Missed My Chance-Now He's Dead

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11-19-2007, 10:57 AM

Wudayanuts

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Join Date: Sep 2004

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Missed My Chance-Now He's Dead

Let this be a lesson how critical it is to get IT DONE when you have the chance. I videoed this buck 9 days before gun season. 7 days before gun season I had my chance but misjudged distance. The arrow went right over him.
I got a call last night from my neighbor....this buck fell victim to his .270
Chances like this don't come very often. I vow to never let this happen again.

11-19-2007, 11:11 AM

Western MA Hunter

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Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: Western Massachusetts

Posts: 7,168

RE: Missed My Chance-Now He's Dead

Too bad... Very nice buck..

11-19-2007, 11:11 AM

shawnfogelman

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Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio (Buckeye= Big Bucks)

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RE: Missed My Chance-Now He's Dead

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ORIGINAL: Wudayanuts

Let this be a lesson how critical it is to get IT DONE when you have the chance. I videoed this buck 9 days before gun season. 7 days before gun season I had my chance but misjudged distance. The arrow went right over him.
I got a call last night from my neighbor....this buck fell victim to his .270
Chances like this don't come very often. I vow to never let this happen again.

[:-]Man that stinks...remember, practice makes perfect(Almost in the deer woods). I found a long time ago that if you practice yardages and look at something, walk it off and see if you're right. After a while you will get really good and not have that problem again.

11-19-2007, 11:14 AM

sr77

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Join Date: Nov 2003

Location: West Chester, Pa.

Posts: 1,892

RE: Missed My Chance-Now He's Dead

I would say that is a bit of a heartbreaker. Nice deer nonetheless.

Shane

11-19-2007, 12:15 PM

dmacneil41

Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: Albany, NY

Posts: 32

RE: Missed My Chance-Now He's Dead

Wow...nice buck...I practice from my tree stand and throw out tennis balls and then try to judge the distance...Of course I do not hunt with these arrows again but it does help with guessing yardage...

Dave