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Offline hillbilly61

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Need Your Excuses
« on: November 10, 2011, 07:13:00 AM »
This was inspired by Magnus . I thought I would make a book/pamplet from all the excuses I can come up with for missing a deer/animal. I don't know if it will be publishable, but I'm going to try. So, this is what I'm asking. Can everyone come up with as many excuses as they can and type them here. I will be using you screen name if you don't mind. I would also like your input.
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Offline Rich in CO

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2011, 07:23:00 AM »
My arrows where car sick from the drive to the hunting area thats why I missed.  yea thats it
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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2011, 07:37:00 AM »
Ooooh! Hit my arm guard.
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Offline Swamp Yankee

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2011, 08:13:00 AM »
There's only one excuse that I can think of, Operator Error.
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Offline flippnsticks

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2011, 08:17:00 AM »
ooh... the sun was in my eyes..
...hit my shirt sleeve..
...must be time to re-fletch..
... the biggest deer id ever saw.. must have got the fever...
... my clicker didnt click...

I will have more as the season goes on. lol my friend has some good ones..I hear them everytime he goes out.
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Offline GingivitisKahn

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2011, 08:17:00 AM »
There was a limb, stick, twig, leaf, etc. that I didn't see before I shot. That deflected the arrow.
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Offline tuscarawasbowman

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2011, 08:23:00 AM »
These are new arrows, must be spined wrong from the manufacturer.
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Offline Rosco1

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2011, 08:48:00 AM »
"That animal is way too big... I am used to hitting smaller targets."

This is actually what a friend of mine said after missing his first 6x6 bull.
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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2011, 08:48:00 AM »
Deer ducked it.

Deer jumped it; or jumped the string, or jumped in some way.

Deer backed away from it.

Deer outran it.

Deer skipped momentarily into a parallel dimension.

Deer used a Jedi mind trick on me.

Deer made effective use of cover.

Deer was evil manitou shape shifting spirit.

Squirrel climbed up my pant leg and distracted me.

Hit my arm guard (I learned that one from Bowhunting October Whitetails video).
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Offline Bladepeek

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2011, 08:50:00 AM »
Horse fly bit me just as I hit anchor.
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Offline Can Hahaka

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2011, 09:06:00 AM »
Actually that morning the sun came up in the west and I was not prepared for the light in my eyes as my stand is set up for an east rising sun.
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Offline twitchstick

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2011, 09:13:00 AM »
In my area there are upwards of 100 small earthquakes a day that most people don't feel but I do.
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Offline Dave Bowers

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2011, 09:25:00 AM »
I usually go with "I stink"
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Offline Looper

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2011, 09:29:00 AM »
He was too small, so I just shot that tick off his back.
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Offline Keefer

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2011, 09:35:00 AM »
I just wanted to run a flight test with my arrow and to see if that deer could hear my bow on release!
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #15 on: November 10, 2011, 09:43:00 AM »
I like looper's reply.
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Offline Mike Mecredy

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #16 on: November 10, 2011, 09:44:00 AM »
A bird landed on my arrow head when I wanted to release
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Offline Raging Water

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2011, 10:12:00 AM »
"Am I supposed to keep an eye open when I shoot"?

Or,

The Deer closed its eyes, so I missed.

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Offline lablover

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #18 on: November 10, 2011, 12:40:00 PM »
In Kansas,
 Wind too strong...
 Wind not strong enough...
 wind out of wrong direction...
 wind shifted....

  We can always blame it on the wind.
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Offline Rick Butler

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Re: Need Your Excuses
« Reply #19 on: November 10, 2011, 12:47:00 PM »
I was'nt holding my tongue right.
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