timekiller13
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I was hunting on my private property the other day. I shoot a single pin HHA adjustable sight. I leave it on 25 yds for hunting purposes. Well, I was sitting in the stand Thursday morning and noticed a screw that needed to be snugged down on my rest. To do that, I had to move my sight from 25 yds up to 80 to reach the screw. I did that and continued hunting. Well, about 3 hours later, a nice 8pt walked out at 20 yds. I drew back and shot and watched the arrow fly over his back. I chalked it up excitement and just misjudging the yardage. About 30 min later, a group of 8 does walks out. I decided to shoot the biggest one. Again, drew back and let fly and watched the arrow sail over her back! Now, I'm a little frustrated but I still chalk it up to misjudging the yardage because of the steep shot angle down a ridge. Right before dark, 6 more does come out. I draw back, lock on and release and again the arrow sails over her back. What in the actual crap is going on! I'm ready to throw my bow down the mtn and give up archery. I then notice my sight, still set on 80 yds, right where I had moved it to tighten that screw. Kind of hard to hit them at 20 when you are aiming for 80 yds! I've missed deer for many reasons but that's the first time I've done that! Not much I can do about it now. Learn from my dumb mistakes and move on!
For the record I retrieved all 3 arrows and all were clean misses. Also, for the record. Checked to make sure bow was still zeroed in and it was. The screw must have gotten a little loose after being jarred around on 4 wheeler.
For the record I retrieved all 3 arrows and all were clean misses. Also, for the record. Checked to make sure bow was still zeroed in and it was. The screw must have gotten a little loose after being jarred around on 4 wheeler.