages.

Have a great season

Jeff

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