Shot right over his back!.. (at 18 yards! )

This is my first year of bow hunting. I shoot a 4 pointer the second weekned low in the lungs at about 30 yards. We found a lot of blood but lost it after about 100 yards because it was raining and it kept washing the blood trail away. We searched for over 3 hours in the dark but never found it.

5 years ago, forgot my quiver at home so I used one of my brothers arrows ( I know completely stupid). Shot a doe right in the rear hip and broke her leg. We chased her for 4 miles on a bad leg until the other one broke and I had to walk up and didnt have the heart to cut her throat and put another one in her. By far the most traumatising hunt of my life. I swore I would never hunt again after that experience. Took the next year off and the year after that I decided to give it another try. Opening weekend I had a 16pt typical 200+ class walk right in front of me but never heard him coming cause I was playing my gameboy! I still managed to put the gamedown, grad my bow, draw back and miss a broadside shot from 10 yards and watch my first buck ever walk away totally unaware of what happened. Never saw him again and missed 4 other does that year. After that I decided I was going to totally commit to deer hunting. Bought a Bowtech Allegiance, practiced 5 days a week scouted months in advace and went 7 for 7 last year, all double lungers. It just goes to show that you have to totally commit to practicing and learning your bow and your self, but nothing can substitute for experience of being around deer on their turf. I still get excited every time I see a deer, but I dont get the uncontrollable shakes and the anxiety of thinking all I am going to do is miss or maim the deer. I only wish that big dog I missed 3 years ago would come by again! Sorry about the long post but I am just revved up about the season!

A miss here

My dad was taping and we were in a draw only area. Got lucky enough to get drawn out and it was the last afternoon. We were getting ready to get out and looked and saw a nice 2 1/2 yr. old 8 point coming up the hill at 20 yards. I'm thinking yes here we go first deer I've ever seen in range and going right along the trail. It was to dark to get any good footage with the old cheap camera that we used to have. Well I shot and realized I misjudged where my shooting lane began. After hitting about 5 different limbs my arrow still somehow managed to just helplessly float only a few inches over his back.

I finally got one my 3rd year bowhunting.