Well I decided I would post this thinking it would maybe be of help to others. Last night I went out to a new property I have permission to hunt. I have hunted this in the past but only firarms. So I had to get permission to bowhunt and I got it no problem. I new where there had been a heavy scrape line from years before so I decided to go to that relative area. Armed with my lil can doe bleat and a grunt tube I settled in and went to work. I would bleat a little and then reply with a couple grunts. I wound up waking up a small buck from his bed and proceeded to stalk him. I finnally got into bow range and he winded me and proceeded to run away. Well I went back to my spot and called a little more. I turned to my right and my heart started pumping. There was a 3-4 year old buck about 50 yards from me that was heading my way. I waited and waited and he didnt want to come from the thick stuff and another young buck came out. Now I started to procratinate thinking " its still early in the season" but then I would think" might as well shoot him hes in range. So this went on as he got into bow range. So I just decided to draw on him all the while thinking I shouldnt. I had a easy shot opportunity at 15 yards but decided to wait I dont know why I did but then I was like "I had better shoot" so I did regarless of the fact that there were branches in the way so I arrow went flipping as it hit some branches and the buck ran off a ways so I grunted to him and he came back. Smarter this time as he came from downwind so he smelled me and that was that. I think I wound up scaring away the larger buck beacuse of the racket. So I was like whatever. Then three mins later three does came out and I knew that this deer was too far but I shot anyway. I wound up knicking her way way low it didnt do anything to her so she hopped off. I now am very glad I missed that buck and the doe and I guess this is a long way of telling you the lessons I learned but here they are. 1. Never never never shoot farther than your comfortable shooting range.2. Never shoot at a deer that you are unsure of as far as whether you want to shoot it or not.3. Never trust the wind, scent control and scents. Your scent can always be picked up.4 Always be paitient with the older deer as the younger ones will probably come first so be paitient. And number 5. never never shoot when ther is brush is the way.I have so far learned all of these if not more this season in just the 3 times I have been out this year. I am not in the least upset that I missed those deer but I am extremly upset that I even attemped those shots. A good sportsman would have never taken those shots. So I hope you guys can learn from my mistakes as there are many. Team 13, sorry I let you down but at this new property I saw 3 different bucks withing 30 mins so there is a good chance I will be able to help out with our teams scoring. Thanks for lissening to a guy who learns everything the hard way.