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Originally Posted by ferretkona
A arrow out of a compound bow is darn near the speed of sound. Certain a deer can not react soon enough after the bolt is released.
Oh no, pigs and deer are quick enough to duck or jump an arrow or at least significantly change the point of impact to produce a bad kill. Also, I may be wrong but I think that an arrow moving at 350 fps is about as fast as arrows go...
315 fps at the gate max at 70 lb of pull. I back it off in the trees to 60 lbs. At 40 yards it has slowed some. Deer have more than enough time to jump. I shot one two years ago that went from the pin being on the shoulder. At the sound of the shot the Deer leaped straight away and the arrow hit right where her tail attaches. It was luck and it was dead in about 5 seconds. So if arrow speed was 280 then the Deer has plenty of time to move. Here is an example at 240 that equals 1/2 second. You can move some in that amount of time.
Last edited by 1AngryTaxPayer; 10-07-2011 at 02:15 PM..
Maybe a better place to start would be for the OP to describe what he is currently using as far as limb and string silencers as well as the model/make of bow? Some of the older obws are quite noisy regardless of measures taken. Newer cam designs have helped.
Depends whats making noise. Theres a hundred noisemakers on a compound.
I have string leaches, one rubber thing on each limb & a 4" bushing mounted stabilizer. The only thing I think really does anything are the leaches. I like the stabilizer for the ballance but never noticed a change when the put the rubber shrooms on my limbs.
I have used a trick on deer that works quite often. I have a high pitched whistle and just as I release the arrow I give the whistle a tweet. Deer are naturally curious and not always easily startled. Their curiosity about the whistle MAY cause them to hesitate for just the amount of time it takes for your arrow to arrive.
Lotsa times they duck a bit to set themselves up to spring away. If your arrow was a bit high you might miss or go over the spine. If a deer is real alert or looks like they know I'm there & are just trying to figure it out, I'll often hold on the low side so they duck into it., Not real low but towards the bottom of the kill zone. When theyre relaxed I dont sweat it much.
Depends whats making noise. Theres a hundred noisemakers on a compound.
I have string leaches, one rubber thing on each limb & a 4" bushing mounted stabilizer. The only thing I think really does anything are the leaches. I like the stabilizer for the ballance but never noticed a change when the put the rubber shrooms on my limbs.
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