OHbowhntr

Jeff,
Here in a little while after I get my sleep (I worked all night), I'll post up a pic of her head, the way the arrow CRACKED her skull, it made it look like she was a BB. I already owned up to that fact that it was a bad decision all the way around, but I WILL be eating some nice tasty tenders for dinner tonight when I get back out of the woods, which was the overall goal. Some of us hunt to put meat in the freezer. Granted, this wasn't really much of a "hunt," considering the deer was in my back yard and I was wearing a pair of hospital scrubs and a sweatshirt shooting off of my deck, but the point of me shooting deer is MEAT in the freezer. The true point of the thread was "WHY YOU SHOULDN'T SHOOT AT ALERT ANIMALS," which I AM GUILTY OF, and which is something I willingly admit preaching against, yet not heeding that advice. Not to worry though, I will have a couple photos, I even got me and my bow and the deer in a couple so I can give the "REDNECK SLOB HUNTERS' TEAM FITTY POINTS!!!!"

Wanna make matters worse, I buzzed the brisket of the FIRST BIG DOE, the fore-end of the arrow had hair and fat on it, with a couple little speck's of blood. Like I said, hold heart, if you miss, at least you miss low. And she was 46yds, which is pretty much why I have brisket hair and a little fat on the arrow, rather than a BLOODY arrow and 2 dead deer.

Schultzy,
You're right, they are NOT TARGETS, and again I admit I made a couple of poor choices, fortunately there's not a deer running around with and antenna sticking out of it's head. And again, an old lesson RE-LEARNED. Man those tenders sure do look tasty though.

brucelanthier

Do you think the distance had anything to do with the outcome also?

OHbowhntr

Certainly Bruce, but the arrow flight was perfect, had she not moved, she was heart/lung shot. Again, I'm not PROUD, and it's a good lesson for others to learn by my own STUPID choice, rather than on their own. Hell, I was ticked when I shot under the first one, so my mind automatically was not clear after watching the arrow sail under the deer.

The only couple positives that can come out of this is that I and others will re-think taking longer shots, especially on ALERT animals, and I'll have tenders pan-fried with some sauteed onions and peppers tonight.

brucelanthier

That is my hope also. So many here talk about shooting animals at that distance and it is good that you can give them a real example of what can actually go wrong.

Enjoy the tenders .

NY Bowhunter

thanks for the tip I'll keep that in mind.


Seriously?

OHbowhntr

That's really my goal here Bruce, to let guys know how WRONG a shot at an animal can turn when it would be a slam-dunk on a target. I also might re-iterate that if you HAVE a rangefinder, try using it, especially on a longer shot if you're going to take one.

gutshot

Doug first don't take the post the wrong way but how in the world could you have made a perfect heart and lung shot and end up in the back of the noggin?

bcso19

I also feel you should not be criticized, you came on here and told a story of a lesson you learned during this deal, the deer is deadand now you and others have learned from your experience.

NY/Al

Congrats on the doe! Glad you learned your lesson. The deer is dead so you can move on. Go get another!

Schultzy

I agree 100% bcso!! This Is a very good thread!!