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1.) bluecat - 11/08/2016
Went on my annual trip to Nebraska to try and shoot a big deer. I had numerous opportunities to shoot smaller bucks but was holding out for a really big one. On Saturday morning I had a doe walk by my stand which was positioned between where they were the night before and their bedding area. I knew that a buck was most likely following her so I got ready and waited as she fed around the stand. After what appeared to be an eternity, I decided she was alone and got my camera out to shoot a little video of her around my stand. As I was just positioning the smart phone camera, I hear a little grunt to my left.
You guessed it. Probably the most beautiful racked buck I've ever seen stood 5 yards broadside to my left side watching her. I got the camera in my pack and attempted to hook up my release but was shaking too bad to do it quickly. I kept glancing at him and missing the loop on the string. When I finally got hooked he was already walking away. I knew I had to get an arrow in him quickly or I might not have a chance. I shot instinctively without lining up and waiting for a good shot if he came out from behind the tree he was advancing towards. I shot right between his legs.
I would feel better if I had just taken a picture of him rather than screw things up as badly as I did. He was a honey of a deer with long brown tines that encircled his head. I'm guess he was at least a 10 pointer as I never had time to stop and observe.
It's just hard to sleep at night. It was a lifetime buck handed to me on a platter and I blew it.
You guessed it. Probably the most beautiful racked buck I've ever seen stood 5 yards broadside to my left side watching her. I got the camera in my pack and attempted to hook up my release but was shaking too bad to do it quickly. I kept glancing at him and missing the loop on the string. When I finally got hooked he was already walking away. I knew I had to get an arrow in him quickly or I might not have a chance. I shot instinctively without lining up and waiting for a good shot if he came out from behind the tree he was advancing towards. I shot right between his legs.
I would feel better if I had just taken a picture of him rather than screw things up as badly as I did. He was a honey of a deer with long brown tines that encircled his head. I'm guess he was at least a 10 pointer as I never had time to stop and observe.
It's just hard to sleep at night. It was a lifetime buck handed to me on a platter and I blew it.
2.) Jon - 11/08/2016
Damn cell phones have ruined more men than I care to think about.
3.) DParker - 11/08/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;45267]. I got the camera in my pack and attempted to hook up my release but was shaking too bad to do it quickly.[/QUOTE]
That's why I always have a couple shots of tequila first thing when I get on stand. Calms the nerves, y'know.
But seriously...sorry you missed him.
That's why I always have a couple shots of tequila first thing when I get on stand. Calms the nerves, y'know.
But seriously...sorry you missed him.
4.) BULLZ-i - 11/08/2016
DORGE COULD HAVE FIXED YOU UP WITH iPHONE BOW HOLDER VERSION 17.3 BEST ON MARKET, AND YOU WOULDA BEEN A HAPPY MAN.
5.) Swamp Fox - 11/09/2016
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[B]They say the ones you don't get are the ones you always have with you, so you have that going for you, which is nice...[/B]
:beer:
The thing to remember is to call Verizon and see if they have a trade-in program for a flip phone....Er, I mean cherish the experience.
But seriously, :wink, take this as a lesson, and never stop learning. Good luck on your further journey toward enlightenment.
[B]They say the ones you don't get are the ones you always have with you, so you have that going for you, which is nice...[/B]
:beer:
The thing to remember is to call Verizon and see if they have a trade-in program for a flip phone....Er, I mean cherish the experience.
But seriously, :wink, take this as a lesson, and never stop learning. Good luck on your further journey toward enlightenment.
6.) Bob Peck - 11/09/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;45267]It's just hard to sleep at night. It was a lifetime buck handed to me on a platter and I blew it.[/QUOTE]
I realize it's not much of a consolation when others (like me) chime in with admissions of empathy for what you're going through but this bow season I've had 4 point blank shot opportunities.
Three of these did NOT involve drawing the bow as the deer were on me and I was pinned. Never heard 'em. Never saw 'em coming. The last of the four opportunities involved a solid shoulder shot that resulted in a deer I did not recover. Unlike you though none of these opportunities involved a "lifetime buck".
All four shared my negative attitude. I had been on stand for hours and we all know how the internal dialog in our head starts after hours of seeing nothing.[I] "I'm wasting my time, I'll never see anything. This stand is burned out. Must be predators about. blah, blah.." [/I] and then suddenly ... poof! Where the heck did that deer come from?
