Very Dissapointing SEG. B "Hag" hunt (long read)

[D12]

Atleast each shot was a clean miss.

[Swanyriver]

I'm wondering how you possibly shot well enough to qualify for the hunt?

X2

[one66stang]

He never what his group size was? Maybe his liking is touching and he was shooting 2" groups with the new set up. I wouldn't be so quick to jump on him.

[30-30]

He never what his group size was? Maybe his liking is touching and he was shooting 2" groups with the new set up. I wouldn't be so quick to jump on him.

+1

[RLoving1]

didn't someone once say that madness is doing the same thing and expecting a different result?

Thats the definition of insanity. Thats why I have 2 different bows setup and making changes right before you go out is always risky...and you made 4-5 changes? Live and learn,better luck next time.

[txhunter83]

He never what his group size was? Maybe his liking is touching and he was shooting 2" groups with the new set up. I wouldn't be so quick to jump on him.

X1000000

Back off this guy, he was following the advice of a "professional" and had a bad experience. Im pretty sure he feels bad enough without a bunch of people jumping all over his back.

[Krivoman]

having a 2 inch group does not make you miss a deer. So have to agree, you have to be 100% confident that when you draw back, you know where it will hit. If you dont feel that about your bow, then you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Glad you got it fixed.

[Krivoman]

X1000000

Back off this guy, he was following the advice of a "professional" and had a bad experience. Im pretty sure he feels bad enough without a bunch of people jumping all over his back.

If a guy at the bow shop said I was good to go and it was perfect. Then I shoot and miss the target, Do I just shrug it off and say, well the guy says I am good, so lets go shot at something? It sounded like he was doing the right thing by going back in there, I think he just ran out of time and said oh well, I am close enough. And that is the part I mentioned about being disappointed. I am sorry this happened to him. But expecting a positive outcome with a bow that is not shooting where you aim is just not probable.

[rgb]

One way to head off problems with your bow in the field is to take a sharpie (black, silver, whatever color will show up) and mark reference points on your arrow rest, sight, riser, etc. that will allow a quick visual check to see if anything has moved. I mark adjoining parts of the sight and rest (both the parts that can move during the adjustment process and the parts that don't move during adjustments) with a silver sharpie. I also trace lines on my bow riser that show the position of the portion of the rest that attaches to the riser. On my string, where it is split to hold the peep sight, I mark where the peep is positioned with a silver sharpie so I can glance at it and tell if it is in the proper place. As backup, I have a sheet of paper in my tacklebox that has measurements recorded for the position of the peep relative to a fixed point on the bow, and also documents the settings for my rest and sight per the reference lines that are scored on them. I also record the position of my nock point relative to a fixed point on the bow. Thus I have a system for a quick visual check of all components, plus the info needed to re-set them if they get bumped/moved out of position. Of course, these steps are to be taken once you have your bow optimally tuned and sighted-in. As they say in Boy Scouts, "Be Prepared."

[BonesandArrow]

shoot that thing till you robin hood a few, build some confidence and get you some deer!!