Several things can be the cause but if I may, I’ve got 2 cents to offer. lol (AGAIN???? dang windy ol fart!)

I’ve several relatives shooting compounds. Some are quiet some are not. That is not always the culprit BUT heavier arrows does and always will quiet a bowshot.

One thing I see done, and yes we see it working but I wouldnt do this with a bow for ANY animal.

So many times, you watch and see if I’m not correct, the shooter will “bleat” to stop a deer.

Ok fine, the deer stops AND IS ON RED ALERT normally LOOKING AT YOU! Not me, no way, not ever. A deer LOOKING AT ME is almost always a “no go” shot unless you LIKE bad hits.

The REASON a deer looking at me is a “NO SHOT” situation is because I found out the hard way that is just plain foolish.:roll:

As I posted in the blood trail thread in The Trailhead, my brother had one COMPLETELY turn around and he shot the deer through the chest on the OPPOSITE side he was shooting at.:shock: At 15 yards the deer had time to do an about face and he was lucky (I personally think he shot WAY too far back and the deer did an about face and ran into it LOL).

After about 10 misses in my life years ago ALL going over the deer, I always aim at the top of the heart area and take pains to make my bow as quiet as possible and shoot at unspooked deer.

A quiet bow, to me, takes backseat only to an accurate set up.

Also, I think that since there is at least two people involved in filming a shot, the deer has twice the chance to be spooked. It might be something they did, a whiff of human or just plain flat 6th sense.

I didnt see the one of Fred’s, I dont think, but it could have been any of the above IMHO.

Deer, like humans, are not clones of each other. Each may react differently than the next ten you encounter.

Staying downwind and shooting accurately with a quiet set up at an UNspooked deer will get my vote

See? 2 cents! 😀

TWO MORE WEEKS TILL SEASON!

Steve

I must concure with Steve….not that I have much experience with the problem (still training for that cruel danish bow license).

We have a no-nonsense rule in DK thats forbids bow-shots at deer that “marks” (when they look up and stare in your direction)…so no “bleat” shots allowed!….shoting when they are unaware and relaxed seems sensible to me.

Cheers

Steve Sr.. Good Post. There are a number of things you can do to quiet a bow. But, I have to agree. Pads on the upper limbs and a heavier arrow goes a long way. I personally don’t shoot recurves, only longbows. And one of the great attributes of Bamboo -QUIET! Real Quiet. But as Steve Sr. correctly stated on the other post. No such thing as too Quiet!

Well said Steve.