my first hunting season with a recurve was this past fall..hunting whitetails. one afternoon i missed one at 10 yards, fifteeen minutes i missed another at 5 yards then another a hour later at 20. shot right over their backs!!! lol great hunt!! i wasnt even mad at myself. but when i finally connected about a week later the reward was even better.

didnt pick a spot

my first shot was at a whitetail doe 8yds from my tree and i shot over her, she did let me try two more times a few yards farther each time with the same outcome. she did come back the next morning on the same trail and gave me a chance to make the 8yd shot this time i picked a spot! found her 70yds away one of the best days of my life!

My first shot was also at a field mouse with a wide condor head at 7 years. I missed but the arrow hit a rock and bounced back to my feet so I picked it up and shot it again.  Direct hit, sorts... I gutted the little guy with one of the prongs.  Hard to pick a spot on something so small but you have to.