strike one!!!!!

[huntmaster80]

Well this is my first year, which is no excuse,because I practiced a lot!!  I had 4 doe come basically before dark and I could hear a buck grunting in the muitifloral rose.  So about 5 minutes go by and a 8 point and his twin brother both about 90" bucks or so appear, but headed straight into an apple orchard and dissapeared     :(      

I look to my left and a nice big doe is locked onto me. After the Texas standoff she turned and gave me a perfect broadside shot. I drew my bow and released.   What I forgot to do was pick a spot       .  My lumi nock  looked great until it hit about a 4 inch tree just in front of the doe.

STRIKE ONE!!!!  Even though I missed it was a great morning.  I will be back after em again this afternoon. With high hopes and about another 20 practice shots from a stand.

[Night Wing]

Those "wooden" deer traveling with the regular deer are tough.    

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Getting caught up in the moment and forgetting to pick a spot is very easy to do at first.

keep at it and talk yourself through the next shot.

Good Luck.

[darb]

Huntmaster- unfortunately I am somewhat comforted to hear someone else is in the same boat. Don't feel bad I am up to strike two!  Who knew that a Zwickey also works well for pruning saplings?  Before that I missed a 13yd chip shot over the back.  My confidence is somewhat low right know.

[Pat B]

I had 9 strikes before I scored. Never picked a spot until #10! Generally if you shoot over a deers back it is because you looked at the deer and did not pick the "spot" where the arrow will go.

[Good Stuff]

I missed my first one to but she came back to give me a second chance. I didn't need a third!  

[Norminator]

I have a buddy who manages to kill a small poplar sapling at least once a year.

[swampdrummer]

Think it was 5 or 6 strikes for me before my first.I mean, real chip shots, 4 or 5 yards and I was missing way bad, to the right of left. I finally figured out that I was watching the deer's head as I drew, trying to not get busted and at the last second I was trying to come back to the chest but my arrows would always fly at chest level, but under thier heads.
After I figured that out I killed 3 or 4 in a row!

[knobby]

Keep after 'em. You're obviously doing a lot right to be seeing animals. The rest will fall into place. Good luck!

[stujay]

go get em this afternoon

[ron w]

Consider yourself lucky....I have had one shot in 41 years......at least your getting action!

[dirtguy]

Oh yeah - 0-1 here as well.
At least it was a clean miss.
And you in the right spot!

[KentuckyTJ]

Happens to use all even after a bunch of successful hunts. Just keep your head up and keep shooting.

[GRINCH]

adam,we all have had it happen just pic a spot next time,good luck on your season.

[MadDog]

At least you hit a tree all could hit is the ground with my first 2 shots last weekend  

[longbowben]

Dont feel bad i already screwed up on a 150 class 10pt.  

[huntmaster80]

Lonbowben, my buddy has family that has a farm in bathesda, oh. I hunted there one time about 5 years ago, and it was awesome!!!  U guys have some great deer down there. I couldn't imagine missing a 150 class deer, then again I couldn't imagine even seeing one!! Best of luck to ya!!!

[El gran J]

My friends make fun of me because I can zero in on small things, and usually hit them, but I'll miss things that are much bigger.  You'll get it eventually!

[huskyarcher]

Originally posted by ron w:
Consider yourself lucky....I have had one shot in 41 years......at least your getting action!

:eek:    Come hunt with me i NC, it would be more likely that you would get 41 shots in 1 night! Man, idk how you keep hunting! i understand how its not about the kill, but somethings gotta give!!

If i had a dollar for every time ive missed...wellll i would have no money or nothin but, haha jk man iv missed WAY more than my share!

[cacciatore]

Good luck for tomorrow,keep us posted.Missing isn't that bad,you have the adrenaline and not the hard work!Then there'll always be a succesful tomorrow.