For me, poor. 3 hunts, not a single deer seen during legal shooting hours. I enjoyed being out there but am still waiting for the wind to be right to hunt my two early season stands where I have a good chance to tag a brute....I am just hunting fringe and observation stands and not seeing much.
Saturday morning a very small coyote came by. i draw...whistle...23 yards...release. Thump, into the ground at right under his chest. I am astounded, I can hit apples all day at that range. he jumps back to 30 I draw again (am in a ground blind, cannot see me) release....thump, exact same place, 2" under his chest. bloody he##. I dont miss at 30 ever either. he is standing at 38. I draw, 40 yard pin low....and miss the exact same way. wtf. the coyote runs off to 100 yards and barks for 5 minutes.I was
confident with my setup, driving tacks.
I go home, practice....my arrows are hitting 3" low at 20yards! Everything still tuned though...Now this doesn happen to me, I am very anal about tuning, siting in, bow maintanence, and where broadheads hit. the bow was still perfectly tuned, the sight locked down still..the only option is that my peep was moved on my string....a branch hooked it or something walking in. I never felt it and always watch for such.
So yea...a little humbling...good for me though, keeps my head out of the clouds.
On a positive note though, my 14 year old brother got his first deer with a bow, a huge doe saturday night(73 lbs of well trimed, boneless cuts!) He hit it at 17 yards, a wee bit far back(but not
that far). entered at the 4th rib from the rear, exited at the 5th from the rear hit the back of both lungs and thumped the liver (havent figured that one out either
) it bolded 200 yards then collapsed.
well this was longer than what I intended......how did you do?