Comments on: What if you miss?!?!?! - Buck Fever Series Continued http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/ The Psychology of hunting Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Michael http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-4163 Michael Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:22:00 +0000 http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-4163 I started hunting last year, aged 38... yes... *thirty* eight as in one year before the big 4-Oh. :) Monday night I took my first shot at a buck, ever, and missed. Buck fever got me. Dang. Glad to have run across this series, and especially this article. I am putting it to use immediately. This series is awesome -- lots of *useful* advice (something I can't say about most articles on this topic) Thanks so much for writing and keep up the excellent work!! -Michael I started hunting last year, aged 38… yes… *thirty* eight as in one year before the big 4-Oh. :)

Monday night I took my first shot at a buck, ever, and missed. Buck fever got me. Dang.

Glad to have run across this series, and especially this article. I am putting it to use immediately.

This series is awesome — lots of *useful* advice (something I can’t say about most articles on this topic)

Thanks so much for writing and keep up the excellent work!!

-Michael

]]> By: Matt http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-214 Matt Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:33:02 +0000 http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-214 Good post. I especially like your point about practicing again soon after the miss. I am doing almost all my practice shooting from an elevated position this year since that's how I do almost all my hunting. Good post. I especially like your point about practicing again soon after the miss. I am doing almost all my practice shooting from an elevated position this year since that’s how I do almost all my hunting.

]]> By: Outdoor Accolades: Early Season Tips, Missing A Shot, Arrow Head Buck » AlphaTrilogy.com http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-212 Outdoor Accolades: Early Season Tips, Missing A Shot, Arrow Head Buck » AlphaTrilogy.com Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:26:57 +0000 http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-212 [...] What if you miss?!?!?! - Buck Fever Series Continued [...] […] What if you miss?!?!?! - Buck Fever Series Continued […]

]]> By: darrell http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-211 darrell Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:25:03 +0000 http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-211 great post. I especially love the statistics - I'd guess their pretty accurate! great post. I especially love the statistics - I’d guess their pretty accurate!

]]> By: Bryan http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-208 Bryan Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:06:53 +0000 http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-208 Serendipity, you're the one that instilled positive thinking...so thanks! Jon, that was good advice from your father! BuckNaked, I still laugh every time I read your name! I like your idea about carrying a practice arrow...whatever it takes to get your confidence where it needs to be. Arthur, I know what you mean. It is nice to know you're not alone. As Jon commented, it's called hunting for a reason. I hope some of this information will help you rebound and replace your haunting memories with positive thoughts! Serendipity, you’re the one that instilled positive thinking…so thanks!

Jon, that was good advice from your father!

BuckNaked, I still laugh every time I read your name! I like your idea about carrying a practice arrow…whatever it takes to get your confidence where it needs to be.

Arthur, I know what you mean. It is nice to know you’re not alone. As Jon commented, it’s called hunting for a reason. I hope some of this information will help you rebound and replace your haunting memories with positive thoughts!

]]> By: Arthur http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-207 Arthur Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:09:42 +0000 http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-207 I loved this post. I had the worst experience ever last year (I lost my first deer ever), and plus the last two years have been very trying. I have so been in a slump. That being said I love hearing about other people missing. I know that sounds mean, but it's true. For me, when I miss, I feel like I am the only person in the whole world who has ever missed. I love hunting shows that show misses too, and even the ones who make fun of themselves for missing sometimes. It just proves that it happens to everyone and makes it that much easier for me to cope. That being said I am definitely going to take this entire post to heart. They are things I so need to do. A very good post Bryan I loved this post. I had the worst experience ever last year (I lost my first deer ever), and plus the last two years have been very trying. I have so been in a slump.

That being said I love hearing about other people missing. I know that sounds mean, but it’s true. For me, when I miss, I feel like I am the only person in the whole world who has ever missed.

I love hunting shows that show misses too, and even the ones who make fun of themselves for missing sometimes. It just proves that it happens to everyone and makes it that much easier for me to cope.

That being said I am definitely going to take this entire post to heart. They are things I so need to do.

A very good post Bryan

]]> By: BuckNakedFever http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-206 BuckNakedFever Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:03:12 +0000 http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-206 Excellent post with a lot of good information. Number one and two are things I'd never really taken much time to think about. As far as number three goes, well, I just have trouble getting positive for a couple hours unless it was truly something comedic that I did. And number four is something that I have always done. Many times I carry a "practice" arrow that I will shoot at a leaf or acorn or stump or squirrel with. If and when I miss I'll take that arrow out and shoot it at something where the deer was standing as a confidence builder. Excellent post with a lot of good information. Number one and two are things I’d never really taken much time to think about. As far as number three goes, well, I just have trouble getting positive for a couple hours unless it was truly something comedic that I did. And number four is something that I have always done. Many times I carry a “practice” arrow that I will shoot at a leaf or acorn or stump or squirrel with. If and when I miss I’ll take that arrow out and shoot it at something where the deer was standing as a confidence builder.

]]> By: Jon http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-205 Jon Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:39:28 +0000 http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-205 Good post! Positive thought is mandatory! If you think negatively, bad things will happen! My Dad set me straight one time after I missed a lot more birds than I hit. He said, "Boy if you hit every shot, they'd call it shooting, instead of hunting!" I have applied this to my hunting and fishing all of my life. Good post!

Positive thought is mandatory! If you think negatively, bad things will happen!

My Dad set me straight one time after I missed a lot more birds than I hit. He said, “Boy if you hit every shot, they’d call it shooting, instead of hunting!” I have applied this to my hunting and fishing all of my life.

]]> By: Serendipity http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-204 Serendipity Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:16:46 +0000 http://deerphd.com/2007/09/10/what-if-you-miss/#comment-204 Another excellent article! By processing exactly what happened one can learn volumes about your hunt, being successful or not in harvesting an animal. Thinking positively about your hunt is also a huge must. Sometimes we are our worst enemy. As I grew older, I learned this the hard way. I didn’t have anyone to teach me otherwise. Always, always think positively, not matter what! By doing this, you’ll have so much confidence in yourself and eventually you’ll fell that “zone” again. Another excellent article! By processing exactly what happened one can learn volumes about your hunt, being successful or not in harvesting an animal. Thinking positively about your hunt is also a huge must. Sometimes we are our worst enemy. As I grew older, I learned this the hard way. I didn’t have anyone to teach me otherwise. Always, always think positively, not matter what! By doing this, you’ll have so much confidence in yourself and eventually you’ll fell that “zone” again.

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