Not bowhunting related, I was muzzleloader hunting in Kentucky in Dec of 06. I had not been successful with the muzzleloader, that still hasn't changed. I had cleaned the gun good a few days before. I had a decent 8 point, big body buck walk out of the woods just 40yrds from me into an open cut bean field. He saw me but just trotted off, no run. I squatted on one knee to get steady and lined up perfect and pulled the trigger. Expecting a pretty good kick, only getting a small poof of smoke I was dazed as he looked back trotting off. I later realized thru conversation with an experienced muzzleloader hunter that after cleaning the barrell, you need to turn the gun muzzle down to let the oil drip out. I did not have powder in the gun when cleaning, but when I did reload the pellets, they soaked up the oil that was waiting in the bottom of the barrell. Painful lesson learned,one I will never forget. To this date, that is the only deer I have pulled the trigger on with the muzzleloader.
chris