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Buffalogobbler:
The guys are right you just have move on,that's part of hunting, it was an exciting hunt, you learned a lot and now your more prepared for the next hunt.

Kevin

crooketarrow:
  BUFFS totally right  remember what you did right and learn from your mistakes.

  AND JUST MOVE FORWARDS.

burchett.donald:
 Did you ever figure out what made you hit high on both occasions? Did they jump the string? Have you been practicing from a tree stand? Just trying to figure out...

CherokeeKC:
Thanks guys.  I knew you guys would understand before anyone else. 

burchett i have been.practicing from a hangon i have up in my backyard just for.the purpose.  I think hitting high was a function of low light which makes everything seem further than expected so I held too high.  The deer may have been smaller than i expected also which made them seem.further

Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive:
yeah that sure is a disappointment.  Selfbows and stone points can be tough going at times. Just a few things I noticed though (I am an advocate for close shots with stone points)  20 ft up in a tree is a long way up. I've killed a lot of deer 10 - 12 feet high.  Obviously the higher you are the higher the shot angle and also, they smaller the double lung kill zone is.  Also 20-25 yards is actually a pretty far shot with stone points. Certainly it can be done, but the chance for things to go wrong increases.  I shoot very close shots. I prefer 8 yards... slam dunk shots. I will shoot out a little further, but typically never over 15y and I let a lot go at 15 hoping for a 10 the next day!   Most the time when I have experienced poor penetration it was due to shooting too big of points, and/or rough transitions and/or not a heavy enough bow/arrow combination.  I've seen some guys on here shooting some pretty darn big points, and not always, but often times I see a lack of penetration because of it.  I like bows in the upper 50's- 60's weight range, reasonably heavy arrows, my points are very very sharp 60-100 grain points no wider than about an inch and about 2 inches long at the most. very smooth, tapered, point to shaft transitions and spinning perfectly true.  8-12 yards and I am almost always looking at a pass through or pass through with arrow still inside the deer.

I experienced similar results in my earlier attempts. shots a little too far, bow and arrow combo wasn't up to snuff... points too big and too dull. Not exactly sure of your whole set up, but I would shorten your shooting ranges, make those points scary sharp & small and forget about that past bad experience.  keep after it because you are on the right path! hope to see some success pictures soon! - Ryan

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