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close encounter with a huge bull

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BowEd:
Great news...First day encounter.Can't ask for more than that,and a 20 yard shot to boot.Next time it's your turn....lol.9 days left.Sounds like a good area your in hope your weather holds up for ya.Good luck.

cantshoot:
Exciting! People say wood isn't magnetic but they've never seen how the tinyest little twig can attract your arrow  :o

bradsmith2010:
thanks guyys , I hope to get to go tomorrow,, my friends are up there today, and I am working,, so I am hunting through them,, I didnt take too many pics , but will try to get more on sunday,, I hope it will be my turn to shoot, wow thats alot of pressure  :),, but if one gets close enough I will give it my best try,, I have been stump shooting on the mountain for several weeks,,, and have my ranges down, it looks alot different shooting up and down,, my bow shoots pretty flat even with my 700 grain arrow,, so my hold is about the same out to 25,, those close shots can be challenging ,, they put alot of pressure on you ,, when the game is that close,,  tendency is to rush the shot because you think you need to, but if you can hold your nerve and shoot your normal speed,, that will usually work best for you,, when you see an animal coming its hard to see all the little limbs and such that might cause a problem, but that is just part of the challenge,, it was a great hunt for me I am still buzzing around thinking of that big guy,,

bradsmith2010:
i went hunting yesterday,, saw 6 turkeys and a bobcat,, but the elk were scarce,, my two friends hunting didnt see or hear anything,,
I think the weather was too nice,, :)   I did make some nice shots on a few clumps of grass,, getting to shoot my bow on the mountain is fun in itself,, made a really nice shot at 60 plus yards ,, with witness,,  :)
while I am thinking of it,, I wanted to talk a bit about shooting,,
I am not a great shot,, I am just an average shot ,, but if I practice alot,, I can get pretty good,,
I dont have much room to shoot here in the city, about 10 yards,,,
but last year I just kept it up and shoot every week,, sometimes every day,,
I saw my form improve,,
swithing from one bow to the other was easy,,
I could shoot a wide range of spine out of each bow, because my release was better and my form better,,
I was worried how was my longer range shooting gonna be,,
well if you form and release are good,, its not that hard to shoot the longer ranges,,

what I found is if you can shoot a good group at a know yardage on level ground with your feet in a comfortable stance,,
all that tells you is ,,,,,  you can shoot a good group at a known distance in a comfortable stance,, shooting at your leisure,,

how does this relate to a hunting shot,, well,, usually you dont know the distance,, or how fast your are going to have to shoot,, and you are out of normal postion most the time,, maybe shooting up or down,,with obstructions all around,,

how do you practice for that,, well I think roving or stump shooting is the key,,
every shot different,, that is what tunes you up,, the variety of shots give your brain and body a chance to practice the known unknown,,,, which is key in a hunting situation where the shot is going to be improvised sometimes in a split second,,

make yourself shoot fast,, make yourself hold longer and practice every variation you might encounter as the game comes by your shooting range,,

when you are at home ,, practice your form of course, but realize that target shooting alone my not prepare you for the shot of a lifetime,,,,

Lumberman:
60+? Good grief.. I am deciding whether I will let myself take a 25  yard shot this year. 20 and my groups are really lacking precision

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