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<blockquote data-quote="PrairieGhost" data-source="post: 332763" data-attributes="member: 704">I shot my first deer with a bow when I was 12 years old.&nbsp; I lost that deer and didn't want that to ever happen again.&nbsp; I'm 73 now and have shot dozens of deer with a bow, including the years I could have multiple tags somewhere between 40 and 50 deer.&nbsp; I should have taken pictures because I can't remember half of them.Anyway most of those deer fell within sight and died in seconds.&nbsp; I know they recommend 30 to 60 minutes before you get out of the stand, and I know people who have done that when they can see the deer dead 50 yards away.&nbsp; I can not remember waiting longer than ten minutes.&nbsp; I have lost three deer in 60 years of hunting and I remember them vividly.&nbsp; I hunt alone when bow hunting.&nbsp; Gun hunting is with one or two other people, but multiple family in the area.&nbsp; I have forgot many deer, but I remember the people, the sunrises over the Sheyenne River, the crisp air in my lungs, and the stars at night in the camp.&nbsp; In the end that's what's important and you can't take pictures of it. I do take still pictures now of deer, people. camp, and sunrises.&nbsp; Best of luck this week end everyone.Some things you try to forget.&nbsp; I was hunting with my supervisor 30 years ago and he knocked a doe down with a muzzle loader.&nbsp; A muzzle loader doesn't damage much meat and I handed him my rifle to finish it off.&nbsp; He declined and pulled out his knife.&nbsp; I wish people&nbsp; knew how to sharpen a knife.&nbsp; He bragged about that knife, but it was sickening listening to that deer bleat and gurgle as he sawed away at it.&nbsp; That was my last hunt with him.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PrairieGhost, post: 332763, member: 704"] I shot my first deer with a bow when I was 12 years old. I lost that deer and didn't want that to ever happen again. I'm 73 now and have shot dozens of deer with a bow, including the years I could have multiple tags somewhere between 40 and 50 deer. I should have taken pictures because I can't remember half of them. Anyway most of those deer fell within sight and died in seconds. I know they recommend 30 to 60 minutes before you get out of the stand, and I know people who have done that when they can see the deer dead 50 yards away. I can not remember waiting longer than ten minutes. I have lost three deer in 60 years of hunting and I remember them vividly. I hunt alone when bow hunting. Gun hunting is with one or two other people, but multiple family in the area. I have forgot many deer, but I remember the people, the sunrises over the Sheyenne River, the crisp air in my lungs, and the stars at night in the camp. In the end that's what's important and you can't take pictures of it. I do take still pictures now of deer, people. camp, and sunrises. Best of luck this week end everyone. Some things you try to forget. I was hunting with my supervisor 30 years ago and he knocked a doe down with a muzzle loader. A muzzle loader doesn't damage much meat and I handed him my rifle to finish it off. He declined and pulled out his knife. I wish people knew how to sharpen a knife. He bragged about that knife, but it was sickening listening to that deer bleat and gurgle as he sawed away at it. That was my last hunt with him. [/QUOTE]

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