Arrows at dusk
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:38 am
So I missed a deer today with my crossbow. Kind of a bummer, but it has me thinking.
In the last three years I have taken a couple deer with my bow and missed now three (including one miss with my compound bow). Is that a typical average or do I just suck, or take shots I shouldn't or what?) In my entire life I have missed exactly one deer with my rifle and that was an iffy shot I probably should not have taken, so I don't think it is "buck fever" or whatever - this was a doe anyway. Maybe this is just a typical archery average and I have to adjust my expectations, but it does not seem right.
The thing I have noticed today thinking about it, the two I took were fairly much full light and the three I missed were either right at first light or towards dusk. So is there something about dusk / low light that is throwing me off or is it just a statistical anomaly? The scope on my crossbow is nothing special package scope, but I thought I had a decent sight picture taking the shot this evening, it was not a gimmie shot, but I think if I set a target there I would get it 9/10 times in the black.
Any thoughts from the peanut gallery?
In the last three years I have taken a couple deer with my bow and missed now three (including one miss with my compound bow). Is that a typical average or do I just suck, or take shots I shouldn't or what?) In my entire life I have missed exactly one deer with my rifle and that was an iffy shot I probably should not have taken, so I don't think it is "buck fever" or whatever - this was a doe anyway. Maybe this is just a typical archery average and I have to adjust my expectations, but it does not seem right.
The thing I have noticed today thinking about it, the two I took were fairly much full light and the three I missed were either right at first light or towards dusk. So is there something about dusk / low light that is throwing me off or is it just a statistical anomaly? The scope on my crossbow is nothing special package scope, but I thought I had a decent sight picture taking the shot this evening, it was not a gimmie shot, but I think if I set a target there I would get it 9/10 times in the black.
Any thoughts from the peanut gallery?