Last day of the two day shotgun season

[rock n crab]

Took my dad, my son and my daughters boyfriend out on the last day of the short shotgun season to fill tags.... My boy got #4 for the year, he's ate up with hunting

[rock n crab]

some more shots.

[frankwyte4]

great kills you got there,  i was also out there on saturday but where i was they had been hunted so hard it was hard to even catch a glimpse of one.

[money pit I]

Great pics. looks like you had a good day of hunting there.  good for you.   Where were you hunting?   DE?

MD?

[Big Rad]

Good job!!

Now if'n ya wanted to keep hunting some relaxed and unpressured deer..........Pick up a Bow!!

[rock n crab]

we were in Southern Maryland on some private property we lease but is soon to be developed.... We've had the lease for a long time but only have a few years left.

Bow hunting is a lot of fun; I used to love to do it but as my kids and their sports took away from my practice time my proficiency in the sport went down.... I had to practice a lot to stay good with the bow and when it came down to giving that up or time with my kids; well.... the bow practice and bow season had to go....

[tattoo]

nice going. great looken deer. 

[frankwyte4]

thats for next year, bow hunting.  I already told my self i'm gonna spend the spring getting good with a bow and going to buy one. bowhunters get almost 3 months of hunting.

[tattoo]

good luck with your new bow. 

[Big Rad]

thats for next year, bow hunting.  I already told my self i'm gonna spend the spring getting good with a bow and going to buy one. bowhunters get almost 3 months of hunting.

Try 5 months of hunting.  The season never closes once it opens on September 15 till January 31 the following year

[rock n crab]

and there nothing like early bow season when the deer are relaxed and at ease in the woods and fields.... It's a whole new ball game and normally you'll see a lot more deer per outting.. First deer with the bow is like getting your first deer all over again......

[BOTTOM FEEDER]

    THATS SO TRUE  good luck  frankwyte4

[madcrabber1113]

and there nothing like early bow season when the deer are relaxed and at ease in the woods and fields.... It's a whole new ball game and normally you'll see a lot more deer per outting.. First deer with the bow is like getting your first deer all over again......

I totally agree,my problem is I can hit my target every time when I practice but when I shoot at a deer I go mental and miss!It is pretty funny how rattled I get like it's going to shoot back at me or something  I know it's all in my head but I have only managed to bag one with the bow in the past three years and that one was in my first year nothing since but plenty of misses. 

[HJH]

I totally agree,my problem is I can hit my target every time when I practice but when I shoot at a deer I go mental and miss!It is pretty funny how rattled I get like it's going to shoot back at me or something  I know it's all in my head but I have only managed to bag one with the bow in the past three years and that one was in my first year nothing since but plenty of misses. 

Hey at least you're getting to shoot at them, and spending time in the outdoors. I've hunted Patuxant Reshearch Refuge for three years and every time I see one I can't get a clear shot. Maybe I'm being too cautious but I don't want to wound one and have it get away.

[madcrabber1113]

Hey at least you're getting to shoot at them, and spending time in the outdoors. I've hunted Patuxant Reshearch Refuge for three years and every time I see one I can't get a clear shot. Maybe I'm being too cautious but I don't want to wound one and have it get away.

I did that this year it is a pretty horrible experience I can tell you that.I put the bow away after that.If I do that again next year I will be getting a cross bow.This year was not very good for me with the bow to put it lightly.   

[Big Rad]

I totally agree,my problem is I can hit my target every time when I practice but when I shoot at a deer I go mental and miss!It is pretty funny how rattled I get like it's going to shoot back at me or something  I know it's all in my head but I have only managed to bag one with the bow in the past three years and that one was in my first year nothing since but plenty of misses. 

Sounds like a case of target panic to me.  If you are not using a mechanical release buy the best one you can afford    

I would suggest standing five feet from a raised target backed by a hay bale and close your eyes and shoot into the target.  The concentration will shift from hitting a target to perfecting your release.  I believe that the release is as important as the aiming.  When you can come to full draw and effect a release by using just your back muscles let me know.  I'll give you the next step

[madcrabber1113]

Sounds like a case of target panic to me.  If you are not using a mechanical release buy the best one you can afford    

I would suggest standing five feet from a raised target backed by a hay bale and close your eyes and shoot into the target.  The concentration will shift from hitting a target to perfecting your release.  I believe that the release is as important as the aiming.  When you can come to full draw and effect a release by using just your back muscles let me know.  I'll give you the next step

Thanks for the tip,I need all the help I can get.