Sitting in the cold takes a toll sometimes. Practice with cold weather gear(any worn to hunt).
I backed my bow down to 50 lbs. the year i hunted into winter,yes and practiced. After a long sit it took every thing i had to make full draw and successful shot.
You may have it figured out by now as to what happened. besides confidence being shaken.
Only a suggestion but if no answer found and shooting and excitement under control,follow miss by picking out a leaf or something at same distance and take a shot(again assuming bow).
I know a guy,(personally!)who was excited on a large buck and used the wrong site pin,twice!.
A target arrow that shoots like hunting arrow can be shot out of stand on occasion such as your trip where even witness marks for site locations won,t show changes .not all ways convenient to set a target on arrival ,like a predawn setting to check . Not such a bad worst,no one got hurt!
Good luck.
Last edited by monoped; 01-05-2013 at 03:21 PM.