I've never "missed", but I have hit two deer a little far back and recovered them. Nothing in the world could be worse than missing, except wounding. In fact, if you wounded, you missed!

If I make bad shot, I am physically ill about it. It haunts me for months. How could I make a bad shot after the thousands of arrows and year round practice? After gut shooting a deer this year, I literally could not sleep for a few days. And I recovered it! I just kept replaying the shot over and over in my head. It was aweful. It's been six months and I still think about it. I think that fear of missing/wounding makes me a better hunter. When I practice year round, I'm not thinking about all the deer and turkey's I've killed. I'm thinking about that gutshot buck last year. Missing sucks! When you shoot thousands of practice arrows tobe ready for that ONE arrow that counts, you'd better not miss!

I'd much rather not shoot than miss. Missing sucks. I know eventually we all miss, but man I hate making a bad shot on an animal. Hate it! That's why I only take shots that I am 100% confident with. Any doubt at all, and I won't shoot.

I hope to keep the streak alive this year. Over 15 deer so far and never a miss or unrecovered animal. Just two gutshot but recovered deer that still haunt me!