At least you kept looking and you got some meat in the freezer 

I'm glad you found her, Adam! Congrats 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Congrats man! Way to not give up on looking for her. And I had a similar experience with my first bow kill.

@Jonathan Gunther hopefully it all gets better from here!

@Adam Norris It does. I had target panic for my first 2 years. I’m sure if it’s a monster I still will. But a lot of practice shooting has made me much more confident!  Keep it up! 

Welcome to the family Adam! Congratulations man.

Got my first archery deer! Not quite how I wanted it to go but that's how it goes. Seen her coming in around 845 this morning. She was on my weak side moving behind me. I couldn't get a shot at the first gap I had. She stopped just before the next gap. She stepped one step forward and I tried squeezing it in a fairly tight space. Not sure if I hit back cause of my shot or if I hit a branch in there. I thought I missed. After an 1.5 hrs I finally had to check. Found that I did hit her but the blood was minimal and the arrow was wax covered. I searched around the wood lot where she headed after 5-6hrs I couldn't find her and lost blood. I contacted a tracker and while waiting I decided to check on top of the hill. Found her piled up in the tall brush next to the trail I came in on. Looks like I hit her right in the artery in her back leg. She had been dead for awhile when I found her. Not happy with the shot but I'm so happy I found her dead after knowing I hit her. Happy to have some success anyway. Good experience to get under my belt tho.

Successful Archery Deer Hunt

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