i missed a hoss last weekend ive learned to take my time and not rush in to shootin like i did that one

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The biggest thing I have learned is to stay vidulant! and STILL.

I will never forget, I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings or my shoothing lane even thou I heard movement but, I egnored it!

Before I know it, I saw the tail end of a large deer that passed right across in the area that I KNEW he would. I missed my opportunity!!

But, my misfortune was another club members fortune. The deer headed stright towards his location. 30 min after I missed my chance, BANG!

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KEEP HUNTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS & GOD ALIVE, PASS IT ON!

A couple of years ago me and my best friend went out one morning, hunting the edge of a cutover and some hardwoods. He circled around the cut about 1/2 mile to hunt. Earlier we had determined what time to meet back up. Well,later on it was getting close to time and i could hear the leaves rustling in the direction from which he should have been coming from. I wasn't paying attention and when i looked up their was a huge 12 point looking right at me no more than 15 yds away, I tried to get off a shot but he bolted. I thought it was my friend, I should have been paying more attention. It was defenantly a wall hanger and i was sick for days !

Last year...my rookie year...Always make sure the clip is ALL THE WAY in! lol...missed a nice buck with a droptine cause of that.

Well I have blown more than a few opportunities at deer over 35+ years, the one that sticks out the most was on a nice basket 8 bow hunting. He was coming down a trail just out of range broadside, then he turned to the right up a trail even further away from me. I grunted, he stopped, turned and looked and then continued on his way, well I decided what the heck and hit a doe bleat, AHHHH now I had his attention, he turned and headed in my direction trying to get downwind of me.

Lesson learned here, a buck would rather make love than get in a fight!

Well he circled until he thought he was downwind of the doe he heard bleat and then froze just out of range looking for the doe. Well I figured, I'll do another doe bleat and he will come closer, when I did that he really started looking in earnest for the doe he knew should have been there, not seeing a doe he figured something was not right, turned around and left!

Lesson learned here, once the deer is headed your way, STOP calling, unless he turns to walk away do not call again.



The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club

Don't let your brother help up process your deer My tenderloins were use for grinding meat. And you will see more deer if you are awake.

Always expect the unexpected in all hunting situations! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

A few years back, I learned not to get out
of my stand with any amount of shooting
light left and to draw my bow
before he gets inside of 20 yards.
Two monster whitetails lived to get even
bigger because of my &quot;lessons in bowhunting&quot;.

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