Ha, ha. That's awesome! You know that's bound to happen when you put the bow down to, "take a quick doe for the freezer".
Reminds me of the first year they had the early muzzleloader season. I'd been having my tail handed to me by a trio of big does in archery season. I was catchin' up near acorn flats on State Game Lands. I'd be in the stand, they'd skirt my setup by 20 yards too far every night. I'd move the stand for the next hunt a bit, tweak the setup, they'd move back to my previous stand or skirt the setup again, etc. This cat 'n mouse game went on like this for at least 7 days, it was frustrating but hilarious at the same time!
So I figured, ok, it's muzzleoader season. That'll give me the extra 20 yards I need (i only shoot out to 30 w/ a bow for whitetail). Wouldn't you know a beautiful 8 pt walks in at first light and feeds non-stop all around the base of my tree stand. I mean, I can see him thru the rungs of my climber. At this pt, I had never had the chance to take a buck w/a bow so I'm in utter shock. 20 minutes he was there, completely oblivious and so I watched him eventually walk away and nothing I could do about it. i was crushed....
20 minutes later, in come the doe groups. GAME ON I said, you cost me that darn buck, etc!! Wouldn't you know, the doe comes to 5 yards out and is feeding right below me. I ease the cheek to the gun at a steep downward angle and WABOOOOOSH goes the muzzleloader.
After the smoke finally clears, I see the doe still standing there w/ a leaf hangin' out of her mouth just looking around, like what the H just happened!?!? I couldn't freakin' believe it, i tried to reload as I realized I shot right over her back by a fraction of an inch, she got a little squirely and backed out of range and dissappeared. UNREAL!!
And, the chess game continued... Deer 8, Hunter 0!
If you can't laugh about it the bad luck, you'll have long seasons ahead of you...hahaha.
