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Not really a success story but after 12 sits and over 40 hours without seeing a single deer it was a success just seeing one.
I missed a small doe this evening. Walked to my stand on the crunchy snow, figured I have spooked everything within a mile. Only minutes later I spotted a deer feeding in the thick brush. I waited 40 minutes and took a 50 yard shot. I must have hit a branch. Oh well! I know it was a clean miss because she never even flinched, just kept feeding. I waited another 10 minutes but she never offered a clear shot. I blew a doe bleet to try to get her in the open but she bolted???? (didnt bolt after a gun shot???) I got down and checked to make sure it was a clean miss and it was.
Frank
I missed a small doe this evening. Walked to my stand on the crunchy snow, figured I have spooked everything within a mile. Only minutes later I spotted a deer feeding in the thick brush. I waited 40 minutes and took a 50 yard shot. I must have hit a branch. Oh well! I know it was a clean miss because she never even flinched, just kept feeding. I waited another 10 minutes but she never offered a clear shot. I blew a doe bleet to try to get her in the open but she bolted???? (didnt bolt after a gun shot???) I got down and checked to make sure it was a clean miss and it was.
Frank