Author Topic: When you miss game do you........ (Read 947 times)

Sean B · « **Reply #20 on:** June 23, 2011, 03:33:00 AM »

From a stand and a close shot, I miss high. I had a Doe 1/4 away on the ground once. the arrow was flying perfect and i was waiting to see it sink behind the shoulder, but she spun away at the last moment, nothing but leaves!

huskyarcher · « **Reply #21 on:** June 23, 2011, 05:24:00 AM »

If i miss its always gonna be low and the problem is always "buck fever" or "doe fever"

i get exited on a reare occasion and draw to about 22inches haha needless to say the deer is fine after. But like said above i will take a clean mmiss over a bad hit

misfire · « **Reply #22 on:** June 23, 2011, 07:37:00 AM »

All my misses have been low either from the ground or a stand. I don't understand it but I think it has a lot to do with 'Buck Fever'.

Rusty Snuffers · « **Reply #23 on:** June 23, 2011, 08:26:00 AM »

High. I find that when I have too much time to look at the animal, my nerves get the best of me and I miss my anchor and I shoot high. Every time I've been surprised and didn't have much time to think, the instincts kicked in and I hit exactly where I needed to.

Silly adrenaline...
Rusty

frank bullitt · « **Reply #24 on:** June 23, 2011, 09:50:00 AM »

The last deer I missed, been awhile ago, on the ground, shot low. Didn't get to anchor! Online for sure! Excited, anticipating, had been wathing this buck for a time before the shot!

I think most who shoot high, usually do so because of the position and alertness of the animal...duck!

Another reason folks should be out shooting small game and such. Foam don't move, in the backyard!

dink · « **Reply #25 on:** June 23, 2011, 09:52:00 AM »

ground level i miss low have missed 2 high but believe the deer was dunking down after i shot they both were skittish at the time

GREATBROWNKNOCKEMDOWN · « **Reply #26 on:** June 23, 2011, 09:59:00 AM »

Had two chances at a doe last year, 1st shot was high and she came back to the exact same spot only 5mins later , then i shot low!

Ladams · « **Reply #27 on:** June 23, 2011, 10:03:00 AM »

Mostly low for me, I think I drop my arm out of the way so I can see the arrow,

hill boy · « **Reply #28 on:** June 23, 2011, 10:10:00 AM »

Yep, to high or too low that pretty much sums it up for me!

Looper · « **Reply #29 on:** June 23, 2011, 10:13:00 AM »

I missed a buck low this past season due to my string catching on a buckle. I probably took 40 shots at squirrels this year, and only killed 12. I will say that if they had been 3 inches taller, I'd have shot 30 or more. I gave a bunch some new hairdos. I don't know if they were ducking, or if I was just missing high.

I did miss a few shots at coyotes. I'm not complaining, though. All but one of my arrows went exactly where I was looking. The shots were a little long, and they had more than enough time to get out of the way. One, was trotting at around 27 yards. He made a Barry Sanders move, and the arrow missed right in front of him.

Another was about 30 yards. He literally sprawled on the ground and the arrow went right over him.

The last miss, I skewered the limb of a blow down I was trying to shoot through.

Friend · « **Reply #30 on:** June 23, 2011, 10:14:00 AM »

Obviously there are misses both high and low.

My belief would be that high misses are in the majority.

Mike Spaulding · « **Reply #31 on:** June 23, 2011, 11:45:00 AM »

From a tree, always miss over, on the ground I miss under... funny how that works.

Charlie Lamb · « **Reply #32 on:** June 23, 2011, 12:07:00 PM »

Over the years I had determined that the bulk of my misses were high. As hard as I concentrated on the very center of the lungs, I most often would shoot too high by a couple of inches.

frassettor · « **Reply #33 on:** June 23, 2011, 12:12:00 PM »

OBXarcher · « **Reply #34 on:** June 23, 2011, 01:15:00 PM »

I wish I could say I have never missed.

High from a tree, low from the ground

Hot Hap · « **Reply #35 on:** June 23, 2011, 01:39:00 PM »

Son of Texas · « **Reply #36 on:** June 23, 2011, 01:44:00 PM »

High!!!!!!!!

Stumpkiller · « **Reply #37 on:** June 23, 2011, 01:45:00 PM »

Last year I missed having any shot opportunities - how do I grade that?

On my 3-D I invariably miss low - but often I shoot for them at longer distances than I ever hunt. Occasionally I have a real brain fart and go over the top from closer up.

Last miss on a live deer was over. * sigh *

Over&Under · « **Reply #38 on:** June 23, 2011, 01:55:00 PM »

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Originally posted by The Vanilla Gorilla:

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Originally posted by Over&Under:
I usually miss over.....but sometimes under :D
Very Nice! Been waiting long to use that? [/b]

Actually yes....it is rare a thread comes up that lends it self to that response...had to take advantage of the situation...LOL

That is how I got the handle...on an elk hunt and returned from missing the same cow twice, once high and once low...

PaddyMac · « **Reply #39 on:** June 23, 2011, 02:25:00 PM »

If it's not hitting a limb or tree or something, it's almost always low.


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