Mistakes I've made along the way
12-12-2008, 08:41 AM
#61
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Becker County, MN
Posts: 550
RE: Mistakes I've made along the way
ORIGINAL: Double Creek
2. Not practicing with my new THICK ass face mask... Changed my achor and caused me to shoot 8 inches high and over another BIG buck.
2. Not practicing with my new THICK ass face mask... Changed my achor and caused me to shoot 8 inches high and over another BIG buck.
12-12-2008, 09:06 AM
#62
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Becker County, MN
Posts: 550
RE: Mistakes I've made along the way
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I'm trying to picture how this could happen if your peep/sight pin housing were still aligned.
A thick facemask can also cause you to shoot a bit left by pushing your release hand away from your face.
So even if itAPPEARS that you are aiming perfectly with the peep/sight aligned...the arrow will be off.
12-12-2008, 09:09 AM
#63
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mont County, Pa
Posts: 7,368
RE: Mistakes I've made along the way
I made three VERY LARGE mistakes this year on my Alberta hunt! At the cost of hunting up there a person (Me) cannot makethese kinds of mistakes. And I really KNEW BETTER!!
First of all, when I saw (8:15AM)that150" 8ptfollowing that doe, I should have waited to see if they would have come closer to MY effective range before I took the shot. They were in NO HURRY to leave the area.Second, I shouldn't have taken the next shot for the EXACT reason I just stated. They might have gotten closer!! And my third, and probably myBIGGEST mistake, was taking that small 9pt at 1:15PM on only the second day of a 6 day hunt!! Especially considering the fact that I'd already seen TEN different bucksup until that point. I still had about3 1/2hrs of light left.
The real tragedyin all of this is that another hunter from our camp ended up killing that buck from the same exact stand two days later. That could/should have been me![&o]The truth of the matter is it's always easy to see these things in hind sight/after the fact. Like I said in a previous post, I'm never done maturing/learning as a hunter. No matter how long I've been doing this. I'll get another chance a BIG buck sometime.
First of all, when I saw (8:15AM)that150" 8ptfollowing that doe, I should have waited to see if they would have come closer to MY effective range before I took the shot. They were in NO HURRY to leave the area.Second, I shouldn't have taken the next shot for the EXACT reason I just stated. They might have gotten closer!! And my third, and probably myBIGGEST mistake, was taking that small 9pt at 1:15PM on only the second day of a 6 day hunt!! Especially considering the fact that I'd already seen TEN different bucksup until that point. I still had about3 1/2hrs of light left.
The real tragedyin all of this is that another hunter from our camp ended up killing that buck from the same exact stand two days later. That could/should have been me![&o]The truth of the matter is it's always easy to see these things in hind sight/after the fact. Like I said in a previous post, I'm never done maturing/learning as a hunter. No matter how long I've been doing this. I'll get another chance a BIG buck sometime.
12-12-2008, 09:09 AM
#64
Dominant Buck
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RE: Mistakes I've made along the way
Man that SOUNDS good....but I'm not picturing it. If your front and rear sights on a rifle aren't aligned.....you'll notice it. When you get them right....the projectile's going where it's aimed.
Carry on, though.
Not a biggie.
Carry on, though.
Not a biggie.
12-12-2008, 09:18 AM
#66
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Becker County, MN
Posts: 550
RE: Mistakes I've made along the way
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Man that SOUNDS good....but I'm not picturing it. If your front and rear sights on a rifle aren't aligned.....you'll notice it. When you get them right....the projectile's going where it's aimed.
Carry on, though. Not a biggie.
Man that SOUNDS good....but I'm not picturing it. If your front and rear sights on a rifle aren't aligned.....you'll notice it. When you get them right....the projectile's going where it's aimed.
Carry on, though.
Not a biggie.
Your anchor being moved out from your face is kinda like the back sight being bumped a little bit off tothe side on the rifle. Your peep and sight may appear to be aligned to you...but the bow is actually pointing in a different direction now.
Does that make any sense?
