Set back up in the same spot as yesterday morning. Good luck to everyone out here this morning.

I�m hunting a spot on cahaba where I�ve seen deer before. This is the first time I�ve hunted it this season. I�m in some big thinned pines about 25 yards off a firebreak. I found this spot late in the season last year and the bucks had tore the firelane up with scrapes and rubs. There�s already a couple scrapes and new runs so I�m hoping a buck slips through on his way to bed.

Good luck Wes

Just shot a buck!!!!! 10 yards, slightly quartering to me. I am 30� up this pine so
It was a steep angle and he toted the arrow off with him. Penetration looked good. This would be first racked buck ever and first buck with a bow (xbow)

Awesome southwood!!! Congrats

Good luck finding him Southwood. Sounds like you got in the vitals.

Awesome!!!.....Be patient and give him a little time.

I�m still in the tree. It�s hard but I�m waiting

congrats southwood

Congrats! Looking forward to some pics

Good luck finding him

Congrats, SW7! Can't wait to see the pics.

Good deal!.....Just keep sitting there and talking to us. He may be laying out there dead or he may be standing 100 yards away bleeding out.

Dang it!....I think we lost him.

Edit: The deer might very well be laying out there dead but this does not sound like an ideal shot. You�re likely not gonna find much blood with a high entry and no exit so you definitely don�t want to push him. If he was angled toward you then your angling back into the guts. You probably need to back out and give this deer several hours. I�m sorry to hi-jack the thread�.I just hate for you to lose him.

This is killing my OCD��

Hopefully he got a lung and the liver and it�s already dead.

Good luck South!

I do agree with CNC, and I'm not optimistic about the recovery. Hope I'm wrong!!

Hopefully�..it�s getting grimmer by the minute though. I�m picturing him on an all-out search right now. We gotta figure out a way to help folks get control of their excitement after the shot and not start chasing after them. It�s hard not to do. I�m still in favor of branding folks with a dunce cap in their avatar.

Good luck Southwood7. I shot mine at 10 yards and above the shoulder. The arrow stayed in and didn't exit. The deer was dead within about 60 yards and was an easy blood trail to follow in the dark. This has been the case everytime with this type shot placement for me. I hope it's the same for you.

Congrats Southwood.

Cant wait to see pictures!

I got him!!!! Had hands on him at 745 and he didn�t go 75 yards. Got both lungs and a small exit under arm pit where the rage poked through. Thank you Lord!!! Will update with pics and story when I get home.

Pics!!!.....Way to go man!

Glad you got him.

Way to go Southwood! You have been putting in the time! Can't wait to see pics.

Awesome Southwood !!!

Public Land Buck! That Awesome!

That's getting it done

Congrats Southwood!! Getting it done!

Congrats.

Yessiree! That's what I'm talking 'bout!

Congrats man! That's impressive.

congratulations!

Im gonna type up the story and share some more pics but here he is when I walked up on him....thanks everybody for the congrats. This one means a lot to me!

Great deer! Congrats!

That looks like a stud for AL public land. Congrats!

STUD buck

Congrats! Great bow kill especially on public land

Congrats, fine buck for anywhere much less public land with a bow.

Dang thats a stud. nice!

Congrats on a nice buck and public land to boot.

Nice buck!!!! Congrats!!

I love those dark antlers like that.....Beautiful buck man!

Daggum right!!!! That's a slaunch, especially for public land with a bow!!

That's a fine deer, congrats southwood!!!!!

Dang good one, and off Cahaba to boot! Congrats again!!!

Congrats Southwood!! Helluva yuck!

Heck yeah. I know that feels good. Congrats!

Nice one S.W.!!! Congrats on the kill!!

Awesome buck, great job!

Nice buck!

Awesome!

Heck of a deer man! Congrats! Hardly anybody can say they've killed a deer like that on public land!

Nice buck!!!
Today is strictly a meat day hunt I just ran out last night

Congrats !

Great looking Buck. Congrats for sure!!

Congrats!

Congrats

Congrats!! Nice buck

Congrats on a great buck. I turkey hunt out at Cahaba and killing a deer like that out there is a great accomplishment.

