I have missed several deer with the arrow going right over their back. I know deer have great reactions and begin to duck as soon as you release the string. I can consistently hit where I am aiming when practicing. Where do you pick your spot on a broadside deer when shooting a trad bow from an elevated position?
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I don’t shoot traditional but I pick a hair in the strike zone and line up with where I want my exit point. But, if they are skittish and jumping the string like you are describing, try to anticipate and aim a bit lower, I tend to aim bottom edge of chest so they will duck directly into the shot placement of a heart or lung shot and if they don’t I have a clean miss. This can all be debatable since they are pretty unpredictable and you never really know exactly what they are going to do.
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I have my tree stand almost 20' up and I must remind myself to aim low...I tend to shoot over deer, squirrels etc.. just enough to miss. I like the close shots where I drill down into the back. Have had many kills this way and the deer often just go a little ways and look around for the danger not knowing they are about to fall over.
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Originally posted by IowaHunter View PostNever had a deer duck or drop on me. My statement stands. Don’t shoot at nervous deer.Last edited by GarGuy; 12-12-2020, 11:21 AM.
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I saw this study that changed my way of thinking after 25 years of bow hunting. Shoot at deer when their heads are raised vs down and feeding. Watched multiple videos that showed deer over and over “load up” and crouch when their heads were down feeding. Little to no drop or change in POA when upright. Just something new to evaluate...
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I've back strapped the same doe twice in 3 weeks. I switched to the compound until I figure it out. Not sure if it's the procedures I'm having done or the release bad because my ring finger is not bending but until I get consistent again I'm not wounding another one.
Took two big boars lat night after dark with the old Hoyt.
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