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What do you think when you miss a shot? I have missed 2 shots in 8 years one was because my string hit my arm. The other was because I have no clue. Whats your exscuse these are mine.

String hitting arm can happen to anyone. It can be caused by too closed of a stance or else a deer moving to your weak side (to the left if you are right handed; to the right if you are left handed).

I always range my targets first, so that I dont overshoot or undershoot.

Only deer that came close enough last season was a large doe and I shot right over her back... Think year I bought a range finder. No more guessing for me.

shot over ones back, he was way closer than i thought. He was only a 6 pt, and i was going to take him cause the season was coming to end and i wanted a little venison. Maybe the deer gods decided it wasnt his time and he will turn into a monster. lol. But thats the only time ive missed in my 6 years of stick and string hunting.

Outstanding thread, thanks all for joining.

very first deer i shot at with my bow at 13yrs old i shot it for 13yrds and it was 22 i was alil excited

release didn't open until I tried to let down and then Twingggggg shot into the tree above its head.

The other miss was when I first started bow hunting and i was shooting at a turkey. I drew back and went to come up on them and my elbow hit the tree and cause me to accidentally bump to relase... live and learn i guess.

My first miss was because I rushed my shot and hit my arm,shot to the left of a Doe. My second was due to thinking she was at 40 when she was at 30,should have never shot that far out in the first place because it was at the edge of good light. Both my misses where clean and I'm thankful for that.

About 6 years ago, not one but 2 misses on a huge 8 due to my sight being knocked over a couple clicks while hoisting my bow that morning. Cure - I bought a better sight.

Had the blade of my broadhead clip a small branch I didn't see and BANG!!! The carbon arrow pretty much exploded.

When I used to hunt from a ground blind I missed a few due to bow torque. I was trying to angle out a side window while seated. I have since learned to position better and I now practice for that shot. I also hunt mostly from a tree stand now and haven't really had that problem. Practice seems to always be the answer to sure up those shots.

Im leading the pack. Missed 5 times in 17 seasons.

1) First buck I ever saw in the woods. Use to shoot competition archery and could group arrows at 50 yards. Missed the buck by a mile at 35. Learned that it's a whole new ball game, shooting at a live animal, when you have buck fever and wearing all the clothes you own.

2) Second buck I saw I missed at 15 yards. I think I was 12 or 13. Didn't realize that broadheads shot different then field points. Another lesson learned.

3) See miss one. Took another long shot at a buck. This time i had practiced with my hunting gear. Same result. Never took another long shot since.

4) Got the shakes on a doe on the last day of season. Double clutched the shot and missed at 20 yards.

5) Hopefully my last miss. Hit my stand with the bottom limb. Arrow just died in mid air and went right under a buck.

The first year I tried Turkey hunting with a bow I set up behind a blow down. A big tom came strutting in to 20 yards I drew back and smack drove the broad head right into a limb about 10 feet in front of.me. tom ran a little ways and stopped I guessed him at 30 and flung another arrow shot right under him. I had the idea that a pendulum sight was be great never have to worry about yardage again.. shot right over a nice 8 when I was 14.