Made a good shot BUTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Not long now before we start seeing these threads.

Just a reminder to get out there and practice,practice and more practice.

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Those are the most dreaded posts on here. [:' (] Last year I kept an informal track of them and was up over 30 by seasons end:( Hopefully the post pinned to the top can help some of them before they get started.

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practice practice practice is right!!!!!!!! Was out there yesterday knocking the decoy dead. GOD......I CAN' T F-ING WAIT!!!!!!! 33 days!!!!!!!!

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I have started my arrow top 6 contest all ready!!!!!

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I was one of them[:' (]

I must say though after reading all the info on " what to do after the shot" and the likes I feel much more confident in my skills this year.

Looking back on last year I see the mistakes I made that cost me the animal and will be certain not to repeat them. I' m sure I' ll find new mistakes to make though.

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Yep, I was one of the ones also [:' (]

I have learned to not take a shot if there is a possability that a smaller doe is going to walk in front of the one you are aiming at [:o]

I have got the BowTech drilling them in the boiler room again. Had it out shooting at 30 yards today and was putting arrows so close that on every shot, I had to cringe.

One thing alot of guys gotta learn to do is keep on track. I followed that small doe for over a mile, mostly by tracks, not blood! I only gave up when I saw the doe feeding on the edge of the woods.

Keep on that trail and MAKE SURE NO DEER ARE GOING TO WALK IN FRONT OF THE ONE YOU ARE AIMING AT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I too lost one. Made a decent shot on a doe at dark. It was a very cool night. It ran into some real thick stuff and lost the blood trail. Knew it wasn' t going far so I left for the night.

Something beat me to it. The backstraps were all shredded and the gut had been opened. And the entry/exit hole were tore up as well.

Ugh - what a feeling.

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Those are the very dreaded posts. I 95% of the time they can be prevented. Read : " What to do after the shot" . Everyone get PUMPED UP after the shot, all it takes is getting out of your stand, walking to look for blood at the point of impact, to totally blow it! Give' em time to expire, and practice, practice, and practice some more!!!!!!!!!


Good Luck!!

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That was me...all happy and gigling like a schoolgirl. Had I waited an hour I' d have him on the wall now[:@]
Never again though...

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Could be you, could be me

Lets hope not

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I was ready to rip you a new one Aussie:D!

Practice waiting for a GOOD shot! I don' t know anyone who has lost a deer to broadside double lung hit.

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Yeah....sadly I lost one too last year.....bad shot choice on my part. 30 yd moving shot....didn' t try to stop him. What was I thinking??? Only a flesh wound, but I wont do that again. Hopefully my 3rd season will be the charm....

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Just be sure of your shot, and give the animal plenty of time.

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Chalk up the losses as a learning lesson and move on. I lost a couple of animals when I first started, and those were the best lessons that I have received because it made me move to the next level before I kept hunting. I' d hope that nobody would ever wound an animal, but it does happen. How we take it, and how we deal with it is all up to us.

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practice practice and more practice , october 4th is coming near quickly!!