I am a young bowhunter i started two years ago...... i practice all year round and i am a exellent shot but when it comes to the woods i have trouble...i missed a a rlly large six point from 15 yards away .. i dont get that nervous enough to mess me up when i see a deer but i can never hit one i think its becouse i cant tell the range............ any advise?????
By a rangefinder..they are under $100 dollars. A small investment (early Christmas gift from your folks?) to get the full enjoyment from your pursuits!
I seem to have the same problem, but i'm not sure. This is my first year bowhunting, and I would say I'm a pretty decent shot, but I have taken two stupid shots to start off the season, and it's not that I was nervous, I just couldn't guess the range right and shot at 50 when I was sure it was 40, and once again soon after that. It happens quite a bit to us new bowhunters, as I hear.
Go with a rangefinder if that's financially possible. If not, walk off 20,30,40, yards from your spots and mark them with some kind of flagging or marking point. This is what I did when I first started bowhunting cause I did not have a rangefinder and it definitely increases your confidence.
like said above, buy a range finder, or mark off the area. i have a range finder and i also mark trees at 20 yards all around my stands, i also range other key trees or spots i think i may have shots. by doing this you can focus on when and where to shoot instead of trying to guess how far your shot is. good luck
It may not be just your ranging distances. It could be something as simple as pulling your head after the shot instead of following through. Sometimes you have the tendacy to pull the head in anticipation of seeing the hit. After picking that spot, try and calm down and practice training your eyes, to stay fococused on that spot and only that spot after releasing. Trust me you will still see the hit if you do it right. I went through this for years before being taught to follow through properly. Stay away from long range shots until you can sucessfully make good shots at lesser distances. And a range finder is good advice as others have said. If you get one dont try and range your deer, but pre range some trees before the hunt and remember the distances. I try and range at 30 in places I can shoot and can easily know whara 20 and 40 is from looking at my 30 spots.
thanks thanks for the advice i shot a huge doe today at 40 yards i think your advise really helped me out
