excuses.......

[joe ashton]

Lets start with my favorite....
   - the deer jumped the string
Then in no particular order
   - the string hit my sleeve
   - the string hit my arm guard
   - the sun was in my eyes
   - the deer moved as I released
   - the arrow hit an unseen twig
   - the arrow hit some 'ozone'
   - I had a poor release
   - I short drew
   - I over thought
   - the deer was too close
   - the elk was a little too far
   - my arrow flight sucked,  I don't know why...
   - a strong cross wind
   - the wind was rocking my tree
   - my string touched  my hat
   - my string had stretched a lIttle
   - my nock set had moved
   - my upper/lower limb hit a ___________
   - I blinked at the time of the shot
   - my clicker clicked/didn't click
   - I should have been using"  a tab, glove, long bow recurve, grizzly, woodsman, rage or _____
   -I did not have my lucky: hat, socks, underwear, ______on
       
And lets finish with the most likely cause for a miss, the real reason.
     
   - I LOST FOCUS AT THE TIME OF THE SHOT!!!
       
Well there you go.  Feel free to print this list and take it with you on your next hunt.
Joe
PS Did I miss any excuses?
PS 3 weeks 4 days until I head out for round two,  white tails in the mid west.!!!!

[ron w]

I have not had that many shots to have that many excuses,          

[yukon chuck]

Solar flares.
Low blood sugar.
Liberal democrats.

[brinkwolf]

Light refracted off some swamp gas oh wait that's ufo sightings.

[misfire]

Originally posted by yukon chuck:
Liberal democrats.

 

That's my new favorite one!

[vtmtnman]

"I lost focus at the time of the shot"

You nailed it.

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

Heck most of those look like honest reasons,, Not excuses.

Pretty much all of them say "I blew it" Too honest to be an excuse.

[Richie]

Libs X3    

[jsweka]

Now lets not turn this into a political debate.

I usually just admit that "I #&@$ed up".

[threeunder]

The wind blew that branch right into my arrow.

The tree jumped in front of me.

Gust of wind blew a bunch of leaves out of that tree right as I shot and it obscured my release.

The deer walked right behind that tree.


Can you tell I've hit some trees in my life?

[Green Mountain Boy]

I'm with jsweka, plus that would just simply be another way to blame myself! Let's not forget that all different types of people enjoy this sport!

[Jake Fr]

Mine is the arrow gods didnt like that shot

[Stump73]

The gravity was to strong and made me shoot low..Not that I actually dropped my bow arm.

[rwbowman]

Six days I've deer hunted with my longbow and I already own two of the excuses above for two separate occasions. Plus, I'll add my own excuse everyone who knows about my recent unproductive hunts has heard: The good lord's helpin' me save my tags for something bigger! Third time's a charm (fingers crossed)!

[elkbreath]

Brink wolf, you kinda stole mine.  

Bigfoot is my usual scapegoat. That dude is a prankster.

[joe ashton]

rwbowman   I like your attitude.  get out there and you will connect.. Good luck..

[Randy Koleno]

No, really, I only had two arrows. :')

[huskyarcher]

My favorite is an excuse a wheelie guyt gave me when he llost a good buck..."man this new bow sends them threw so fast it doesnt cut the deer good enough" i hit the floor.

[bigbadjon]

I don't trust an archer without an excuse for a bad shot. Its out of character for every one I've met.

[Mojostick]

The deer's deflector shield over was at full power.