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Title: Get Over It!!
Post by: squeeze2drop on November 22, 2009, 06:42:40 PM: Guys, i missed my first deer this year, ive shot a few, im very fortunate that where we hunt is very private, so we have had great success, but this year i flat out missed, how in the world do i get over the sick feeling in my stomach ive had for almost a month now? lol seriously, i still see that buck at night when i go to bed, and randomly throughout my day, i missed 5 times!!(i know, im horrible) what do you guys do to get over when you miss???
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Post by: Pazn25 on November 22, 2009, 06:45:37 PM: My brother missed 5 times this year also, so get over it, and think you arent the only one out there that has missed.
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Post by: Swiftkid on November 22, 2009, 06:50:01 PM: After you missed the 3rd time when he was broadside at 120yds you should of just put your gun down.
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Post by: squeeze2drop on November 22, 2009, 06:56:54 PM: Hey swiftboy, i missed, i know i suck, but i was really hopin to get one cuz i wanted to try out your new theory of how a BOXCUTTER is better than any knife when it comes to gutting out a deer, oh well, guess next year hopefully!
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Post by: the1rod on November 22, 2009, 06:58:59 PM: Its easy, just find an excuse and stick with it!
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Post by: Hunterman on November 22, 2009, 07:41:03 PM: You asked "How do you get over missing a deer??" :dunno: :dunno: Never missed one :dunno:

Hunterman(Tony)
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Post by: NWHydroprint on November 22, 2009, 08:58:02 PM: Go Bowhunting next year you will get used to missing :archery_smiley:
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Post by: PolarBear on November 22, 2009, 09:23:31 PM: Quote from: NWHydroprint on November 22, 2009, 08:58:02 PM
Go Bowhunting next year you will get used to missing :archery_smiley:
Not necessarily. Been bow hunting for 25+ years and have missed only 2 shots the entire time and they were due to 40+ mph winds. Never missed with a rifle or shot gun. :dunno: When it happens it is time for a little more time at the range. I can see missing 1 or 2 but anything over that and you need to stop shooting and find out what is the matter.
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Post by: squeeze2drop on November 22, 2009, 09:58:22 PM: Ya I prob do, but I'm 14-15, so I don't question my ability, just got a lil excited I think, oh well I'm not perfect
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Post by: the1rod on November 22, 2009, 10:01:20 PM: being that you missed 5 times, you could have bumped your scope off, did you check it after?
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Post by: squeeze2drop on November 22, 2009, 10:06:19 PM: You know, I didn't, I I shot a coyote the day before at 100 yds running straight away from me, in the rain, I don't have an excuse, I just missed, I wish I coulda seen my dust so I coulda made an adjustments
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Post by: Swiftkid on November 22, 2009, 10:09:12 PM: Get serious!
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on November 22, 2009, 10:09:38 PM: You get over by being glad that you missed and knowing that the critter is still alive and not wounded out there somewheres.
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Post by: squeeze2drop on November 22, 2009, 10:10:49 PM: Ya I did think about that, he should be nice next year, and nobody else hunts in there
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Post by: GWA Hunter on November 23, 2009, 12:47:50 AM: Squeeze you dribble and you shoot you don't always make it! Stay confident you will get one soon! I'm 26 and have been hunting since I have been 10 and have almost took a buck every year but I have missed tons of big bucks and I always felt like it haunted me! But just remember next year is a new year and there will still be plenty of bucks out there. That's why it's called hunting! You just never know when it's your time for getting your biggest buck. My last three bucks in the last three years have been my three biggest bucks!
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Post by: E-Town Hunter on November 23, 2009, 09:52:52 AM: Every body that missed this year should just give up hunting altogether.......leave all the bucks to those of us that can hit them. :chuckle:
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Post by: Swiftkid on November 23, 2009, 10:19:26 AM: Lets see some pictures E hunter, talk is cheap.
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Post by: halflife65 on November 23, 2009, 02:03:39 PM: Well, I guess there are some perfect people that are posting here, but I dare say that most people who've shot more than two or three bucks have missed before. Unfortunately, it's just like you say - those are the ones that stick with you. I can't remember all the deer I shot but I remember the two that I missed.

Someone posted earlier that you should be glad that you missed and didn't wound it. That's good advice - it could be a lot worse. Also, I like to think of a professional ball player that's throwing a no hitter and gives up a home run. You expect that guy to be a professional and not just lose it after one bad pitch. He gets out there and finishes the game. Just check your equipment, think about what you did wrong so you can make adjustments in your behavior (you've probably been at the range and can hit something under good conditions, so most likely it's over-excitement and/or not taking your time) and get back out there and give yourself another chance to get it right.

