ORIGINAL: DropTine249
I can respect that Big. Really, the conditions were not as bad at the time of the shot as you would think, aside from the fact that I was soaking wet and freezing.
Yes, I did accidently trip my release- rookie mistake, maybe. Either way, I kept it together enough to get off another shot.
I watched the arrow hit and I was happy with where I hit that deer. I will never take a shot in haste. Ihad to waitmore than a few minutes to get that follow up shot, but when I look back- I did well. I was not nervous, at all. I was shivvering a bit, but I got a good, steady, clean shot off...We'll see what tomorrow brings.
This is a quote I can live with.
Threads like this is how we learn. And not to sound all high and mighty I've hit deer in bad spots before and thought them good hits as well. It was early in my hunting years and I spent a few days to find a deer that I realized I kept pushing her and pushing her because I took up the trail too soon. The deer was eaten up by coyotes and completely useless to me. I learned from that experience and moved on. I only wish I'd had the internet and a site like this to learn from back then.
P.S. I even put a complete miss on a doe one year.....to this day I have noidea where that arrow went....never found it.
I hope you find your deer.