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Biggest accomplishment bowhunting

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GWP:
I think mine would be ‘not taking the shot’.
Not because it was under poor conditions or an ‘iffy’ shot. Just best judgement to NOT take the shot. No regrets on the decision.

OutHouse:
Sticking with it!

I remember after my first few seasons thinking there were many times that the hunt would have been over if I had a rifle or muzzleloader. Then you realize that that is part of the fun of archery. The close calls make for the best stories, even better than harvest stories a lot of the time.

I have seen many a archer hang it up in favor of gun hunting because its so difficult etc. I am glad to say that I have stuck with archery for almost ten years now and have no plans to revert back to gun hunting unless I have the MS tag and don't get it done in archery.

NOCK NOCK:
My biggest accomplishment was learning to become a better tracker.
Started bow hunting seriously over 40 years ago. Rifle hunting was pretty simple, and never had a hard time finding a downed animal. Archery changes that a bit.
As an example, last years buck was a perfect downhill shot, hit him right in the pump station, but with a bit on an angle, the opposite shoulder stopped a complete pass thru by 1/2".
the buck amazingly traveled well over 400 yards before piling up. Much of the tracking was done on hands and knees.

Lessons learned in the past helped greatly with recovering this buck.
 
PS, I can proudly say that I have only ever lost 1 animal that I put an arrow in(Still not sure how that particular one went over 50') and i have put a deer in the freezer every single year.

Wolfdog2314:
I’d consider this my greatest accomplishment with bow because it’s pretty unlikely I’ll take another cat on the ground again with a sharp stick.

I was elk hunting. Callers well behind and a pack of cats came walking down the trail towards me. Two mature adults and 3 smaller cats, no spots. I drew and at 22 yards I stuck the lead cat in the chest. This was my first year bow hunting. It made a big hiss and literally bit what was left of the arrow fletching out of its chest. Went about 40 yards out of site and died. One I’ll never forget!



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Jpmiller:
I don't have a photo of it anywhere I know anymore but my first archery deer, a 1x2 whitetail buck. Always hated treeststand hunting (still do actually even though I still do it) and saw four deer walking way out of range. Knew where they were going so slipped out of the tree and went to head them off. Bumped them several times but never horribly, eventually caught up with them and made a slick little sneak into about twenty yards. Any deer tag there, so picked the first one that gave me a shot (honestly thought it was a doe) and hit it perfect right where I was aiming, double lung top of the heart. Ran about fifty yards and piled up. I get buck fever REAL bad but having been around the deer for about an hour by then it had worn off. Tagged the deer and literally ran back to the cabin to wake up my wife and go find my dad. Really legitimized my skill set in my own mind and gave me a lot of confidence going forward, both in my shooting and woodsmanship.

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