Shot him but never found it.
Last week I was invited with a buddy to go hunt at his place. We got set up in the afternoon up on his platform stand 20 foot up. He told me that he wantted me to shoot a 3 pt that was hanging around his feeder. Sure as **** a few min. after the feeder went off the deer came out behing us. He walked aaround 40 yards behind us. He picked at the ground for alittle while and walked out of the area. About 15min after that another 3 pt appeared right below us. He walked right to the feeder and began eating. My buddy taped me and pointed to the right. We could see a huge bodied deer heading our way. When he came into a shooting lane we could see that he was an old deer with a very lacking rack. He spit to make a perfect 4 pt but had a few nubs that would count to bring him to a 6 or 7 point. The small 3 walked up to him and begtan to try and fight him. The large deer ignored him for awhile. The 3 was content with just hitting the other buck in the neck with his rack. It was funny watching this little buck try to provoke the much larger one. After a few min the 3 quit and started eating again. I drew my bow,anchor,breath,release!! oh,crap, followed by a few other words. I aimed for the lungs. I didnt even think about how high we were up in the tree. I saw my arrow. Above the vitals and below the spine. I was ******. Found 18'' of my arrow. The arrow and Rage were clean execpt for alittle meat. No blood. I saw where I hit him. High. 2nd deer to draw back on,1st to shoot at and first deer I have lost ever. I wasnt feeling very good about it. I hope the deer stays heathy and I hope that maybe I will be able to get a 2nd chance at him. But next time, I will remember to aim low.
Last week I was invited with a buddy to go hunt at his place. We got set up in the afternoon up on his platform stand 20 foot up. He told me that he wantted me to shoot a 3 pt that was hanging around his feeder. Sure as **** a few min. after the feeder went off the deer came out behing us. He walked aaround 40 yards behind us. He picked at the ground for alittle while and walked out of the area. About 15min after that another 3 pt appeared right below us. He walked right to the feeder and began eating. My buddy taped me and pointed to the right. We could see a huge bodied deer heading our way. When he came into a shooting lane we could see that he was an old deer with a very lacking rack. He spit to make a perfect 4 pt but had a few nubs that would count to bring him to a 6 or 7 point. The small 3 walked up to him and begtan to try and fight him. The large deer ignored him for awhile. The 3 was content with just hitting the other buck in the neck with his rack. It was funny watching this little buck try to provoke the much larger one. After a few min the 3 quit and started eating again. I drew my bow,anchor,breath,release!! oh,crap, followed by a few other words. I aimed for the lungs. I didnt even think about how high we were up in the tree. I saw my arrow. Above the vitals and below the spine. I was ******. Found 18'' of my arrow. The arrow and Rage were clean execpt for alittle meat. No blood. I saw where I hit him. High. 2nd deer to draw back on,1st to shoot at and first deer I have lost ever. I wasnt feeling very good about it. I hope the deer stays heathy and I hope that maybe I will be able to get a 2nd chance at him. But next time, I will remember to aim low.
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