RE: Caught up in the Kill.
 

ME ---> <--- Kyle, Just Jokingwith youKyle, I did the same thing about 35 years ago, Wanted to put a doe in the freezer early for my mother. I bet it wont happen to you again.

Hay, are you done with the Bears for the year?

RE: Caught up in the Kill.
 

I'll take a different tact than the others so far... and say I think you made a great post.

I understand EXACTLY what feeling you're attempting to convey here, and I for one say "kudos" to you for your thought process. It's moments like this that go together to culminate into making you the bowhunter you'll end up with, possessing much wisdom, saavy and experience to draw from later.

Thanks for sharing.

RE: Caught up in the Kill.
 

I think you are being too hard on yourself buddy. I respect how you feel and your management goals but "IT" happens.

Now go and enjoy those delicious, tender, moist backstraps!:D

RE: Caught up in the Kill.
 

I think Greg has some wise words in this situation.

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Greg, thanks for that post. I maybe didn't convey, what youunderstood, thebest. But it was a heat of the moment post. I appreciate your response.

Thanks, I will get over it, eventually. But I hope it ALWAYS is in the back of my mind.

...and it would really suck if the world ended, I have more hunting to do. [8D]

PT, you know what...you prob made a correct assesment. But I get like that in everything I take passion in. Thanks pal!

Thanks a lot. And I agree, but you guys are my friends, you should know!

Another reason I'm upset. My family is out of town, with the camera. I should really buy one. It sucks. We're skinning it tomorrow, now. I'll post some up. My buddy has one.

LOL sliver, my buddies have been doing a good job of that already[&:]

But then again, most of them (actually all but one) REALLY understands what I'm saying/feeling. As for the bears, I'm not sure. I got a story I'll PM to you, or post later.


Thanks for the congrats, everyone. I will enjoy the meat, there is no doubting that.

RE: Caught up in the Kill.
 

Hey man...you may not have realized it was a small buck.


BUT you obviously did an AWESOME job on everything else, how many deer do you hear about that only make it ten yards after being shot with a bow?

Congrats Bud!

RE: Caught up in the Kill.
 

Isay congrat's to you on a quick kill and getting some mighty fine table fare.Don't beat yourself up over it--it's a deer.The species won't go extinct because you shot a button buck.I've killed them already--some by misidentification and others I knew exactly what they were.And I'll probably tag more in the years I have left in the stand.

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I wouldn't worry too much about it Kyle. I'm sure most of us have done it. You did everything you could. Made an awesome and ethical shot and thats all that is asked for. Dropped in 10yds....... sounds like a ringer shot to me.;)
So it was a button buck. You'll get over it. Many of them don't make it in our winters and maybe this was going to be one of those didn't make it bucks. Who knows. Round here its a legal doe though:D
Congrats:):)

RE: Caught up in the Kill.
 

Similar thing happened to me during a doe hunt. It was getting a little dark and I thought it was a doe. Tracked it down and turned out to be a one antlered spike. They are hard to see in low light.

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happened to me last year and came on here proud as can be that I took a clean harvest and got slammed. Kyle any ethical kill is a trophy and awesome experience. That deer will taste so good, I know mine did. Keep your chin up, it happens to everyone whether they'll admit it or not. CONGRATS on a good clean ethical kill.