I actually took the dreaded 6-8 foot shot on my first whitetail I ever arrowed. I used my 20 yard pin. BIG mistake. I hit way high and the arrow came out low on the far side with entrails plugging the wound. The wound was plugged and I did not find that buck until the next day, after 8-10 hours of searching on my own after I lost the blood trail. It WAS a long day, literally.
I'm surprised you hit way high because as you can see, crick's 20 yard pin is low. That is unless you didn't bend at the waist and if your 20 was high, all your other pins would have been higher. crick, thanks. I was / am going to do the same thing just for an FYI. Also, and if someone aimed lower on the first 20 yard pin, it very well could have been a flesh wound.
It's a tough shot, one I personally don't like. My Stands are usually 20-25 feet. My buck this year stood directly below me for 5 mins... I contemplated it several times. However, If the deer is calm I prefer to wait
Hey guys, your welcome. Just trying to maby help shed some light on shots we might think twice about taking. As Rob mentioned, bending at the waist is VERY important on taking shots at these angles. When I took the straight down shots I felt like I was playing a twister game :D It is very uncomfortable when your bent over that far.
Rob, I was shaking like a schoolgirl....that might have had something to do with it. That or my poor aiming points when I first began bowhunting and didn't have anyone to teach me. Oh yeah, and all of my equipment was set up like crap. But then I stumbled upon a certain website and began learning about bowhunting.
Same thing for me this year also. My buck was Directly under me (look between the feet close) this year. He was calm from a Doe in Heat just being there. I chose to wait until he was 12 yards out facing directly away and ever so slightly quartering away. The shot was in the back and stuck in his brisket taking out the back top of one lung and the bottom front of the other. you did good!
