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shooting over a deer????
FlintWalker:
I don't care if a sloth could catch it, just as long as it's got enough punch when it gets there!
Right now I'm shooting cedar and cane, but before next season I'll come up with a fix for this problem or I'll break out some of my bowfishing arrows and glue broadheads on them ;D
ricktrojanowski:
The two shots that I managed to get this year were out of a treestand. Both over the back. >:(. I agree with what El Destructo says. Not picking a spot was my problem. I practiced out of a stand that I have in my yard before and during season. But being a newbee I guess I didn't focus as I do on a non living target.
boo:
ive struggled with this for years also. my shooting is fine on targets on the ground or in a tree. what i have figured out is when im in a hunting situation and im shooting at a live deer i dont shoot the same as a target. my draw is slower ( trying to stay undetected ) and im not concentrating on my spot because im trying to watch the deer for signs being detected. ive been caught drawing so many times is the reason for this bad habit. every time ive shot over the back of a deer and it doesnt spook out of there my second shot has always been rite on. i think the reason for this is because i think the gig is up and quit worrying about being seen. one thing ive been doing is to place my stand in better more concealed places and once ive committed to the shot i ignore all my thoughts and just pick a spot and follow through just like i do on a 3d target. im not sure if this is the same reason for most stick and string shooters missing but im i think its mine.
lowell:
I agree that not picking a spot is my trouble. That is going to be my first and main thought the next time I get an opportuninty.
Or wait for one that has a bullseye on his kill zone!! ;)
Thanks all
Pat B:
If you don't pick a spot and concentrate on that one spot you will shoot over the back every time. I should know, I missed the first 9 I ever shot at and every one was over the back.
About a month before the season starts I try to do everything I would do when shooting at a deer. ...from an elevated stand, pick a spot, slow purposeful draw, pick a spot, come to anchor, pick a spot, and a smooth release...and don't forget to pick a spot and KNOW your arrow will be there shortly!!!
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