When it comes to the topic of misses, I’m no stranger. At some point, if you hunt long enough, you will miss or wound an animal. What you do after making a poor shot is a bigger deal than the shot itself.

Oh, the stories I could tell of hunts gone wrong. We all have them and pick up a few more every year it seems. Trying to remember hunts gone bad and applying them on future hunts will help you recover faster and possibly make the best of a touchy situation. Once a shot is taken it can’t be taken back, so making the right shot the first time is always best. What happens after the arrow is released tends to be up to the hunter, in most cases. Experience is the best teacher and if you are lacking, this is the time to get help. One of the most important things to do is pay attention after the shot and attempt to make sense of the situation.