So ive been working hard this season to find a new area thats not so crowded and i finally found it on friday. Took off from work to check out a spot on the map that ive been curious about and after about 20 minutes of arriving i find a big 3x3 with a doe. I havnt rifle hunted in 3 years ive been doing archery and have had alot of success. So with the new rifle finished i felt pretty confident that i could wack anything within 400 yards. So i find my new spot that is extremely hard to access wich is what i was looking for so i could find some bigger deer and thats exactly what i found. I crest over the ridge and a big 3x3 thats about 4 inches outside his ears stands up. I start to get the fever setting in bit take my time to find a good shot. Well were im at is all 4 foot sage so my bipod wasnt tall enough to work so i try to off hand shoot. By now buck fever is in full swing and my cross hairs are going from the deer to the moon. I pull the trigger and he doesnt even budge. I jack another shell in to watch him run over the hilhill. I was pretty certain that i got no were near him but i spent 4 hours looking for blood anyways just to be sure. Never found a drop so after kicking my own butt i decided it was time for shooting sticks. planning on buying a set before next weekend so i dont make the same mistake. I worked so hard and blew my oppurtunity so now im losing sleep at night thinking that will be my only chance. Right when i thought i had all the proper tools i still was missing one very important one. Lesson learned but hopefully ill get another shot.
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Sounds like you were really close. Keep up the pressure on that area and you will see him again. And ya, get shooting sticks. They help a lot if you can't go prone.
Just had a conversation about how much easier it is hunting with a rifle than a bow......Easier yes, Easy no......Hang in there.....He ain't going far from there.
Its been haunting me all weekend u work so hard to get that one shot and i blew it. Thats hunting though its going to be a hard one to let go of.
I speny about 3 hours checking for blood just to be sure i did not hit him so when i actually grazed over the hill he was long gone. I was pretty confiddent i missed him but i had to be sure. Im glad i missed him clean instead of putting a bad shot on him.
bloodlover said:
Way to be. It's always nice to know where your bullet did or didn't land.
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