Missed a Big One!!

[Alan K]

And mogombo, hop off your high horse for a minute. . . You're telling me you wouldn't take a 53 yard broadside shot at a monster blacktail? Actually, seeing as you were hunting the Nile you are probably an eastsider and don't understand how few opportunities people have at blacktail bucks like that in their ENTIRE life!  I don't know anyone who wouldn't take that shot.  Give the guy a break, he had some buck fever and simply missed.

Also, I know that an arrow fired from my bow only drops about 4 or so inches different from 53 to 45.  Seeing as he missed low, he was obviously aiming lower half to lower quarter, for a heart shot.  Had the buck jumped the string (an occurrence that's getting rarer and rarer with how quiet bows are these days, its more them jumping as they see the arrow approaching them anymore) it would have double lunged it; still a good shot.

And another thing, it's not like this deer was all that spooky, it was standing in 10 yr old reprod.  In your extensive hunting career you've surely seen how blacktails stay frozen assuming they're hidden 90% of the time when they have that kind of cover around them.  Wait, you hunt the eastside, maybe you don't know. . . His brother going up the road and around the back side of this reprod would have no affect on the deer either, it's not a wide open cut that the thing could see him looping around flanking and get jumpy.

Just take it easy, read everything thoroughly, consider the possibilities of what could have happened, and lastly understand that you weren't there and in all actuality don't have enough information to pass judgment at all before commenting.

[Alan K]

And my bow has 7 pins, 20-70, all of which I'm confident with, and a 100 yarder for the event that I get an opportunity to add another arrow to an animal that I've already hit.

[Cylvertip]

     The sight on my bow has ten pins ( Trophy Taker Top Pin 10), which allows me to practice effectively out to 100 yards - last time I shot that far  I put 5 out of 6 in a 24"x24" block target.  Note I said PRACTICE.  53 yards is poke, but not an unreasonable shot with modern compound equipment and lots of practice - and he even had a spotter ranging for him so it wasn't a guestimate using his eye'crometer.    

   And I'm with ALAN K, if I've got an additional shot at 100 yds at an animal I've already hit, your damn right I'd try to get another one in him -  Just like a riffle or muzzy hunter would.

[CountryslickR]

 

[Titan-1]

Sorry you missed, It happens to us all at one time or another. better luck next time 

[billythekidrock]

That's a lonnnggg shot with a bow. Especially at an animal that is looking at you.

Lucky you didn't wound it.

 

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

Nothin wrong with a 53 td shot. Always has to be a jerk on here to jack the thread. Keep your head up you will getem next time!!

[mogombo]

I shoot out to 100 yds in practice and practice is a hell of lot different than the real world hunting experience in archery. But all of the recent "archery experts" who entered archery season the past 10 years think that a 60 or 70 yd shot is normal. I see a lot of wounded animals with arrows stuck in them from the recent "archery experts" who bought a Hoyt, Mathews, PSE or BowTech bow and a handicap release and shooting animals from 40-80 yds.. Spending the money  and watching tv shows and putting decals on you truck doesn't make you an expert archery shot. The poster missed by several feet! If I missed by several feet i would stop archery hunting or limit shots to less than 20 yds. But that would take actual skill as a hunter to get that close. Much easier to driver around with my "Buds" and road hunt and sling arrows at animals. No skill in that method of hunting.

And  what if he shot it in the rear leg? A lot of guys on here would say "At least you stuck the mother f'er bro"


An arrow travels at maybe 310 fps  with a hunting weight arrow from the fastest bow and sound travels at at approximately 1100 fps depending on temps. A deer looking at you and is ready to flee at 53 yds.  An "experienced, ethical  and skilled" bow hunter would never shoot at an "alerted animal" at more than 20 yds.(I am not taking about a animal just walking through the woods and is calm and not alerted). I think a lot of guys on here do not have much experience bow hunting based upon your responses."A monster blacktail dude, You have to sling some arrows at it". If you hit it in the ass "No biggee bro".

Seems a lot of recent converts from firearms season now bowhunting.  Do the math geniuses.  One step forward and he is lost. But, that's ok a few wounded, gut shot  and lost deer don't make a difference. Look at all of the yahoo's and d-bags on hunting shows and youtube

It's all about the glory and ego

I predict in 5 years archery season will be reduced to one week thanks to all of the recent archery  converts. An interesting look at our culture. Take a look at what is going on in our culture. At all levels a lowering of standards. Never thought it would creep into hunting.But then again I never thought that Hussein Obama would be elected

 

[mogombo]

I have a 90 yard pin . that must mean I'm gonna use it . But killing 26 elk with a bow in 15 years probily wouldn't qualify me as experianced so I better just get rid of all exept one pin because thats the only ethical pin to use . GIVE ME A BREAK . Dont us your skills as a bench mark for every one.

30 years shooting tournaments (FITA) and I have no skills. Shooting paper is like shooting a live animal I guess. I have shot with national level shooters who routinely pass on 40 yd shots if animal is alerted and looking at shooter.

Apparently for everyone now the bow is now a 100 yd weapon

Let's reduce the archery season to 1 week and eliminate the general late season for elk and deer and make it draw only since it is not a primitive weapon ( training wheels) and capable of 100 yds.
Good point.

[krout81]

who is shooting 100 yards at animals in the feild with any bow?  That is a terrible unethical shot I dont care how much you practice and how good you are.  There are way to many things that can happen in 100 yards.  I would love to see the rules change to no Range finders, and not pins allowed on archery equipment.  Havent used them for 19 years on the westside, never saw the need to use them.  Leave all the the technology for the olympic shooters, and professional tournaments.   

[rasbo]

Ihuntelk2, I'm surprised you posted your story..It has every element of what not to do while in the field with any weapon...driving down a road,bailing out of a rig,weapons ready, running for a chance at a shot,adrenalin pumping,shots fired...everyone should know their limits on distance,and accuracy at that distance.I have my own limits,50 yrds with a muzzy,30 yrds now with my longbow,my rifles well I can pop a yote in the head way out there,but I hunt close ranges for the adventure of it...My muzzy is dead accurate at 100yds,but if I cant get any closer than that I will hunt with a rifle,,,All this being said, that is just me...To each his own..what happened with you guys was a recipe for a bad situation..Hope ya learn from it and get one the next time a critter is in your sights

[coachcw]

So a guy that took a fiffty three yard shot and used his forty pin is now taking 100 yards shots ? the posters stated that if he had a chance to put another arrow into a wounded animal he'd use his 100 yard pin . everyone has there own limits and every shot has different circumstaces so to sit back and say that one wound only shoot a animal at fourty yards  isnt realalistic to me . I belive theres a huge differance in a bare bow at thirty yards and a compound bow at fourty yards . I personally would only take a shot at longer yardage if the shot conditions permited . maybe we should limit modern fire arm hunters to 100 yard shots too, there's a ton of those guys that could barely hit my car offhand at that distance. penalize the guy that practices year round and can hit a pie plate at 500 yards . Lets make the state draw only and you could use any weapon if you draw ?

[krout81]

If I had an arrow in a deer or elk and there was a broadside 100 yard shot later on when tracking it down, and I thought the shot was bad then why risk putting another bad shot in it?  Take your time get closer and make a better shot.   

[halflife65]

I LOVE it when this happens!  One wouldn't dare post a story of things that don't go exactly to plan or maybe even when they do in case someone should call you "lucky" and that it won't work out next time.  Sick of this bullsh!t.

Sorry you missed.  Maybe I would've taken this shot, maybe not.  It was your call, not mine.

[Machias]

Don't comment, just let it pass.