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Lady's man said:
Myself am still waiting for my first kill, I have missed several deer but never shot of anything else other than the whitetail deer.
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That isn't good, your not taking it seriously enough (you didn't say one or two, you said several. That's way too big a learning curve).

Get setup just like you would hunting and attempt the shots you think you'll have to make and make them. If you can't, maybe take up photography.

Don't mean to be harsh, but... this isn't good. What's behind what you practice shooting at?
 
Some deer and a turkey so far, the only other thing that I've shot at was a bobcat, shaved its back but that's about it
 
Lady's man said:
What animals have you sucessfully harvested wih a bow & arrow? Myself am still waiting for my first kill, I have missed several deer but never shot of anything else other than the whitetail deer.
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Range finder until you get a kill or two it will take the guess out of distance and relax you a little
 
Still working on my first deer with my bow, never even slug an arrow at one. But I have killed a small hog. Squirrel. A crow. A black snake. Opposum. A stray house cat that was terrorizing my friends dogs.
 
nodog said:
Lady's man said:
Myself am still waiting for my first kill, I have missed several deer but never shot of anything else other than the whitetail deer.
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That isn't good, your not taking it seriously enough (you didn't say one or two, you said several. That's way too big a learning curve).

Get setup just like you would hunting and attempt the shots you think you'll have to make and make them. If you can't, maybe take up photography.

Don't mean to be harsh, but... this isn't good. What's behind what you practice shooting at?
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I'd guess either not enough practice and accurate target shooting, or the adrenaline is messing the shots up. I'd either shoot more targets or try and calm down for the shot, or both. I missed one doe, because of a small tree limb if I remember correctly and rushing the shot, and another deer (buck) that I just got nervous and hit a tree, but then got another shot and liver shot him and he died quick. I definitely needed more practice but also was nervous for the shot... it's easy to forget to concentrate on the shot on a live animal. Shot straight over the head of a turkey this past spring when I was perfectly good with my shotgun out to 25+ yards. Just got excited and forgot to settle down and look straight down the barrel. Just a thought
 
nodog said:
Lady's man said:
Myself am still waiting for my first kill, I have missed several deer but never shot of anything else other than the whitetail deer.
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That isn't good, your not taking it seriously enough (you didn't say one or two, you said several. That's way too big a learning curve).

Get setup just like you would hunting and attempt the shots you think you'll have to make and make them. If you can't, maybe take up photography.


Several would equal 3 1st was wen i was 12to i had a doe come in she got close enough i could reach my hand out and touch her and my first expierence with a deer in shooting range and i got so nervous i forgot to close one eye clean miss. 2nd was 2 yrs ago i hit a doe square in the shoulder bone arrow penitrated not even 2in she broke the arrow off and walked away as if nothing ever happened. 3rd was last yr i hit a small twig.

Don't mean to be harsh, but... this isn't good. What's behind what you practice shooting at?
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catman529 said:
nodog said:
Lady's man said:
Myself am still waiting for my first kill, I have missed several deer but never shot of anything else other than the whitetail deer.
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That isn't good, your not taking it seriously enough (you didn't say one or two, you said several. That's way too big a learning curve).

Get setup just like you would hunting and attempt the shots you think you'll have to make and make them. If you can't, maybe take up photography.

Don't mean to be harsh, but... this isn't good. What's behind what you practice shooting at?
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I'd guess either not enough practice and accurate target shooting, or the adrenaline is messing the shots up. I'd either shoot more targets or try and calm down for the shot, or both. I missed one doe, because of a small tree limb if I remember correctly and rushing the shot, and another deer (buck) that I just got nervous and hit a tree, but then got another shot and liver shot him and he died quick. I definitely needed more practice but also was nervous for the shot... it's easy to forget to concentrate on the shot on a live animal. Shot straight over the head of a turkey this past spring when I was perfectly good with my shotgun out to 25+ yards. Just got excited and forgot to settle down and look straight down the barrel. Just a thought
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I've missed, but to miss several and never take any?

Shots are fired that don't go where they are supposed to.

Animals are hit that don't kill.

It's a train wreck!
 

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