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Live From the Stand / Woods 2014!


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Congrats. I guess compound bows aren't quite just point and shoot.

Yea....ok point made......but still more of it is on being able to control yourself than predicting the bow....the bow is constant....my constancy goes out as soon as I see a deer....i get deer fever bad bad bad and I'll admit it....it's what keeps me in the woods....glad I didn't wound her tho....
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Yea....ok point made......but still more of it is on being able to control yourself than predicting the bow....the bow is constant....my constancy goes out as soon as I see a deer....i get deer fever bad bad bad and I'll admit it....it's what keeps me in the woods....glad I didn't wound her tho....

I understand. I just couldn't help myself. I'm glad Murphy was on your side today.
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Had a bad shot but she dropped within 60 yards....was 15 yards out ended up spineing her....yep ik my fault just glad I didn't wound her....

Your 1st one? Congrats!

We all get a few nerves when the deer come in, it's a rush! Just try not to celebrate too early, allow yourself to focus on the "job" so that all your hard work & patience pays off.

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I don't understand how it can be moving through thick brush, and not smearing blood on saplings etc. just spray on ground or things a few inches above ground. tallest thing was about a two foot  high leaf. Also don't understand how you can have multiple drops so close together, then poof. gone.

 

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My thought is a shoulder hit stopped the arrow. Arrow snaps off like that either when the deer falls on it or it strikes a tree as the deer runs off. I wouldn't try to chase it around in the dark. If you did the same thing in the morning I would say a real quiet slow follow but not in the dark. Good luck in the morning finding your deer.

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My thought is a shoulder hit stopped the arrow. Arrow snaps off like that either when the deer falls on it or it strikes a tree as the deer runs off. I wouldn't try to chase it around in the dark. If you did the same thing in the morning I would say a real quiet slow follow but not in the dark. Good luck in the morning finding your deer.

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Redneck, they can cover alot of ground very quickly when their adrenaline kicks in. You may have to go a ways to get to where he/she slowed down enough to leave a good trail. Don't ignore the fact that they will sometimes double back on you. If it doesn't pan out searching in his/her last direction of travel, then just start doing sweeps from the last blood. Scan methodically for even the tiniest drops of blood. If it was a high hit, he/ she might take a while to fill up with blood. Those blood spots you found could be from the broadhead grinding on the opposite shoulder.

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Well, just wrapping up a 12 1/2 hour shift. Been dog tired all night from getting out of work and hunting yesterday morning, 5 hours of sleep and back at it. Somehow the end of the shift roles around and I'm wide awake and ready to rip! Throw a good ol' skoal apple in the lip and let her ride I guess!

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