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Have You Ever Had One Of Those Days???
Susquehannock:
I feel your pain. About 4 years ago I went out for the season opener of the PA bowhunting season. I was shooting my compound at the time. On the walk out to my treestand in the dark (2 mile hike) a stick caught me in the eye and I lost my contact. (I'm blind without them). Luckily it was my non-shooting eye, so I proceeded to my treestand. I climbed my tree, and as I was hauling my bow up on a string, the rope slipped and my bowstring came over the cam and snapped against the bow limb rendering the bow unshootable. I sat in that stand all morning so as to not disturb my brother's hunt and later went to the local archery shop to have my bow put in a vice to put the string back on and back to the cabin to get a pair of glasses to see again! It was a miserable day.
El Destructo:
Glad I am not the Only One with this kind of Luck!!
:D
PeteC:
I feel for you,I've had a few issues on public land myself.But this is my opening day experience was on private land,and I never saw another soul. Here's how it came down;
Arrived 6:00 AM to find a coon had crapped 6 different times on my stand.I cleaned it off and took advantage of the cover scent.
About 8:00 a ray of sunshine peaked through the leaves,and fell right on the lower limb of my bow"She's got legs",illuminating a 1" long crack following a ring ,about mid-limb.
While considering running home to get another bow,a fat 6 point walked right under me ,stopped at 6 yards,slightly quartered away.I leaned out and told myself,"don't think about the bow,just draw the arrow and shoot,,DON'T THINK ABOUT THE BOW."
Well, all I thought about was that bow exploding,but , I released the string anyway.
A 6 yard slam dunk!!.that did'nt.My fine cane arrow sailed right over his withers,hit a root ,and you guessed it ,broke. "Legs "did'nt break,and I took her home and put a band-aid on her.She's all right ,and ready to hunt again. Now ,Ive just got to get over missin' a "sure thing" shot. God Bless
El Destructo:
Well at least the Bow was saved....and the Deer wasn't wounded and run off to be eaten by Coyotes....you will have a chance to see Her again....and hopefully in Better Circumstances too....good luck....
Hillbilly:
Mike, I thought it was just me that stuff like that happened to. Just be glad that you don't have Mullet out there cruising around in a Polaris Ranger buggy. ;D
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