$h*t happens sometimes.
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Post by: duckmen1 on November 23, 2009, 02:08:56 PM: i practice more at the range
and practice all kinds of shot situations not only off the bench
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Post by: runamuk on November 23, 2009, 02:29:08 PM: Want to feel better I missed a grouse on a limb 10 feet from me :'( :'(

of course all this did was cause me to go home and burn up a ton of ammo trying to shoot better because I felt like a total moron :P once someone explained to me how to aim the shotgun I was able to hit things.....now if I can find and shoot a grouse I might feel a tiny bit better about myself... :(
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Post by: workstohunt on November 23, 2009, 02:46:33 PM: Halflife65 has it right.
I have killed a lot of bucks in my life. I have a hard time remembering the stories behind the racks.

But I can remember exactly the ones I have missed. Like I always say--there's a lot a room around em and that's why they call it huntin instead of gettin!
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Post by: hunterofelk on November 23, 2009, 03:31:41 PM: I missed too! I thought I would try my luck so I went to the stand of timber I got my buck in last year. Went on the same day, Tuesday, as last year, except I went in from below instead of above. I jumped a buck and took a hasty offhand shot because I just got excited. Missed clean. I went back the next day and jumped something again, but didn't get a look. I keep playing that scene over and over. Big neck, thick chest and dark antlers with the forks about six to eight inches deep. It happens, I missed the deer so now I am missing the venison. Maybe if we could spend more time out with the animals the excitement wouldn't be so uncontrollable. When I only have a week to get it done, I feel a little rushed.
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Post by: Houndhunter on November 23, 2009, 03:42:27 PM: have fun playing it in your mind over and over again, great now im replaying in my head my misses :chuckle:

i think you can get good enough where you hit where you want every shot, im pretty close to that point during practice but when you calculate the rush you get when a big critter steps out *censored* happens :twocents:
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Post by: Galpster on November 23, 2009, 03:51:41 PM: After 5 shots you need to go to the range and practice more before going back into the woods and letting lead fly every where. Heck I might be out there and I would be a little scared if you were there. 1 or 2 maybe 3 misses but 5. Not acceptable and you shouldn't be handling a firearm until you can correct that.
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Post by: Broken Arrow on November 23, 2009, 04:14:44 PM: I missed a 6x6 bull opening day. Pinned at 40 but it was 30. Guess my 4 days a week shooting at the range, garage and back yard were not enough. By the way as an archer....I would never suggest you shoot in a 40 mph crosswind....not a good idea!
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Post by: Hillbilly270 on November 23, 2009, 04:33:16 PM: at least please tell us you didn't sight your gun in on a paper plate...........
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 23, 2009, 04:54:11 PM: 5 misses aint so bad. Anybody that says " you shouldnt touch a gun, after 5 misses". Is full of bs. Sure you may have some correcting to do and/or buck fever control. But its a domino effect, i have seen seasoned hunters that know how to shoot and have shot alot of bucks, fall apart when that first bullet doesn't go where it was supposed to. Myself included. When your confident about the shot your taking, that first miss shakes that confidence, which causes your brain to get more focused on why you missed the first shot, instead of focusing on aiming a second shot. If the animal takes off running your good, can't shoot anyway ( unless he's real close or your real good ). But hes is probably moving around so your even more hurried cuz when you get a bead he moves so your rushing again. Now hes really moving, your way hurried its your fourth shot and you cant figure out wtf is going on so your commited, on and on until hes gone. 5 shots down the drain. Recheck your zero, range time for confidence, get yourself amped up while shooting -vizualize the buck in your sights and the adrenaline that coms with it. And work on follow up shots. my 2.
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Post by: squeeze2drop on November 23, 2009, 05:02:57 PM: Ok galpster, I'm not stubborn enough to say I need to go out and shoot some more, I realize I need to correct that, BUT don't sit there and tell me not to pick up a firearm, like I said, I'm 14-15 now, and I'm sure a lot of guys would take that for a lifetime! Hell I'm only 27, don't start barkin orders when I bet you have missed too! 1 time or 30 its principle if u really wanna look at it, so calm down
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Post by: alecvg on November 23, 2009, 07:06:08 PM: I missed a buck last year, and my uncles advise or support was "As much as you tell yourself you will forget about it, you never will, you will think about that buck the rest of your life." But once you shoot your next animal, the feelings go away.
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Post by: Axle on November 23, 2009, 09:39:11 PM: Look at the bright side - there is plenty of room for improvement and lots of room in the freezer :chuckle:
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Post by: Galpster on November 24, 2009, 01:13:27 PM: Quote from: squeeze2drop on November 23, 2009, 05:02:57 PM
Ok galpster, I'm not stubborn enough to say I need to go out and shoot some more, I realize I need to correct that, BUT don't sit there and tell me not to pick up a firearm, like I said, I'm 14-15 now, and I'm sure a lot of guys would take that for a lifetime! Hell I'm only 27, don't start barkin orders when I bet you have missed too! 1 time or 30 its principle if u really wanna look at it, so calm down

