Happens to everyone! There are some good stories on this thread! Love hearing about the misses. I missed year after year on spot and stalk antelope before finally getting it right. My nemesis, I couldn't hit em laying down at ten yards! Thank heavens that mess is over, for now.
I called in a bull for a buddy, woulda been his first bull, a limited draw unit. That bull came in with all his cows, right behind them. they went by us at 15 steps. A BIG bull, woulda been a great first bull with a stick, The bull stopped perfect broadside, looked the other way, bugled, and let the arrow fly right over his back. He busted, I got back on the calls, threw a log down the hill... and the bull came right back, stood in the exact same spot and it was like deja vu, right over his back. The two arrow were buried in the dirt 30 yards down hill with in a couple of inches of each other.
keep your head up. That worst hunters ever never get to shoot!