Author Topic: Did you see that deer? (Read 595 times)

jbtazgrabber · « **on:** October 05, 2004, 03:35:04 PM »

Well, the wife shot at a deer with the bow. The arrow went six inches over the deer. I had to ask if she had used the right sight pin. She replied with, "What sights, I did not think about sights." I believe she needs more practice with a live animal, guess I will venture her out again. Hopefully, next time, she gets at least a deer. Does anyone know how to pin a paper plate on a live deer and have it hold still while she aims correctly and shoots? Will super glue work? How about the 100 mph duct tape?

JeffG · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2004, 04:23:07 PM »

Maybe a round ring with crosshairs might give her the same effect...

Graybeard · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2004, 06:36:49 PM »

Once upon a great long time ago I was really good at sticking arrows in little dots on contrasting colored back grounds. But when I went to the woods I missed deer like you'd not believe. Even at 10 yards and yeah that one was when I forgot I had installed a peep and didn't use it.

But I learned a very valuable lesson. I stopped shooting at black dots on white back grounds and bought a deer target which I called bucky. I practiced ONLY shooting at bucky.

I won't say I've not missed one since but the next one I shot at after buying bucky was my first bow kill and I've made a lot of kills since and missed darn few. I'm convinced that if you want to shoot deer you should practice shooting at deer. Buy a deer target. The more realistic looking the better.

Rmouleart · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2004, 06:32:15 AM »

I agree 100% with Greybeards comments, using a deer like target will tune you in much better than using a block target, the only other thing you got to watchout for is the deer jumping the string;) It still amazes me how a deer can jump or duck a arrow traveling 320fps. Aim small hit small.

flintlock · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2004, 10:18:10 AM »

I started bow hunting in the early '70s...with a Bear 45lb recurve...shot fingers, instinctive...anchor point at corner of mouth...I now shoot a compound, still fingers, still anchor at mouth, no peep, one pin sighted in at 20yds...I'm dead on at 10yds, 2 inches high at 15, dead on at 20, and 2 inches low at 25, my max range...with early fall folage, its about as far as you can see...in other words, keep it very simple....when that deer walks up, let your instincts take over....flintlock

jbtazgrabber · « **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2004, 04:19:26 PM »

I started shooting at pink styrofoam, the old man painted a figure of a deer outline. He put a paper plate on the kill zone. That was as good as it got for the pocket book, knowing that the season has already started. He can't wait to see what I can do when black powder starts, which is in about two weeks. Hope he dont have to post anything on deer for this season. Can anyone tell me where to find a pink deer with a white kill zone marked on it?