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<blockquote data-quote="sesh" data-source="post: 1629877" data-attributes="member: 9014"><p>That's tough, you just have to dust yourself off and try again</p><p></p><p>I had a shot at easily the largest whitetail I've ever had a chance at two years ago right before rifle season. I'd seen him a couple times before but he'd never come close. This time I was ready, he stepped out and I hit my grunt and he bee-lined to me. I put my thirty yard pin on him and let fly. I thought for sure it was a good hit and I tracked him for about a 1/4 mile with just a drop here or there before the trail dried up. I searched all day and even had a guy come out to track him with dogs. The dogs weren't able to get any further than I did. I was <em>crushed</em>. I went back and replayed the shot, turns out he was about 35 yards out and I was aiming a little too low with the 30 yd pin anyway. I inspected the arrow and the scene with my father in law and he came to the conclusion that I'd probably nicked him across the brisket. I can only hope so but either way, I didn't bowhunt the rest of that season and I've sworn off that stand, I scouted out another place to hang out and I stay out of that area, call it superstitious but I couldn't sleep for a week after that. Funny thing is, as I tell the story it sounds like I'm bummed because it was a nice buck but I'd feel that way with any deer. I don't like the idea that I may have made it suffer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sesh, post: 1629877, member: 9014"] That's tough, you just have to dust yourself off and try again I had a shot at easily the largest whitetail I've ever had a chance at two years ago right before rifle season. I'd seen him a couple times before but he'd never come close. This time I was ready, he stepped out and I hit my grunt and he bee-lined to me. I put my thirty yard pin on him and let fly. I thought for sure it was a good hit and I tracked him for about a 1/4 mile with just a drop here or there before the trail dried up. I searched all day and even had a guy come out to track him with dogs. The dogs weren't able to get any further than I did. I was [I]crushed[/I]. I went back and replayed the shot, turns out he was about 35 yards out and I was aiming a little too low with the 30 yd pin anyway. I inspected the arrow and the scene with my father in law and he came to the conclusion that I'd probably nicked him across the brisket. I can only hope so but either way, I didn't bowhunt the rest of that season and I've sworn off that stand, I scouted out another place to hang out and I stay out of that area, call it superstitious but I couldn't sleep for a week after that. Funny thing is, as I tell the story it sounds like I'm bummed because it was a nice buck but I'd feel that way with any deer. I don't like the idea that I may have made it suffer. [/QUOTE]
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