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Congrats on you first bow kill! I'm glad you found the arrow and the hare.

Arthur P

I had the same thing happen to me many years ago. My first hunting trip with a compound and sights, as a matter of fact. I could see the rabbit under a bush with my bare eyes, but draw the bow and put the pin on it and the rabbit would disappear.

Like you, I shot where I 'knew' the rabbit was. Like you, I never saw the rabbit leave after the shot. Only difference was that I did have my arrow, covered with blood and fur, sticking in the ground right where the rabbit had been sitting. I knew I'd hit meat. I never found that critter and it still bugs me to this day.

I made a foolish mistake by taking a shot where I couldn't verify my aiming point. But I learned several lessons from the experience.

#1, don't shoot at something you can't see clearly enough to 'pick a spot'.

#2, it's better to pass up a shot than feel miserable about losing a wounded animal.

#3, sights suck![8D]

Actually, I had taken countless rabbits under identical situations for quite a number of years with recurves before I'd ever bought that compound. Sights are great on the target range but, to me, they're a hindrance and obstacle on a hunting bow.

HOYTBOWHUNTR

Congrats Red on your first kill with your bow. I do not know why everbody wants to get up on their pulpit and start preaching about hunting is not about killing something. Most people who hunt know the meaning of the word and why we are out there, but killing what you were after is always nice

Red Hawk

Hotyhunter,

You will be happy on this, i have an Hoyt in matter of fact

HOYTBOWHUNTR

Cool I do not meet many people who shoot Hoyt bows. All of my friends shoot Mathews and I take alot of crap from them but when I kicj their A$$ shooting it makes it all the more better. Again congrats on the kill