I agree hardtop too many people take poor shots at deers and wound them or have you killed a deer and its been hit some where and the meat is no good?

 

Good post Hardtop!

 

Great post. There have been so many of these stories recently and there is no reason for it.



YAAAA!!!! I just reached 100 posts.

 

I doubt that the number of poorly hit deer is up recently but rather it is probably because of the presence of the internet and sites like this in particular that bring it to more people's attention. I am not discounting the importance of education for proper shot placement, knowing your limits, tracking skills, etc. but just mentioning that to suggest that perhaps we are not worse as a hunting community than we were in the past. I can recall countless stories of lost deer in years past and a lot of those came from slug seasons as well. With the popularity of the crossbows I think we have put a lot more hunters in the field in October/November that would have otherwise been out in slug season. Therefore a lot of these lost deer stories were, in the past, replaced by stories from slug season.

Again I am not excusing everyone who loses a deer because it is their responsibilty to do everything they can to provide a quick kill whenever they let an arrow or a bullet fly . Hopefully we can all learn from the stories we read within these forums and eliminate weaknesses in our approach.

Those are some great points Hardtop and hopefully everyone can read them and at least consider them. If these are things that you as a reader do then great but if not perhaps it will help make a difference to you.

 

Great Post Hardtop. I think all Bow hunters should read that before they venture out. Thanks, that's what I love about this site.

 

Good Post. Sound advice.

 

Good advice Hardtop!
I don't think we can say it enough. Take hunting serious enough to be our best!
When we read things like, "he misses or hits a limb everytime", I think we need a profiecency course with obsticles to pass before being alloud to hunt.
With the mention of shotguns and gun season coming up, I would add that it is usually worse for hearing bad stories. A lot of people only look at their guns the night before to make sure it is still in the case. They don't sight them in, know balistics of their shells, or even basics, like, don't stick your barrel in the mud (ok, maybe that is a little overboard).
I remember a coworker, several years back, that took five boxes of shells with him every year, but never got a deer and usually shot most of his shells. That was when you could load five shots. He just pointed and shot till empty.
My advice was learn you weapon, and if you really want to get better, just load one shot. As far as I know ( I haven't seen him in a few years), he is still doing his spray and pray routine. Very sad to think that.
I hope our persistance on these issues helps make better and more caring hunters.

 

awesome post

 

Excellent post Hardtop!

 

Great points Hardtop!