Went out this morning and had a 6 pointer and spike around me. First time out with recurve as I am new to this Trad Stuff. Thanks to 1/4 away(Fred)...Well I missed 6 point at about 10 yards. Right over his back from tree stand. He took off and spike hung around and took shot at him and missed low.. I was ready to smash the bow but 1/4 away gave it to me so I couldn't do that.Called him when I came home and told him what happened and he told me don't give up and some kind words. Thanks Fred for getting me into this trad life.
Concentrate on a spot, and don't give up. You'll get it done. Good Luck.
Don't feel too bad. I have been doing this for 20yrs, and miss 3 deer in 2hrs on opening weekend!
IT happens sometimes!
Good luck your next time out.
Bisch
At least you're getting shot opportunities. .... it's all about the experience!
Stick it out.... if it was easy, everybody would be doing it!
Good luck, shoot straight and God bless,
Rodd
I took 2 shots last week. I missed once and made a bad shot on the next. So your doing better than me! I personally don't know anyone that has never missed!
Keep your head up and learn from what went wrong and do it right next time!
QuoteOriginally posted by goingoldskool:
At least you're getting shot opportunities. .... it's all about the experience!
Stick it out.... if it was easy, everybody would be doing it!
Good luck, shoot straight and God bless,
Rodd
Ditto that.
And applause to 1/4 away! For getting you started! He's a good guy!
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Trad hunting can be very frustrating at times. It is very temping to give up when you miss shots that you know would be slam dunks with other equipment.
QuoteOriginally posted by tracker12:
Trad hunting can be very frustrating at times. It is very temping to give up when you miss shots that you THINK would be slam dunks with other equipment.
Fixed it for you! There is no such thing as a slam dunk in archery hunting, not even with training wheels!!!
Bisch
How long have you been shooting?
Only 2? Talk to me when you get 8.
started end of last season until present..I do shoot a lot now
Every deer and pig I have shot at with a bow was a miss. Over their backs. Miss a four buy four twice both shots right between his antlers, he just sat there looking at me . I just sat down and cried like a little girl. Keep at it, it will happen.
Let me teach you about emptying a quiver in one sitting!
I have found more ways to miss than you can imagine. Stick with it, the reward is worth the frustration a million time over. I try to cherish every shot, even the misses, not easy in the moment but, later the disappointment will fade a little.
Started doing this in the late 1960s,trust me it will not be the only 2 misses you have.I can speak from experience.
Terry
Even Howard Hill sometimes missed. It is all part of the game. Look at the bright side, your scouting and stand placement were spot on.
Last yr, missed two eight's(bucks), either one would of been my first buck with a stick bow. This yr. missed a 10 pt., two days later had a eight pt. and finally made the shot good. He's my biggest.
I have never hunted white tails, but I miss goats and pigs far more than I like to admit here in Hawaii!! Yet, clean misses are far better on the mind than questionable hits!!! practice. patients and form are your best allies in my experience.
Your stand placement and ability to calculate wind direction are killer it seems. It is only a matter of time. Keep at it. You will get one.
When I miss, and I do even after over 20 years of shooting traditional bows, it is always because I did not pick a spot.......always. It sounds like a simple thing to do but can be overlooked at the moment of truth. You must concentrate on a spot and your instincts and practice will take over. PICK A SPOT, hang in there, it's part of the challenge and the fun.
I missed a buck three times from the ground one time. 5 yards first shot, ten yards the second shot, then 15 yards the third shot. He stopped again at 20 yards and I said out loud, Ok You Win, now get the hell out of here.. LOL True story..
I let loose my first shot at a deer with traditional a little over a week ago, and watched it sail cleanly over his back. It was an awesome experience, and helped me figure out a new shooting position I should practice from. I'm just happy I had an opportunity.
I have missed the same deer twice. its part of the fun and try to see the good news that you didnt wound and lose the deer. Because that hurts worse
C
Years ago... I shot at the same Doe 3 times!!!
I had to scare her away, to go get my arrows... :help:
Missed twice this year so far. I'd love to say that I have the mental capacity to get a second shot off after the first miss but I'm like a bowl of jello in an earthquake by that time.
Like everyone has said you will miss at this game but that is apart trad hunting alittle more difficult.Just force yourself to always burn a hole in your spot.
When you miss with traditional equipment it hurts more IMO because they usually stand around and let you miss again.
Fred is top Notch.
Keep at it and pick a spot.
Never give up!!! I'm a pretty good shot I've killed a few animals and done pretty well at 3d. Last year I took 5 shots at two deer and missed all shots low. I felt two inches tall. Don't quit
Years ago a young guy came over after he missed 7 times in one morning from a tree stand. When he ran out of arrows, he climbed down, wiped the tears from his eyes found 6 of his arrows back and came to my house for sympathy and did not get any. He insisted on holding his bow vertical and never practices from a tree stand. We flopped a stand in my tree at the height that his was and put out a deer target. The tight wad never has any practice arrows, so i let him use some of mine. i played arrow delivery boy while he shot at my target. After nearly 100 arrows he gave in, canted the bow, found his sighting frame of mental reference, got a rhythm going and starting hitting. Then he declared that was the way he was shooting all along
and did not need to change anything after all.
Only twice? lol. I missed one doe...3x, within a half hour. All shots were high, w/longbow.
I hit a nice 8 in Kentucky on a hunt with Big Jim, but too high. I tend to hit high from a tree stand. I'm going to start aiming at the heart. My son told me the last 2 deer he missed, he shot over.
Some people talk about jumping the string, but my target don't jump. If I aim at the heart and hit high or he jumps. I'll still be in the lungs. GOOD HUNTING
Hey misses happen, keep at it!
Misses bother me every bit as much as a wound. Because I know I did something wrong and plain got lucky. If I miss twice I am done shooting at animals until I am confident I know why and can hit a 4 to 5 inch circle again. Too much deer between a clean miss and a kill to work out shooting issues practising on a live target.