Sorry for the post. I think the tone of it got away from me. I have never missed an animal 5 times. NEVER!! I have missed, everyone has missed but after the 2nd or third chot I know something is wrong and have to really question my rifle, scope or my abilities. I have never had the opportunity to shoot at an animal 5 times. I have shot three times and the third one counted. It was a wind issue in Montana shooting over a canyon at 400 yds.
All I am trying to say is practice and get a good picture when u miss. Calm down, what is the wind doing, am I jerking the trigger. Thats all and sorry for the tone of my last post. I try to bring people up not tear them down.

Again just work on the fundamentals of shooting. It all comes into play when the monster is standing in front of you!!!!
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Post by: alanger on November 24, 2009, 01:21:24 PM: What do you do? first dont tell your friends you missed 5 times make it like twice. :chuckle: :chuckle: its all good though i missed "twice" too last year. :dunno:

lots of years to come for hunting and perfect shots. :chuckle:
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Post by: squeeze2drop on November 24, 2009, 01:35:57 PM: Ya I thought about lying, but then I realized how much I laugh when I read some of the claims and stories I read on here, and I decided to keep it real cuz that's all I know
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Post by: robb92 on November 24, 2009, 02:14:13 PM: Quote from: alecvg on November 23, 2009, 07:06:08 PM
I missed a buck last year, and my uncles advise or support was "As much as you tell yourself you will forget about it, you never will, you will think about that buck the rest of your life." But once you shoot your next animal, the feelings go away.

Uncle told me the same thing after my first year hunting and shot and missed at a couple of deer, just had the nerves going full bore.
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Post by: Swiftkid on November 24, 2009, 03:28:42 PM: galpster i'm gonna call BS on your 400 yd wind shot.
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Post by: Kent Hunter on November 24, 2009, 06:16:50 PM: Way to hold your toungue Squeeze. You were alot easier on Galpster than I would have been. You just have to "Consider the source" when it comes to responses from dillrods like Galpster.
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Post by: Houndhunter on November 24, 2009, 06:20:27 PM: Quote from: Swiftkid on November 24, 2009, 03:28:42 PM
galpster i'm gonna call BS on your 400 yd wind shot.

half of your posts are callin bs on people :rolleyes:
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Post by: Swiftkid on November 24, 2009, 06:27:14 PM: ya cuz i can smell *censored* from a ways...
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Post by: squeeze2drop on November 24, 2009, 06:29:52 PM: Hey swift, sounds like you have a fan in houndhunter, he must really watch you lol
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Post by: Galpster on November 25, 2009, 12:22:05 AM: BS, I don't think so. If you ever get to hunt Montana you will see that alot of shots are 400 yards. Ask anyone who has hunting the highlands by Butte Montana. I was raised there and many shots at that range.

I also do not call out people unless it is necessary to do so. If I offend someone from shooting 5 shots and not knowing what is wrong then that is his problem.

And if you look at my posts they are not calling people out. I think you are just trying to stand up for your freind here. I have meet people here and hunted with them so my reputation is not in question.
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Post by: Swiftkid on November 25, 2009, 05:19:00 AM: your telling me you missed twice with the wind blowing but were able to correct at 400 yds in the wind? funny. I could careless how reputable you are or where you hunt.

By the way you started defending yourself i really think you are BS'n. If you call out a reputable guy they usually don't even respond.
Quote from: Galpster on November 25, 2009, 12:22:05 AM
I have meet people here and hunted with them so my reputation is not in question.
So what you are trying to say from here is that if you hunt with people on here your "reputation" is justified...give me a break lol.

Quote from: Galpster on November 25, 2009, 12:22:05 AM
Ask anyone who has hunting the highlands by Butte Montana. I was raised there and many shots at that range.

