RE: Deer sniffing arrows--has this happened to you?
well kinda emparasing but ill share, last year i was bowhunting of course and had a button buck start circling around me, so of coure i was getting ready to prepare myself for the shot, well right when i though i had the shot i wanted i drew my bow back just a couple of inches and decided i didnt want that shot, well when i let the string back down my arrow fell off, and let me tell you, that was my 5th year bowhunting and had only shot at one deer(actually the night before) and my heart instantly sank. I stood motionless as if my arrow was falling in slow motion. When it finally hit the ground the deer kinda spooked a little bit and looked over to see what he just heard. Well he did end up coming right underneath me and started sniffing around on the arrow. At about that time i managed to re-knock another arrow and as he was walking away he ended up perfect broadside and i put about the best shot on a deer you could possibly do with a bow. It did take 5 years and one miss but ill have to say this, it was worth the wait, im still only 19 so i still get pretty excited about this stuff. So Yes, i have had a deer sniff my arrow and it proved very costly to him. Lesson learned- you sniff my arrows and ill shoot you.LOL. thought id share my story with you guys,