Q:

Stalked a buck bedding area with my bow this afternoon. Walked w/in 15' of a bedded buck before i saw him, he thought i couldn't. I drew, but did not have a shot through the briar's. I took a half step to coax him to his feet, but you know how that went...he bolted. I followed him onto the wide open marsh and got a shot. I was not terribly confident on the yardage and shot a 1/2" over his back at 25 yds. We played cat and mouse for another hour or so and i was w/in range a few more time, but didn't get another shot. What could i have done different? I played the wind, called to him, waited for him to calm after the miss, etc. Finally he had enough and gave me the ultimate slip. Very exciting hunt