You want full disclosure? I'll give you full disclosure....

If you bowhunt long enough.....you're going to fit into one of the following categories:

1. You have hit and lost a deer.
2. You haven't had enough chances for No. 1 to occur, yet.
3. You're a liar.

I know people on this sit who went YEARS........YEARS....killing deer EVERY YEAR and not recovering them, before making their first successful bowkill recovery. I know another guy (another foru member)who killed three in one year (in a row) and never recovered any of them. I know of many, many others who've PM'd me their tribulations, also.

Many anumals hit and not recovered are not killed. Some are. Period.

I don't think a man needs to post every time he hits a deer......nor do I think he necessarily "needs" to post every time he sees one......or touches a new bow......gets a new buck on trail cam......or...well....I think you get the picture.

But does it "bother" me? Hell no. I just don't open those threads up. Novel, huh?

In reality.....a LOT of people could likely learn a LOT about blood tracking and finding downed deer if some people weren't so freaking uptight about the threads. Why? I don't get it. Maybe it reminds people too much of their own failures....and that's too much for them.

If you have never lost a deer......or injured one and couldn't find it.....refer to the first part of this post.