Wast the right choice?

[Buckeye Trad Hunter]

I had a nice doe come running in to a grunt today and had about  a 15 yard quartering to shot but I didn't take it because I don't like quartering to shots.  The angle was about a 30 degree quarter not leaving much room for error.  I wanted to wait for a better shot and as she walked behind my tree from my left to my right I tried to turn and got busted as she was only about 3 yards away and my stand is on the side of a hill so she wasn't too far below me.  At that distance should I have taken the shot?

[robtattoo]

If you didn't then you shouldn't have. If you should've, you would've  

[BowHuntingFool]

I personally don't like to take a shot thats to close/straight down. I like to let then get a bit further away from my tree, broadside or slightly quartering away is golden!

I agree with robtatto, you did the right thing!

[blueslfb]

What you would regret more is taking a bad shot and wounding and loosing her.  You will have another chance.  Good call on your part.

[Eric Krewson]

I took a quartering to shot about 25 years ago, left a bear razor head in a doe's shoulder blade, penetration was about 2". Haven't taken a similar shot since.

[allanburden]

If you don't like quartering shots, and especially if you don't practice them, then you did the right thing.  Good job.

[John3]

Good call on your part.. No deer is worth a wounding "iffy" shot.


JDS III