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re: How many deer do bowhunters shoot and lose?

Posted on 1/2/13 at 1:03 pm to
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
72290 posts
Posted on 1/2/13 at 1:03 pm to
There's a horrible little black hole up there that seems to always end up in a few drops of blood and some foul language.
Posted by wiltznucs
Apollo Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2005
9431 posts
Posted on 1/2/13 at 1:03 pm to
I lost my first two, was pretty sick over it and put the bow down for a full season. I recommitted and practiced a lot, was pretty picky with my shots and would take only broadside and quartering away shots. After that my success rate climbed signifcantly...
This post was edited on 1/2/13 at 1:04 pm
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25349 posts
Posted on 1/2/13 at 1:08 pm to
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I lost my first two, was pretty sick over it and put the bow down for a full season



My bow was immediately moved to pig only usage after my bad shot this year. I will be able to shave the beard off a turkey by next season if I practice as much as I plan.
Posted by MillerMan
West U, Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2010
6514 posts
Posted on 1/2/13 at 1:09 pm to
We have lost 2 deer this year out of 26 total on our place and both were shot with rifles. Recovered this one thankfully so the shooter can salvage at least a European mount, the other was a doe shot with a .243 we never found.

Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25349 posts
Posted on 1/2/13 at 1:10 pm to
That is a great buck. sad to see it will be a euro mount.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
87573 posts
Posted on 1/2/13 at 1:24 pm to
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I watched this amateur hunting show where the guys were tasked to produce their own hunts. One bowhunter gutshot a buck that was in between quartering and head-on facing him. The next time he went hunting, he shot a doe straight in the middle of the top of it's back.
I saw the same shots this weekend on "Whitetail Properties". They had the Bone Collector guys on as guests. If it's the same show, I took away something different than you did.
Posted by upgrade
Member since Jul 2011
15090 posts
Posted on 1/2/13 at 1:37 pm to
I don't watch lots of hunting shows, but every now and then I see an arrow that looked like it hit way too far back to me.
And they always say "Great shot!"
I wonder how many dogs and/or teams of trackers have to find some of those deer.
Posted by bushwacker
youngsville
Member since Feb 2010
4010 posts
Posted on 1/2/13 at 5:29 pm to
i am 50% with my bow...but only shot a couple. found 2 and lost 2.

with my .270 i am 100%. Have killed over 100 and not one lost.

i have seen some kids lose rifle shot deer that were shot with .243's
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