Misssed a 11 yard chip shot this evening on a nice little 8 ponit buck , shot over his back . Ive shot alot of deer big and small at all diffrent yardage but sometime the chip shots the one that gets us . Just woundering how many of yall have missed the chip shot .

From a ground blind 2 years ago...7 yards on a 140+ 8 point...was lookin at the deer not the spot.

Miss a chip shot last year, I believe the over confidence didn't allow me to pick a spot. It happens to everyone sooner or later. Clean miss is easier to forget than a poor shot.

Even Ty Cobb and Mickey Mantle struck out once in a while. It happens ....makes you think there are NO chip shots with trad.
Why I keep saying " this is hard to do, no matter how many you have killed or how long you've hunted" ....of course I've missed "chip" shots..2,4, 10 yards....

Even Ty Cobb and Mickey Mantle struck out once in a while. It happens ....makes you think there are NO chip shots with trad.
Why I keep saying " this is hard to do, no matter how many you have killed or how long you've hunted" ....of course I've missed "chip" shots..2,4, 10 yards....

makes me repeat myself and stutter when I miss

I know the pain. Happened to me Friday.

3x last year. 2x from ground blind and 1 from tree stand. 8, 8, and 12 yards.


And yes, the clean misses ARE easier on the conscience.

Been there done that,more times than I care to remember

opening day last year I missed a doe from a hang on stand. Shot right over her back, 5 YARDS! 10 minutes before that I took a practice shot at a leaf on the ground at 15 yards and center punched it.

Oh yea. Been there

I hate to admitt it but yea I've been guilty of seeing rack instead of picking a spot,rally ruined my day.

I don't guess you would call it a "chip" shot, but I sent one over the back of a nice tall 6 pointer yesterday morning at 24 yards. I could already taste his back straps too! I thought he was mine for sure!  

I guess it just wasn't his time to go.  

Anybody who hasn't missed a chip shot hasn't been hunting very long. Traditional archery is somewhat like golf in that it is a great lesson in humility.  But when all the stars align and everything comes together, it is a great feeling. The easy misses just confirm our humanity.

Missed at 8/9 yards 3 times. All a couple inches over the back

Im in this club lol! missed a big doe a few years ago at a whole 10yds.

miss the same deer twic yesterday. about 10 to 12 yards both times

My most memorable was a 380 class bull elk at 8 yards        And yes it still stings.If yea shoot at enough critters it's bound to happen.

I missed a 12 yard shot at a little doe a few weeks ago.  My shot went right under the deer's chest.  TRW

5 point bull elk at 10 yards. Still have nightmares about that one