You missed clean.....did you remember to bend at the waist? If you did'nt bend at the waist, that would cause you to shoot over the deer. I missed a 25 yard, broadside shot last night. I heard the arrow hit something between myself and the deer. That's bowhunting.

Sounds like a miss to me as well. I did the same thing last year on a doe. Luckily I got a chance at her sister who was following her and made up for my mistake. Practice makes perfect, which still does not guarantee a hit. Better luck next time..<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

The best of luck in all your hunting endeavors!!!

God Bless,
Dave

any pass through shot will have sign on the arrow,,,arrows do not travel at the speed of a bullet there is alot of contact area involved. U MISSED. hey, everyone does that here and there. aim a little higher...u will get lungs and heart arteries.

I nailed a doe opening day ay 32 yards clean pass thru blood all-over the arrow it hit her at the 4th to last rib and went out the butt and stuck in the ground 6 inches. she went 20yards and died in mid stride, every one it hit was covered in blood

Evan
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FIRST I WOULD HAVE TO ASK WHAT YOUR PINS ARE SET FOR. THEN I WOULD ASK IF YOU COMPENSATED FOR IT, THEN I WOULD ASK IF YOUR FORM WAS CORRECT. IF YOU CAN ANSWER YES TO ALL THE FOLLOWING THEN I WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THAT YOU MISSED. ITS OK EVERYONE DOES IT.


HUNT ON HUNT HARD EAT WELL

I have thought about my form quite a lot over the weekend and all I can come up with was the fact that I have started recently having the seat part of my climbing stand a bit higher to make standing easier. I just kinda lean back and perch on it rather than sitting. On this occasion I noticed that if I would have shot, my bottom cam would have hit the seat frame so I leant forward to avoid this. But as to using a &quot;Macho&quot; bow, I am 6 foot 3 and 220lbs. I use a bow that I am happy with and shoot well same as everyone should. People come onto this message board for help and accept constructive criticism as I do. However I don't see how criticising peoples choice of equipment is going to help anyone !!

X-Pat Brit Livin the good life in NC

Cyclone, what's macho about a 73# bow? My bow is at 72#. I draw and shoot it comfortably. Sure you can kill a whitetail with a 40# bow, but what's wrong with having extra speed and energy? Shooting a bow comfortably and accurately is most important....not how much draw weight it is. I guess I was really out there a few years ago when I was shooting 85# out of my old Buckmaster....to think, those deer all died too!

Just a simple question boys..Why get defensive?

~Will Hunt For Food~

Boris,
i had one experience with a passthru that left only a slight hint that the broadhead went thru the deer.The deer was about 27 yds away and i was hunting from the ground.I took the shot(perfectly broadside)and saw the arrow strike the side of the chest--the arrow went thru and bounced off of a tree on the other side of the deer.I found the arrow laying on the ground and looked it over carefully--I could barely make out anything on the arrow at all.After inspection i noticed the only thing that had any evidence on it was the broadhead--nothing on the shaft or fletching.As bizarre as it sounds it really did happen and the only way i could notice the broadhead was the fact that my arrow didn't go into the ground.I guess stranger things have happened.

Is it possible that the string may of hit your arm with out you realizing it. That would affect your aim and lack of penetration into the ground.