I had a great weekend of deer chasing but a real poor showing of skills. Friday afternoon I pulled into our club powerline and there was a doe feeding out in the open. I drove right up to her and she even let me get out of the truck and nock an arrow. At 8 yards she just looked at me occasionally while feeding. There was no way I could shoot her so I pressed on and went elsewhere. I saw no deer that evening or the next morning but saturday evening I saw eight from the tree. At 15 yards I shot at a doe and had a limb spoil the shot. Shortly after, I flat out missed another doe at about 22 yards.
The next morning I had another come in to feed and I shot her quartering away. The arrow stayed in her and she loped a few yards and then stood still and blew once. After about five seconds she took off crashing into every tree and bush she could run into. I figured she was quickly dead.
I walked transects for three hours and found nothing. No arrow and no blood. I finally called in a dog and found nothing either. First one Ive lost in a long while and it felt terrible. Ive been at traditional archery for six years and have killed bears, deer, and pigs with pretty regular success. I guess getting humbled now and again is probably a good thing.
Topic: Really poor showing (Read 837 times)
