this season is the first year i have been able to bow hunt, i normally just dog hunt due to my schedule in the fall. but i have been able to bow hunt this year and opening day i saw four doe, 4 pointer, and a fawn with one of the does. the first deer i saw was a doe at 25 yds and i went to draw it looked up and had to hold my position in about 1/3 of my draw. as i let down i found myself breathng harder than ever and so excited to shot the deer. with it being 25 away and i was about 17 foot in the air at the standing position. when i released the arrow i was using my 15 yd pin and aiming just a touch high. i ended up watching the arrow go over her back. later in the day after a 4 pt and doe at 35ish and a fawn ran under my stand without stopping another doe came to 13 yards. while the she was not completely broadside it shudda been as easy shot. i again used my 15yd pin and aimed pretty much straight on. when i released the arrow hit high on the rib cage and the shot my off prolly 8 inches or so to the right. the right was my fault i know but being in a treestand at that hieght, will it alter the shot distance all that much to make everything go high?? i did find 5 or 6 areas with very little blood and looked for close to an hour and lost the trail and never found the arrow. but i am hooked on bow hunting now. most fun i can ever remember having in the woods.
donut...first off, practice from elevation. Being that high(17 feet high and a 25 yard shot) will not affect your shot that much, if at all. Make sure you are following through with your shot. Many times we want to pick up our bows to "see" the shot and therefore hit high. Practice from elevation and make sure you follow through. GOOD luck.
Bend at the waist while aiming and shooting. If you drop your bow arm instead of bending at the waist, you'll shoot high. Also, calm down and pick a tiny little spot that you want to hit while aiming. Then slowly squeeze the trigger.
