ORIGINAL: davidmil

If nothing else, it's educational for those who don't understand what can happen to anyone. Take nothing for granted. Even in a target rich enviornment it doesn't take much to screw up.At the same time we haveseveral relatively new people to bowhunting around here. Many profess to be killing machines and seem to always have the answers.They ask for advice, we give it... and they always come up with a reason/excuse that makes it not applicable to them. In the same breath they think a crotchetty old fart can't possibly tell them anything about hunting. The attitude, "Take me on in a target shoot out old man".

It isn't only Jeff that's wounded some deer this year. I don't know what it is, but there's more and more of it going on lately. I blame it on the need to succeed and come on here and post pictures to show what a great bowhunter they are. One kill makes them an expert. If you don't believe me ask Tiffany or any of the other new "EXPERTS" on TV. They went from non hunters, airline attendants to the people everyone wants to be like. All they needed was some good private ground and a camera. I've seen them barely and in a couple cases UNABLE to pull their bow back... yet people put them on TV and made them stars. I think people think they can do anything because they can hit a piece of paper. I think everyone should be made to learn to kill a deer with a recurve before they can buy a compound. It would make them better shots and better hunters. Oh I know it'll never happen... but somewhere in all this hype with better equipment and more info at our disposal people are performing below what I call acceptable standards. This isn't pointed at GMMAT either. He didn't have this problem last year or the year before. He's obviously hit a bad streak and has to decide if it's him or what. If you ask for help... consider the advice, don't find excuses to make it not applicable in your woods. Chances are in most cases it's the shooter whether they want to admit it or not. Maybe GMMATs thead will open some eyes and minds or maybe it'll close some. It is educational only if someone is willing to read and learn or contemplate.