first of all you cannot go downrange and stand behind sumthing as an accurate experiment. Whatever it is that youre standing behind is blocking the sound of the bow.

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> At 20 yards there is no human descernable sound from my bow<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote> only if yer hard of hearing lol

theres not a bow made today that I and every critter in the woods cant hear when it goes off only 20 yards away.

I dont know what qualifies as ambient sound in Washington...maybe youre hunting next to a race track? :-P

Here in Ohio tho I will guarantee you that any deer within reasonable bow range will hear your bow go off under normal circumstances....excluding thunderstorms and/or high winds. Hearing it doesnt mean that they are for sure going to jump tho.

is quieter better? I think so

but theres not a bow made that cant be heard

** I almost got him but I refuse to take a marginal shot **