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<blockquote data-quote="Nockdeep" data-source="post: 3800323" data-attributes="member: 15147"><p>This year I decided to develop a bad case of buck fever(even doe fever). I missed more deer in the last week than I have in the last 10 years and now I lost 2 (but i know they will recover). I went out this morning and started seeing deer as soon as the sun came up. Had a mature doe come in to 7 yards. I drew, centered my 20yd pin low in the vitals and released... To my suprise the cam of my bow hit my stand and I hit low. I got down to check the arrow and heard something walking behind me, a doe was walking down the same trail as the first one, I quickly got behind a large tree and drew, she stop at 5yds and I shot. I hit center of the shoulder and 90% of my arrow bounce back at me. I tracked the first deer for over a half mile and jumped her 5hrs after the shot, I seen where I hit her( through the brisket) she never dropped another spec of blood. The second deer I watch run in to the brush and stop for several minutes before she walked out and crossed the field. I found hair at the point of impact but no blood, not even where she stopped. I am hoping both deer make a full recover as I feel no organs or arteries were hit. With this being said I have taken over 20 deer in the last 10yrs with a few nice bucks mixed in. Rarely have I missed before this year and this is my first time losing a deer. I feel horrible, almost want to give up bowhunting because I feel I wasn't fair to either deer today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nockdeep, post: 3800323, member: 15147"] This year I decided to develop a bad case of buck fever(even doe fever). I missed more deer in the last week than I have in the last 10 years and now I lost 2 (but i know they will recover). I went out this morning and started seeing deer as soon as the sun came up. Had a mature doe come in to 7 yards. I drew, centered my 20yd pin low in the vitals and released... To my suprise the cam of my bow hit my stand and I hit low. I got down to check the arrow and heard something walking behind me, a doe was walking down the same trail as the first one, I quickly got behind a large tree and drew, she stop at 5yds and I shot. I hit center of the shoulder and 90% of my arrow bounce back at me. I tracked the first deer for over a half mile and jumped her 5hrs after the shot, I seen where I hit her( through the brisket) she never dropped another spec of blood. The second deer I watch run in to the brush and stop for several minutes before she walked out and crossed the field. I found hair at the point of impact but no blood, not even where she stopped. I am hoping both deer make a full recover as I feel no organs or arteries were hit. With this being said I have taken over 20 deer in the last 10yrs with a few nice bucks mixed in. Rarely have I missed before this year and this is my first time losing a deer. I feel horrible, almost want to give up bowhunting because I feel I wasn't fair to either deer today. [/QUOTE]
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