By Bill Winke
The giant buck was already in my shooting lane when I spotted him. In a panic, I grabbed my bow off the hook, pivoted and drew all in one motion.
It wasn’t a hard shot, but I rushed it badly. I assumed there was no way I could miss him at that range, but I did. I shot right under the buck.
I could have easily made that shot if I had just taken the extra moment required to pick a spot. That is all it would have taken to slow the moment and ensure success. If only we could get mulligans in bowhunting…
I have also had a few shots that seemed simple while they occurred but were, as I reviewed them later, more difficult. In each of these, the common theme was the...
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