I have a problem

[AK NIMROD]

hang in there KT i know what you are going through. this year i'm shooting the best i ever have. This year i have killed 2 ducks and 4 ptarmigan with my bow, most of them were at 30 yards, all my misses on small game have been well within the kill zone of a big game animal...but i missed 3 shots at caribou at 30 yards or less. i feel my problem comes from not picking a small spot to aim at and / or looseing concentration.
if using sights, get a range finder and set max. spots to shoot . set max distance 5 yards less that your max distance your comfortable with. no shame in waiting for closer shots.
another option as a back up is, if legal in PA see if there is any one using dogs for tracking wounded game near by. before i head to WI to hunt whitetails i'm going to NY to learn how to train a dog for this. and i will be training my dog or getting another dog for that purpose then i plan on providing this service to other hunters. NY has "DEER SEARCH" that does that there as well as other states , i beleive. none of us like to wound game but it is good to have a backup plan went sight tracking fails. this is not to suggestion using a tracking dog should take the place of practice or using good judgement in shot selection. bad hits sometimes happen. good luck this season- pat