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Offline WapitiTalk1

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Sky High or in the Dirt?
« on: April 13, 2014, 09:19:50 PM »
Think back on your archery elk misses. Were they mostly high or low?  Betcha I can guess ;)
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Re: Sky High or in the Dirt?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2014, 09:52:42 PM »
The several misses I've had were low.  >:( Quartered away, down hill shots.

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Re: Sky High or in the Dirt?
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2014, 10:07:54 PM »
All the misses I've ever seen are due to not accounting for inclines  :twocents:

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Re: Sky High or in the Dirt?
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2014, 10:40:56 PM »
Have never missed one..knock on wood!
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Re: Sky High or in the Dirt?
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2014, 10:52:18 PM »
missed only one and that was last year at 18 yards.hit a limb :bash:

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Re: Sky High or in the Dirt?
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2014, 06:01:34 AM »
Had a yote duck my arrow at 14 yards only one I've missed so far.

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Re: Sky High or in the Dirt?
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2014, 06:57:00 AM »
Only one miss at a animal, Biggest bull I have seen in the area It was just low. :bash: I will never forget that day EVER.

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Re: Sky High or in the Dirt?
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2014, 02:59:23 PM »
I never get the chance to shoot so I don't know yet...I let ya know when I finally let one fly. I'm hoping for a clean pass-through though!

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Re: Sky High or in the Dirt?
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2014, 03:09:33 PM »
I've only taken two shots, so my sample size is small.  Both were last year in two consecutive days.  The first went high.  I didn't have my range finder and in the heat of the moment guess that the elk was farther than it was.  I knew what I did as soon as I touched my release.  Talk about a sinking feeling.  But, I got back on the same herd the next day and redeemed myself!

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Re: Sky High or in the Dirt?
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2014, 03:14:21 PM »
47 yards my first year of hunting on a trophy. Not sure but I think I sailed it right over his back  :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

 


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