ORIGINAL: Brett/IL

Three that haunt me for sure.First one happenedmy second year bowhunting. He was abig, corn fed, Illinois giant. Easily in the 170's maybe even 180's.We had glassed him three days in a row. I got permission to hunt the farm and slipped in one afternoon when the wind was right. He hopped a fence and came in to 20 yds. right at last light. I thought I was focused on a spot right behind his shoulder...............................until the arrow flew harmlessly over his rack!

The other two happened two seasons ago which was my first hunting with a recurve. The first one was a MASSIVE 150 class 8 pt. with kickersthat I had at 10 yds. and I was 20 ft. up. Yep, right over his back, I almostvomitted out of my stand.The second one happened exactly three weeks later. He was a good solid non-typical. Not huge, but he would of been my first with a droptine. He came in broadside at 15 yds., again I was at least 20 ft. in the air. The whole time he was coming I was telling myself "pick a spot, don't shoot high". Another clean whiff right over that bucks back. Talk about wanting to put your saftey harness around your neck and jump out of your stand!

Redemption will be mine this year with a recurve. (hopefully)