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RE: when to throw in the towel!?!?!
 

Frustration is one thing, and trust me ive been there, but an attitude like that is going to get you absolutely nowhere. Just for the record, any money spent on huntingis money well spent

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i have been bowhunting for like exactly one year 2 weeks ago. and i have gotten 3 does and a big buck and passed on many. i practice all the time so i get good shots even on quartering into shots. only had one deer run over 50 yards. most fall within 35 yards

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:DThats funny stuff though!!! But listen, be patient, understand that Bow Hunting is like nothing you have ever done before. I hunted 7 LONG years before I let my first arrow even fly. Usually due to the fact I was shaking so bad I couldn't even pull my bow back. Target shooting...well, I was pretty damned good at that but you put a deer in front of me I was a mess. Yes it can be expensive, but the lessons you learn from your mistakes will be well worth it. Hang in there, TRUST ME! There's no other feeling in the world like Bow Hunting. Try another bow like 1 guy said, try a friends, go to your local shop, take lessons...be patient, You will get it and get better at it. Don't expect to be "Chuck Adams" your first Bow Hunting Sesason. Good luck to you.

RE: when to throw in the towel!?!?!
 

Take it easy on yourself Bowhunting isn't easy. It should be fun. If not take a good look at what you have done if you see mistakes learn from them and give it a try next year

RE: when to throw in the towel!?!?!
 

You said that maybe you are hitting liver? Are you giving the deer time to expire, liver shots can take awhile. I have been bowhunting for fifteen years now and still learn everyday I go out. I make mistakes all the time but its part of the process. You become your best teacher learning from your mistakes. Don't give up this sport and hang in there.

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My advice would indeed be throw in the towel.

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My first question is to all the people who are telling him to throw in the towel. WHAT are you people thinking. It almost makes me rethink the good things i say about us bowhunters. we should be giving this guy tips not putting him down. I highly doubt that all of us was a master whitetail hunter the first year we went out.
You know I really just don't know what to say.

But to you man. dont be so hard on yourself. Sometimes you just need to stop step backa second and take a breath. It took me along time before i actually became confident in myself. and that is the big thing. Confidence in what you do. Keep in there.

RE: when to throw in the towel!?!?!
 

How much weight are you pulling? You are most likely holding at full draw longer than you are when you practice thereby letting the pin float all over the place and don't really know where it is when you release. If this is the case lower your pull weight before you buy new arrows.

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It's your first year and you only got one deer? That's one more than some people on here have gotten and they've been bowhunting for several years. It's my second year hunting period and I've only gotten one deer, and it was with my bow. That just drives me to find new spots where I might come across the one that I can put on the wall. I despise carrying a gun in the woods now, but I only do it so I have more range in hopes of getting another deer. I step out the door thinking I'd be happy to SEE a deer and elated to take one. Nine hours in the stand yesterday and I didn't even see a deer. No bucks, no does, nothing. It isn't the end of the world. I suspect if you're asking the question of whether or not you should give up, you've pretty much made up your mind already and just want someone to tell you to. Enjoy it for the hunt, enjoy the peace and quiet, enjoy nature.....getting deer is a distant 5th or 6th on my list of stuff for the day's hunt. Don't quit, just re-organize your hunt priorities and youmay find it becomes more enjoyable.