So you were raised there and you've shot "many times" at the range...who the heck cares? That has nothing to do with me questioning your ability to shoot 400 yds in the wind.
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Post by: boneaddict on November 25, 2009, 05:55:34 AM: No kiddin.......you missed 5 times, I think you know what you need to do.

check your firearm......practice more.......calm your nerves.........and make damn sure you didn't wound that animal. ITs not a joke, you are taking a life...respect it.
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Post by: Swiftkid on November 25, 2009, 06:22:20 AM: uh oh...let me guess you've never missed either bone?
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Post by: squeeze2drop on November 25, 2009, 06:52:45 AM: Bone I didn't hit the animal, I went and checked right after, and again a couple days later, and I never said it was a joke???? As I stated before, I've shot a few deer, I know what I'm doin, I just didn't get it done this time, trust me I feel bad I missed, but I also realize that if missing a deer is a problem of mine, then my life isn't all that bad, I don't care if galpster has made that 400 yd shot, its possible, I'm not gonna be like everybody else on this board and tell people when to shoot, everybody wants to always tell others what to do or when to shoot or scold them like they're their damn fathers, give me a break, who are we to tell somebody when to shoot? Anyway, I know how to correct it, but you know what? I'm young and I can promise you ill miss again in my lifetime, that's actually part of the fun now that I think about it, its made me even more motivated
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Post by: Galpster on November 25, 2009, 10:18:10 AM: Kids these days!!! :chuckle: :chuckle:

Good luck to you. Miles has it right, what are we trying to prove. Get to the range and practice. Maybe then you won't miss 5 times!!

:mor:
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Post by: squeeze2drop on November 25, 2009, 10:22:21 AM: I'm gonna wait till its windy as hell, damn near tornado status, and shoot across a canyon at 400+yds and hopefully 5 shots will be enough to hit my target lol!
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Post by: Swiftkid on November 25, 2009, 10:22:46 AM: you sound more like a kid than i do...funny, sounds like you have some anger issues with hunting...good luck in life galpster.
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Post by: phishisgroovin on November 25, 2009, 10:24:26 AM: atleast you seen a buck this year unlike alot of others, think of it as a succesful hunt but the deer won this time (um i mean 5 times).

I ended my season when i went up top on a small hill into an orchard, the jack pines were really thick and i could not see through them. I jumped a moose lying on its bed or resting place. around 8 feet away from me was a huge mad moose thrashing everything in its sight and me needing to get back to the bathroom to check my shorts soon.
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Post by: Broken Arrow on November 25, 2009, 10:29:44 AM: Lets just put an end to this thread. I have an idea...post a new one called " I got over it!!"
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Post by: boneaddict on November 25, 2009, 10:32:01 AM: Very very very rarely Swift, and I wouldn't want to bet money on me missing in the near future either, nor would I hope you'd wish that upon me or the animal. Those kind of comments are what people will judge you on.
and I think Broken Arrow is right....
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Post by: squeeze2drop on November 25, 2009, 10:33:15 AM: Lol boy u guys are really lettin me have it for missin lol, its all good, like I said before, I'm 27, been huntin since I was 13, and I've shot 15 deer, one got away, its all good, even jordan missed a game winner, ill bounce back next season, hey galpster, how bout you and I go to the range and see who can get it done with some money on the line? C'mon ill even shoot in the wind at 4 thousand, I mean 4 hundred yds lol!
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Post by: phishisgroovin on November 25, 2009, 10:35:29 AM: Quote from: squeeze2drop on November 25, 2009, 10:33:15 AM
Lol boy u guys are really lettin me have it for missin lol, its all good, like I said before, I'm 27, been huntin since I was 13, and I've shot 15 deer, one got away, its all good, even jordan missed a game winner, ill bounce back next season, hey galpster, how bout you and I go to the range and see who can get it done with some money on the line? C'mon ill even shoot in the wind at 4 thousand, I mean 4 hundred yds lol!
i get to go too with my old surplus rifle on open sights and 50 year old ammo!
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Post by: Galpster on November 25, 2009, 10:36:09 AM: PM sent
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Post by: boneaddict on November 25, 2009, 12:21:34 PM: Maybe he is like a poolshark. Make everyone think you really suck then you turn out to be a hell of a marksman when we all show up to take your money. :chuckle:
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Post by: halflife65 on November 25, 2009, 03:00:41 PM: How did this happen? I leave for a day or two, come back, and it goes from "I feel crappy because I missed" to "I'm calling you out because you're full of crap."

I dunno...You missed, most of us have missed before, it sucks, it takes awhile to get over it, check your equipment, take a deep breath and try again. Most likely, if you've shot all those deer, you know how to shoot and when to shoot and it's probably not a problem with not getting to the range. You just got excited and had a bad moment. It happens. Think about what went wrong, correct it, and get back out there. I think that the original post was mostly just feeling crappy and a little haunted because someone missed a buck. Good, you felt bad - it means you actually care. And even better, you didn't wound an animal. Then you would have felt REALLY crappy.

I don't know why this had to come down to calling everyone out on the shots they've taken.