Moment of truth poll!

[buckeye_hunter]

The question is how often do you get a shot off on an animal where you remain undetected until you let the arrow go?

[buckeye_hunter]

TTT. Already the results are interesting!

[buckeye_hunter]

Looks like a number of you guys are good at staying unnoticed until it's go time!

[Night Wing]

Even undetected, I need two criteria before I release my arrow.

1) The shot has to be 20 yards or less.
2) It must also be a broadside lung shot.

If just one of the my criteria isn't there, I let the animal walk.

[Bill Skinner]

Shooting at an alert animal is a good way to spend a long time bloodtrailing on your hands and knees.

[Converml]

I hunt mainly turkey and whitetail and if they detect you they have a good chance of dodging. The only way I could think of feeling good about a shot once detected is small game like squirls who if you wait know your there but become occupied with other activities making a shot possible or birds like pheasants or geese for those who shoot on the wing.

[Mongo]

I generally hunt hogs and learned a long time ago that patience usually results in a decent shot.

[YORNOC]

Yup, I dont release on an alert nervous animal. Im at a point where I'm okay at letting a good animal pass without shooting if conditions are iffy. I went deerless this year because of this. Several bucks very wary. Lots of hunting pressure last year.  But Im okay with it all, just psyched to get them within shooting range. Dont get me wrong, if conditions are good I'm Taking the shot!!! I want a full freezer and I love antlers. But I'm okay if I go without as long as I'm putting myself close to game.

[str8jct]

ttt

[PaddyMac]

Mule deer mainly. And I would say 100% undetected or I don't have a shot. If they get a whiff of me they're gone.

[Huntingnut]

Around here, if I am detected, there is no shot opportunity. Deer are too dang spooky. So I'd say real close to 100% of my shots are at an animal that doesn't know I exist.

[RC]

If critters around my house find out your there...they aint.RC

[Coonbait]

Yeah, like already stated, if they see me or are wired up tight the odds of wounding an animal is to great.
Glenn

[Hoyt]

I like to hunt public land and the deer I hunt have a lot of pressure. I'm lucky to see a good buck one time and 99.9% of the time it's only once and in the 6yrs. I've hunted this area, one time I saw one actually feeding. They just don't risk their lives over an acorn around here and they are always alerted, nervous and on the move. Thankfully does and young bucks are plentiful.

If I don't think I can kill him I won't shoot, but if I waited on a perfect pose I'd be wasting my time. Very seldom do they know where I am when I shoot.

[Knawbone]

I mainly hunt W Tails with my longbows, I usually target one or two specific bucks.Everything has to come together and the buck has to be care free, relaxed,and within comfortable shooting range ect.Chances are I will only get one chance so I make it count. No sight, no sound, no smell, one good shot and its dinner bell.  

[straitera]

If looking to get down to the long or short of it, the short.

[straitera]

Can do one pollup

[Thumper Dunker]

I can't hit a running coyote yet.

[flyne]

It depends on the game I'm hunting I do a lot of small game hunting and I'd probly shoot 30 small game to one big game if it's a shot on a hog or bigger I pass if it knows I'm there
Jim

[joe ashton]

Hi. this is a good learning moment.
I (almost) never shoot at an animal that is on to me.  They just are too fast to react if they are aware of your presence.  When I stopped shooting at alert animals I start eating back straps...
Joe
PS.  2 mo, 1 week and 4days