Misses: Too High, or Too Low?
06-25-2008, 09:15 PM
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Misses: Too High, or Too Low?
Thinking only aboutdeer you've missed, tell me about your misses.
Which have you done more often: miss high (shot over the back), ormiss low (shot under the belly)?
Which have you done more often: miss high (shot over the back), ormiss low (shot under the belly)?
06-25-2008, 09:17 PM
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RE: Misses: Too High, or Too Low?
I once missed a doe at 8 yards from the ground.. perfectly broadside and she had no idea I was there.
I shot like 3 feet over her and smack into a tree.
I was in shock at first.. but have since laughed a great deal at myself.
I shot like 3 feet over her and smack into a tree.
I was in shock at first.. but have since laughed a great deal at myself.
06-25-2008, 09:23 PM
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RE: Misses: Too High, or Too Low?
ORIGINAL: buckeye
I haven't missed with a bow... But do have one that was unrecovered.
I haven't missed with a bow... But do have one that was unrecovered.
06-25-2008, 09:42 PM
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RE: Misses: Too High, or Too Low?
I have missed more high.
2 reasons.
1. close shots with my 20 yd pin are going to be high.
2. deer duck down when they hear noise (bend their legs so they can jump)
It took me a while to shoot low on those close shots.
2 reasons.
1. close shots with my 20 yd pin are going to be high.
2. deer duck down when they hear noise (bend their legs so they can jump)
It took me a while to shoot low on those close shots.
06-25-2008, 09:50 PM
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RE: Misses: Too High, or Too Low?
ORIGINAL: Steven McBee
2 under dang how far were they and were you in a treestand
ORIGINAL: OKbowhunter20
2 under
2 under
Its a sad story really. They both happened in the same day, the doe in the morning and the buck that evening. It involves and inexperiance boy, a POS, out of tune, falling apart bow.....and a SERIOUS case of doe/buck fever (Im talking knees clacking, sweating bullets)
It was also the first 2 times I ever shot out of a treestand.