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Post by timhixson on Oct 27, 2008 4:48:32 GMT -5
Learning all this bow hunting stuff is causing me more mistakes than I ever anticipated.
I had a decent 8 point right under my stand Saturday morning at about 9:15. I was about 25' up in my climer and he walked pretty much straight under the stand. I should have waited to get him at 10-15 yards out but I leaned over my stand and tried the shot anyway.
I leaned over enough that my binoculars swung out from my chest and got hit by the string when I released. The arrow missed the deer, and my binoc's got ripped off me and hit the ground.
Hopefully Karma, bad luck or whatever has had a good laugh and lets me alone for at least a little while.
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Post by johnc911 on Oct 27, 2008 6:19:31 GMT -5
LOL not funny but i bet thats happened to nearly all of us.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 27, 2008 6:38:49 GMT -5
LOL... yep.. welcome to bowhunting!!
There is no way that you can list a mistake that hasn't happened to someone on here. We've done them all.
Keep after them, you'll do well at this game..
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Post by Sleazy E on Oct 27, 2008 6:40:48 GMT -5
Never my bino's...... But when I first started hunting archery I was a kid and my bow was way to big for me.... Pulled back on a deer (little 6 pointer) and let loose... and all of a sudden I was blind.... Bow string ripped my glasses right off my face... missed the deer and never did find my glasses...
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Post by timhixson on Oct 27, 2008 6:43:47 GMT -5
I had my safety harness on, so I am fairly comfortable standing and shooting from my stand. Hopefully others of us will put this in their "not - to - do" list.
The wife is a little unhappy because the season continues....
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Post by hunter7x on Oct 27, 2008 6:50:48 GMT -5
yep small tricks of the trade come with time and experience.
I use a butler creek bino strap. Keeps the binos tight on your chest.
Before that I would replace the strap that comes with binos with a longer string and loop them over my shoulder so they hang under my arm.
Not sure what advise to give about the wife lol
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Post by Sleazy E on Oct 27, 2008 10:07:45 GMT -5
LOL advice about the wife I can handle...... I have a wife that hates being a "deer season widow".... but I have found that if I am especially nice... and help keep the house clean (especially the dishes)... and take care of the kids for the most part during the week.... Then come Friday (or Saturday) when it is time for me to leave she is never too upset.... And when I get back at the end of the weekend.... I always try to be home early enough that I can cook dinner for her..... that seems to help with the wrath..... but of course nothing ever stops it completely.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 27, 2008 12:33:11 GMT -5
Learning all this bow hunting stuff is causing me more mistakes than I ever anticipated. I had a decent 8 point right under my stand Saturday morning at about 9:15. I was about 25' up in my climer and he walked pretty much straight under the stand. I should have waited to get him at 10-15 yards out but I leaned over my stand and tried the shot anyway. I leaned over enough that my binoculars swung out from my chest and got hit by the string when I released. The arrow missed the deer, and my binoc's got ripped off me and hit the ground. Hopefully Karma, bad luck or whatever has had a good laugh and lets me alone for at least a little while. We have all BTDT in one way or another over the years. As an archer you will have all kinds of funky stuff happen...
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Post by steiny on Oct 27, 2008 19:13:17 GMT -5
My list of stupid mistakes bow hunting is a looooooong one.
Ever accidently cut your bow string with a broadhead while in the stand? That will make you feel sharp !
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Post by oldrookie on Oct 27, 2008 20:23:09 GMT -5
LOL advice about the wife I can handle...... I have a wife that hates being a "deer season widow".... but I have found that if I am especially nice... and help keep the house clean (especially the dishes)... and take care of the kids for the most part during the week.... Then come Friday (or Saturday) when it is time for me to leave she is never too upset.... And when I get back at the end of the weekend.... I always try to be home early enough that I can cook dinner for her..... that seems to help with the wrath..... but of course nothing ever stops it completely. Dang sleazye, watch what you say. Some wifes read these threads and kind of makes some of us (me) look kind of bad. Tim, you can't possibly make a mistake that I haven't made. A little levity is required in this sport.
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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 27, 2008 21:39:14 GMT -5
A few days ago, I took the climber out for the first time this year. I got way up in a good tree and took one more step, then herd a crash. My quiver of arrows had fell out of my back pack that was strapped to the climber. Now, I am pretty stubborn, and not that good at climbing trees, so I spent the next 45 minutes "fishing" for my arrows with my bow rope. I finally got them and got all settled in when a shooter buck came in my direction. I think that from leaning out for so long and the aggravation I had went through weakend my legs a little bit, because when the buck got closer, my knees wouldn't stop shaking. I usually don't get buck fever, maybe just a pounding heart, but I couldn't get my legs to stop for nothing. The buck knew something wasn't right, turned, and walked away. I don't plan on using the climber until gun season now.
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Post by muddyfork on Oct 28, 2008 5:41:10 GMT -5
I don't put on my gloves, face mask, jackets, or get out my calls until I'm up in the treestand. I was dropping stuff to the ground to often and I don't even like to laying anything on the ground near my stand. So last year I found some spring loaded alligator clips and tie them to my pack with string so now when I'll getting things out I attach them with a clip. Works great and I don't weary about dropping things now. That being said I'm sure I'll drop something tonight.
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Post by timhixson on Oct 28, 2008 5:52:41 GMT -5
I have a fanny pack thing that I keep almost all my stuff in. I have worked on my setup routine to minimize the setup mistakes. Opening morning I dropped my flashlight 2/3 the way up the tree with my climber. Now i use one of those clip on hat lights. I even carry my spare release in case I drop the primary one while putting it on.
Slowing down the whole routine has helped minimize mistakes, but new ones are always showing up.
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Post by turkeygrl4 on Oct 28, 2008 7:05:37 GMT -5
About the wife thing. My boyfriend hunts pretty much everything, so he is gone all the time. I love hunting too, so I get to see him pretty much all the time. There is times where he goes without me and goes with his buddy's. I dont mind.
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Post by trapperdave on Oct 28, 2008 8:45:31 GMT -5
them bino's might have saved ya from a bad shot. A straight down shot IS NOT a shot! Patience is by far the most important thing in bowhunting......waiting for the perfect shot, and taking nothing less, ever. Enough things can go wrong without handicapping yourself before even releasing the string. (I aint preaching, just talking from experience
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 28, 2008 9:09:01 GMT -5
TD is right.
The straight down shot is not one that I would take.
Hit the spine (iffy) and you'll have to shoot him again. Off to one side or the other you only hit one lung. Deer can live a LONG time on just one lung.
All shots should be taken with the question answered to the affirmative of - "Can I take put both lungs?"
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Post by Sleazy E on Oct 28, 2008 18:56:21 GMT -5
I say if it is a straight down shot always aim for the neck... but they need to have their head down (feeding or sniffing) because... hit the spine int he neck... they are dead... hit off to one side or the other... they will bleed out from their carotid artery.. and/or jugular vein.... If you don't hit any of those three things... well then you must have missed the deer completely and it will live to be hunted again.
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