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"All I have to say to you guys is...you are all some very negative individuals..honestly."

I don't see the negativity you seem to be offended by. I would call it blunt not negative.

"You all seem to forget, not everyone is perfect, not everyone is a professional. If I didnt love hunting and it wasnt instilled in my blood as a young child, people like you guys would just discourage a man from even trying. This is some of the reason why most people dont get into hunting. Way too many UNPAID Pros!!!!"

No one is claiming perfection. The reason most people do not get into hunting or drop out of hunting is not what other people say. It is usually due to a lack of access to quality hunting property. One of the reasons for people to get discouraged is the aforementioned access and lost deer. One of the reasons for losing access is Lost deer. The two are related and pertinent. Unpaid pro is actually a pretty good description of me.

"I see guys on TV tha dont find deer sometimes, I just wonder if you sat back in your recliner and criticize them the same way. Probably not, cause they are on TV and they are PAID pros."

That is why I rarely watch TV shows, I really do find it frustrating and I do yell at the tube. Ask my wife.

"It just goes to show you everyone makes bad shots. The real question is, in all your years of hunting (few are many) you have NEVER taken a bad shot or a so so shot that you didnt feel good about later. I just cant fathem this being true."

Actually, once when I was 15 years old I did take a stupid shot. I missed clean. In the 32 years since I can honestly tell you I have not. I have blown some really good shots. But I don't remember taking any shots that were less than awesome. I just did not execute awesomely. I do not shoot at deer when I don't know can take that deer quickly, cleanly, humanely. I do not rely on what "might" happen. I have choked and puked there is no denying that. But, the shot was AWESOME. I just missed. That does happen, but I do not tempt fate by taking shots that are less than "AWESOME".

"Thats most of the problem with some things that go on today, too many peoples glasses are half empty instead of half full. Im just glad I wasnt a 10-15 year old who was just getting into hunting, cause you all would drive them to quit. I really dont know what else to say about it. I guess I will end it with what my grandma taught me, "if you cant say anything nice, than dont say anything at all" Thanks to everyone for all the nice comments and thanks to everyone for the informative commments. God Bless"

If the comments posted here are enough to make you or someone else quit then I would recommend thicker skin or golf. Because, I have reread this post several times now and I stand behind what I said. Your Grandmother is right. The difference I believe what I said was nice. To have you to walk away from this situation with the opinion that you should have just taken up the blood trail sooner would not be very nice on my part.

"I know what you mean dmitchell. You ask for help and a few people want to bash you for everything you do wrong."

I don't see any bashing just an honest, impartial evaluation of how he responded and reacted to this situation. No one likes it when someone point out the obvious.
 
So please, don't shoot at deer walking directly toward you, directly away from you, running or directly under you. Not because these shots can't be made. Because, these are low percentage shots that more often than not will result in the same exact scenario you experienced here. Connecting on a perfect "awesome" broadside or quartering away shot is tough enough.

The ancient Indian word for PATIENCE is ARCHERY }}}------->
 
Great posts, Hoss. I agree 100% with you and I know your intent is to help archers and that is exactly the way I read it. Keep up the good work.
 
It is one thing to take a bad shot , lose the deer , find the remains almost two months later and be humbled by the experience , knowing that you lost the deer because you took a risky shot .
It is another thing , to come back after finding the remains two months later and boast about the shot you made as being a good shot , and one you would repeat .
You can learn from the experience , and not repeat the shot again by taking the advise of those who responded to your boast , or you can take it the wrong way and interpret it as bashing when it's not .
Everyone who has bowhunted long enough will lose deer . Try to learn from the mistakes and not repeat them .
 
Thank you Radar. That is my point. Thanks to to you Rich you understood me also..... I feel so misunderstood.. (I would put a crying smiley here if I knew how)
 
Okay I will just say, I have been humble all together, I wasnt boasting, none of you fellas knew how I felt after I gave up on looking for the deer a week later!!!!! You dont know how I felt about it all. I wasnt boasting that I made a GREAT shot!! I didnt, thats fact!!! It was a reminder to me not ever try to take incredible shots ever again. How can you get I was boasting!! I was just happy that the deer wasnt running around with a arrow stuck out of his leg suffering all winter! Im not a cry baby, im a grown man and what you guys think about me really dont bother me and I bet you guys feel the same. Its called being your own man. I just know that some people on here do bash, and there is some people who would come on here asking for help and all that some would do is bash them about what they did wrong instead of keeping their head up. The glass half full thing ya know. Im not gonna lie, before I took the shot, I was comfortable with the shot, I practice regularly, and just wasnt meant to be. and it wasnt a high percentage shot. I played the game of inches, and anyone can say a couple of inches the other way, he wouldnt have went 50 yards, but thats neither here nor there. I will just be honest with you, most the people I have talked too and the other people on here seem to realize what I said and were I am coming from except for a few and thats just a differences of opinion and thats why we live in this great land, for freedom and having our own opinions. I appreciate your help Hoss, I just dont appreciate the picture you have painted of me being a cry baby so to speak! and I just really dont see where anyone gets I have boasted about making a aweful shot, and I never shot a walking deer, or anything like that. I just wanted to give a update to close out the thread. I wasnt bragging, I had people asking me if I ever found it after i gave up and well i was just answering the question. I really understand when people point out the obvious and I respect people who are truthful and up from. I just dont see any need of running it in the ground! Im pretty sure I learned the lesson to be learned from this situation right after I shot the animal, dont you think? I mostly have learned from all this that, if you ever get on this forum, you have to word every word exactly right, or someone will pick it apart like a vulture on a dead dog. With all this being said, and hopefully this clearing everything up. Lets just all be friends! I think Hunters are more friendly than any other sportsman on the planet, except maybe birdwatchers or something..lol. I hate to say it, but this mainly shows how arrogant we ALL can be. I know this isnt the true case, but to some it probably seems that way. Thanks to everyone for the great advice, good advice, and critisism. You have to take the good, the bad, and the ugly all in stride! And in ending, Hoss please dont take any of this the wrong way, cause Im really not trying to take anything you have said extremely wrong. I think the both of us might be guilty for trying to read between the lines of what each other have said. If you think I have said something wrong, just pm and we will talk about it to clear it up. God Bless you all, and have a great weekend
 
dmitchell28 said:
The shot was deadly, the only thing was, the deer somehow backtracked and was actually somewhere I NEVER expected! I have the skull and horns and have mounted them on a plaque to remind me that every shot doesnt have to be AWESOME. From the way it looked, the shot actually got great penetration, just a very strong willed deer. i think next time i wont wait so long to take up the trail!!!
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I'm sorry if we took this quote as boasting instead of being humble . :)
If the skull and bones were from a doe you shot , would you feel any different without having anything to show for it ?
 
Honestly, if it was a doe and I found her dead, you dang right i would feel the same way!! This has nothing to do with antlers on a skull, this is just all about peace of mind. Its all good if somethings I said were misunderstood. Thats the internet! Its like the bible, 10 people can read the bible, and you can have 10 different views of what you read. I guess this is the same case.
 
Thanks man, I have probably took everything you have said wrong! But it sure has made this post one of the most interesting on the site..LOL. If there is ever anything I can do for you, feel free to ask. ANYTIME
 

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