for whatever reason i cannot make a good shot on a deer. I dont get it. Everytime i shoot a deer i ALWAYS hit it too far back, im holding right behind the front shoulder blade and i hit GUTS. I dont know what im doing wrong i shot a doe tonight and man did i ever have a problem on my hands, she was 4 yards 4 YARDS and i still hit her in the guts. WHAT IS MY PROBLEM??? Part of me just wants to give up bowhunting for good. I dont get what this is all about my buck i shot i shot him far back too but i recovered him, then the other week i shot a doe and hit it too far forward!! never recovered that deer, then the first day of Archery season i shot a doe and hit her SQUARE in the guts, diddnt get ANY blood, searched for her for 2 days and never found her, then a week ago i find her laying about 40 yards from where i shot the last doe. I dont get it anyone have any suggestions, i get GREAT groups on the 3D targets and im a pro at estimating yardage so thats not my downfall, and i can shoot anyone who i have hung out with can attest to that. Anyone have any suggestions, i do get excited but im able to calm down by the time its time to do the job. ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREAT!

Ryan.

not sure but you should try hanging a stand in your yard or a friends and try shooting from it. make sure you move it around allot and exspecially up close those shots can be tricky. good luck.

That is your problem you aim in FRONT of the shoulder blade. J/k i suck too, maybe try a different achor point and a level on your sight, that helped me out a lot when shooting archery.

I mainly practice from a treestand, but on the rare occasion i do shoot from the ground i still get very consistant groups. Bullseye in the treestand, high on the ground.

Thanks for the imput.
Ryan.

Are you possibly peeking to see where you arrow is going after you shoot? That would be my guess! Make sure nothing moves when you release that arrow. When your practicing, act like its a real deer and consentrate very hard.Practice with all your clothing on that you hunt with also.

never mind I read your post wrong sorry I apologize with the wise crack. Joke is on me now

When it gets close to the season we break out the hunting gear, and shoot, and i still hold tight groups, I always sit down and shoot some then stand up and shoot some, climb a different tree get a new angle, dont get me wrong im no fred bear but all the shots will kill a deer for sure, VERY rare do i mess up and pull one, but its like everyone else it happens, but to have it happen this much... well I think you might be right about peeking cause i can never see the damn white arrow hitting the deer so i think i may be looking too hard for it. Thanks for the imput.

Ryan.

p.s. stabnslab_WI its ok buddy.

I did to but on targets... Archery shop owner said I was peeking and sure enough I was. You just have to aim fire and hold bow still after the shot for one full second! it worked for me hope this helps.

Morgan Murphy

Should be the other way around. High in the stand, and low on the ground.

One thing that has helped me is to go thru steps. Before a shot, I try to tell myself, range, pin, sight alignment, and pull thru the shot. Alot of guys like to grip thier release. I believe it causes them issues. If you don't grip your release, then you pull thru the shot.

I have gone thru my share of bad shots. But if I follow the steps, usually turns out well.