First off I am new here so Hey Everybody! Plan on digging around in the forums to see what's going on and how thing go down around here. I am heading out this evening and heading to my lease with my dad. So far we have made 2 trips and I have had 2 chances at deer and 0 for 2. Here is my stories. My first weekend a nice size doe stepped out at 40 yds, I gave her some time and she came straight toward me and turned broadside at 20 yds, I pull back, settle the pin and let her fly...5 ft over her back. WHAT!!!! Now I am not the worlds greatest archer but I do not miss by 5 ft. I went ahead and got down because I knew something was wrong. I got just about back to camp when I decided to take a shot into a dirt ledge. I knock an arrow, pulled back and then...whack!!!! my inside cable snapped and callasped my 80lb bow right across my wrist. It immedatly turned blue and I could not move it. Fast forward 2 weeks later. Nice 8pt starts down the trail that I just came in from but it is to my far right. I spent the next 2 minutes turning around and to set up for a shot. At 8yds, I pulled and then he walked further to my right brush, brush, limbs, brush clearing!!!...settle the pin, wham...caught a pencil size limb that I did not see about 4 ft in front of him!!! So today we head back.
For starters welcome to the site!!! Sounds like you are definetly off to a tough season. Hope your luck changes soon!
Tough luck on the last two trips but the good news is you get to go out again... Good luck this weekend
Thanks for the warm welcome. I did make it out again and had a nice size doe come in on me that would have fit right into my freezer but she never gave me a shot. Stayed right inside the brush. Second morning I rattled in a small 8pt and that was my weekend. My dad had a true monster come in and gave him a perfect 12yd broadside look but he was not able to pull his new bow back. He was so upset he came back to camp and laid down for 2 hours and couldn't talk. Where we usually hunt, a 120 class deer is hugh, this, by the way he described it, was a nice 160 class. I think I will hunt his stand when I go back!:d
