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gstoneberg:
If truth were told I suspect nearly all of us struggled when we started. Fortunately stick bows are quiet. I've killed 2 does that were sniffing the errant arrow from my first shot when the second arrow arrived. I got one particularly curious doe on the 4th shot! ::) What finally worked for me was to begin the "pick a spot" concentration the minute I saw the deer (or hog). From that point on I thought of nothing else and the arrow launched seemingly by itself. Unfortunately, that had the unintended consequence of making small branches between me and the animal nearly invisible until my arrow deflected off them. After taking a few deer and hogs the concentration became automatic and I began to be able to act more normal. I have a chronic problem shooting over game so I always pick a spot that I think will take out the heart. That gives me a little more room for error. You will get it, game is not like targets. Once you kill one and get some confidence it will go much better. Sounds like you have an excellent setup so it is only a matter of time.
George
iowabow:
I read your post yesterday before I when out to hunt yesterday and........ As I stepped into the woods i jumped the deer off the bed some 40 yards from my stand. The Deer ran down in the valley and started looking everywhere. I figured they heard me but did not see me. They started heading up the hill back to the bed so being on the other side of the crest I moved low down wind to the bed and set up in on the back of a three trunked tree and waited. The deer crested the hill and head right to left at 20 yards I had one opening in the branches 2 feet wide. I started to pull the bow 4 feet before the deer entered the opening but she stopped so I eased off the string and waited to draw. She started to move so I pulled and aimed just above the spine and that is just where the arrow went just over the deer. I normally practice at 15 and at 20 the arrow drops but this time it went just where I was looking. She ran back 10 yards and a little down wind. She started searching for me. I was frozen and three other deer walked in and locked up at 25 and that was how it remained for an hour no one moved. The wind shifted just long enough and game over. They turned and ran down the hill and up the next ridge. I was not going to give up so I retrieved my arrow and circled down wind to a few ridges over where I knew they were headed. In the valley the trail Y's so I picked the closeest trail and set up behind a cedar. just before dark they came in but took the other trail and 8 deer filed by at 80 yards. Deer 16 me 0. I went out and set up just below the beds this morning and heard the squirrels going crazy and a boobcat appears on the south ridge and was headed toward the stand but he cut west of me and up the ridge behind me. I called to him and he came into 20 yards but I could not shoot out of season. He left and came back in 30 mins later and still out as of season.
Pat B:
You are supposed to look where you want the arrow to go. ;D Let your brain do the calculating.
Sounds like a great time in the woods yesterday and this morning. I love it when the boobcats come in! :o ;D
gstoneberg:
Dang, I had a long post all typed which very verbosely said what Pat said so simply. I couldn't agree more.
Good luck and make sure your camera is with you next time...you're going to need it.
George
iowabow:
It is going to be real windy in the morning 7 wind chill. Just how cold can an osage bow go. What temp should it not be hunted with. The temp in the morning is going to be 23. I did not see any deer this morning or evening so tomorrow is the day. I got this just look where the arrow needs to go. I am going to say this phrase all morning. I am real impressed with my deer hide bow string, I have hunted almost every day save rain and gun season sense oct 1st. How many shots before I need to make a new one. I need to post a picture of how I tied the ends they have held together real well. My bow is strung for hours and hours and that string keeps going. I made two strings one from milkweed and one from flax and they both broke after a week of hunting. Also the deer string is very quite when fired. I am going to make one out of squirrel hide for next year. I know i am a little off topic but it still relates I think to hunting. If there is anyone in the southest Iowa area that wants some osage I saw that one of my osage trees was washed out by the creek. I have like 15 staves don't really think I need anymore so if want it it is free but you will have to cut it and carry it out.
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