All four of my blown opportunities share a lapse in hyper-vigilance which all hunters understand is nearly impossible to consistently sustain.
I realize it's not much of a consolation when others (like me) chime in with admissions of empathy for what you're going through but this bow season I've had 4 point blank shot opportunities.
Three of these did NOT involve drawing the bow as the deer were on me and I was pinned. Never heard 'em. Never saw 'em coming. The last of the four opportunities involved a solid shoulder shot that resulted in a deer I did not recover. Unlike you though none of these opportunities involved a "lifetime buck".
All four shared my negative attitude. I had been on stand for hours and we all know how the internal dialog in our head starts after hours of seeing nothing.[I] "I'm wasting my time, I'll never see anything. This stand is burned out. Must be predators about. blah, blah.." [/I] and then suddenly ... poof! Where the heck did that deer come from?
All four of my blown opportunities share a lapse in hyper-vigilance which all hunters understand is nearly impossible to consistently sustain.
7.) bluecat - 11/09/2016
[QUOTE=Bob Peck;45290]I realize it's not much of a consolation when others (like me) chime in with admissions of empathy for what you're going through but this bow season I've had 4 point blank shot opportunities.
Three of these did NOT involve drawing the bow as the deer were on me and I was pinned. Never heard 'em. Never saw 'em coming. The last of the four opportunities involved a solid shoulder shot that resulted in a deer I did not recover. Unlike you though none of these opportunities involved a "lifetime buck".
All four shared my negative attitude. I had been on stand for hours and we all know how the internal dialog in our head starts after hours of seeing nothing.[I] "I'm wasting my time, I'll never see anything. This stand is burned out. Must be predators about. blah, blah.." [/I] and then suddenly ... poof! Where the heck did that deer come from?
All four of my blown opportunities share a lapse in hyper-vigilance which all hunters understand is nearly impossible to consistently sustain.[/QUOTE]
Well stated and it does help. Thanks.
Three of these did NOT involve drawing the bow as the deer were on me and I was pinned. Never heard 'em. Never saw 'em coming. The last of the four opportunities involved a solid shoulder shot that resulted in a deer I did not recover. Unlike you though none of these opportunities involved a "lifetime buck".
All four shared my negative attitude. I had been on stand for hours and we all know how the internal dialog in our head starts after hours of seeing nothing.[I] "I'm wasting my time, I'll never see anything. This stand is burned out. Must be predators about. blah, blah.." [/I] and then suddenly ... poof! Where the heck did that deer come from?
All four of my blown opportunities share a lapse in hyper-vigilance which all hunters understand is nearly impossible to consistently sustain.[/QUOTE]
Well stated and it does help. Thanks.
8.) bluecat - 11/09/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;45289][SIZE=5][COLOR="#FF8C00"][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS]ACK![/FONT][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]
[B]They say the ones you don't get are the ones you always have with you, so you have that going for you, which is nice...[/B]
:beer:
The thing to remember is to call Verizon and see if they have a trade-in program for a flip phone....Er, I mean cherish the experience.
But seriously, :wink, take this as a lesson, and never stop learning. Good luck on your further journey toward enlightenment.
[/QUOTE]
+ 4 for the Bill Murray quote and a 34 for the Giada pic
[B]They say the ones you don't get are the ones you always have with you, so you have that going for you, which is nice...[/B]
:beer:
The thing to remember is to call Verizon and see if they have a trade-in program for a flip phone....Er, I mean cherish the experience.
But seriously, :wink, take this as a lesson, and never stop learning. Good luck on your further journey toward enlightenment.
+ 4 for the Bill Murray quote and a 34 for the Giada pic
9.) crookedeye - 11/20/2016
thats sounds kinda like when snorkel fins gave me the slip....im in the market for a new release,,somtimes i struggle to get it hooked on my loop..that happen twice to me..
10.) crookedeye - 11/20/2016
when that buck shown up this year i think i was day dreaming about opening up an breakfast shack..where it was served youre way, thats about when a heard that limb snap..
11.) crookedeye - 11/20/2016
are i could have been day dreaming about big breasted girls running around my stand, wanting eggs and hashbrowns...it happen so fast..
12.) Swamp Fox - 11/21/2016
There's probably a market for a breakfast shack catering to big-breasted girls who want eggs and hash browns in Nebraska.
You may have finally found your nitch.
:-)
You may have finally found your nitch.
:-)
13.) Swamp Fox - 11/21/2016
"When did DeAndre become an alien?"