Congrats Southwood!!!

Way to be patient and outstanding deer!

Way to go South. He�s a good un�.

Congrats man! Great buck!!

Heck yeah southwood! Thats a dang nice buck even if youd shot it with a gun. Just now catching up on this kill. Been a busy day.

Im set up in a ground blind right now. Usually alot of deer traffic on this gas line. If i see one it will be a 25yd shot or less. Hopefully less.

Congrats

Congratulations, great buck for anywhere in Bama especially on PL!

Apparently SW cut off his finger while cleaning the deer since he hasn't posted a story yet. We're all waiting...

Literally have been checking this thread every 10 min

Damn fine buck especially for a first congrats

Another golden opportunity for me...another miss. Im done for the week.

Dang man, I hate that for you. You're snake bit. Hoping your luck changes soon.

But on another note, paging Shaw...

Done for the week means no bow kill during bow season. When�s your birthday?

Congrats on great kill

Wowzer. Good deer.

Ill be carrying the bow on into gun season. Not time to get gitty yet.

Nice buck

So what's gonna happen if you don't kill a deer with your bow this year?

New avatar.

It is funny. I do laugh about it too but right now im pretty frustrated. After the shot yesterday i was actually encouraged a little because i knew what i did wrong. Today...no excuse. I wont even disclose how close she was but it was sickening. Cant decide about tomorrow. Its go in the morning or done for the week. Cant go tomorrow evening.

For me, the close ones are the tricky ones

You miss high again?

Nice!......this is gonna get interesting.

Nice buck anywhere

Don�t get frustrated, you�re getting shots now. Make sure you�re aiming in the lower 3rd on them nannerheads because 99.9% of them will jump the string. After I got into tournament shooting I struggled missing them high because I was aiming at them like the 3D targets.

I can tell you I have gave a bunch of bucks buzz cuts the last few years. I mean three good ones. What�s funny is I am shooting 50 percent on bucks and 100 percent on does. I am either doing two things. Don�t bend at the waist or I�m trying to see the arrow hit. This year while practicing I keep telling myself after every shot, bend shoot and follow through. Hopefully it helps me.
What do you think you are doing wrong.

I just cant settle myself down enough to make the shot. Yesterday i had a little time to study the situation more before the shot. I had to control my breathing a little and when she got to a certain mark i knew was 30yds i took it. Had 4 does in the field so didnt want to risk being spotted so took the longer shot. Left/right the shot was perfect but she ducked it. Didnt shoot low enough.

Today as bad as i hate to admit it she was 14yds out. I went to where she stood and ranged my blind and it was 14yds. I just jacked up the shot. She didnt even have time to jump or duck. It was over her and gone before she even flinched. She was a little spooky at first when she seen my blind but still didnt even have time to do anything when i shot. I just flat out missed high. Again.

Shooting deer is mental��We can talk about mechanics until the cows come home but you have to learn to grab ahold of yerself mentally when that deer comes in and make yourself go through a step by step process like a robot�..not like an emotional human. Take a deep breath and go to a different place in your mind��.Control your breathing and focus on the spot you want to hit��squeeze your finger and don�t jerk it�..Be confident.

Hang in there. You�ll connect before long. Come up with a checklist and talk yourself through each step before taking the shot. Hell, I�ve missed them at 12 yards.

Where's all the damn buck pics from today

Don't beat yourself up to bad about it. Hell I've missed two 130's this year. Like Shaw said make a checklist and focus on it and not the deer. Until you kill one try to keep your shots under 30 yards and at 30 use your 20 yard pin. Hold on the bottom third and the deer will do the rest. When you get to full draw make sure your sight is centered in the peep, level is level, your using the right pin and pick a spot and focus on that spot. Don't drop your arm to see where the arrow is going. Focus on these things and not those knees knocking together. And I've got Shaw beat. I missed one at 8 yards one morning and killed him at 52 yards when he stopped to figure out what just happened. I'd suggest you take a few practice shots to make sure that there's no equipment problems and to get your confidence back before you head out on the next hunt. Stay after it, it will all come together.

I appreciate all the tips from yall. I will apply them and move on.