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atlas:
In 30-degree moist weather, the speed of sound is roughly 1100+ fps. Let us pretend your shaft is burning in at 300 fps. Which will reach the deer first? Remember, there are post-release sounds also.
We all know that the speed of sound is faster then an arrow. This is something I would concern myself with if I took long shots or if I had a "loud" bow. Since I won't shoot over 20-25 yards and my bow is whisper quiet and shooting 275 fps it isn't something I am gonna lose any sleep over.
My own opinion is people give too much credit to a deer's reaction to sound without considering the deer's mindset at the time. If a deer is as calm as can be and just carrying on without a care in the world then he is not gonna be as likely to react to a tiny sound as a deer that is on alert and just knows something isn't right. They both will hear the sound but one is anticipating it........almost expecting it........the other thinks he is in no danger. The sound is a total surprise to one and not the other.
Of course, I have to consider that you have not yet observed many deer react to sounds when bowhunting, at common bowhunting ranges. In time, you may eventually see how fast a deer can react.
Of course, I have to consider that if you have deer jumping your string all the time or spooking at bow ranges frequently maybe it is YOU that should look into quieter or faster equipment or just stop clanging around in your stand like a one man band when you see a deer.
Maybe you have a hard time keeping your emotions under control and in your excitement you either make a poor shot or spook them off. Naturally, creating a fairy tale about how they jumped your string or have super sonic hearing powers will sooth your fragile ego and reassure you that you are still a great hunter because after all how can anyone be expected to get close to an animal that can hear soft throat grunts at over a mile away??
It is obvious from your previous exaggerations and quotes like this
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I was relating the story to my hunting partner the next day and asked him if he thought that all the deer kills we have made over the years was due to our hunting skills, or just an unlucky day for the deer.
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Maybe I want the incident to be more as I saw it, being that the Whitetail and I have a long and joyful hunt and evade history, the history is a mental scrapbook of many good memories, and I want the Whitetail to be a bit mythical.
that you are one of those guys that has been brainwashed into thinking the whitetail is some mythical creature that has super senses and is just about unhuntable to mere mortal men. It is painfully obvious to everyone but you that people create this mythical imagery for selfish reasons...........so that when you harvest one of these ghosts of the woods you will feel that much better about YOURSELF.........you can pretend your self serving imagination is some lame attempt at honoring the deer but you have a better chance at getting people to believe your grunting story
