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On both of the deer that I shot, when the arrow hit there wasa loud "popping" sound. What causes this sound? It was totally unexpected. On the first one, I thought I had hit a limb or a twig that I hadn't seen. The second was wide open and I still heard it. Anyone know?

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Where did you hit them? In the shoulder? Behing the shoulder? Could have been your arrow breaking a rib or hitting bone of some sort...

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never hured of that could be some extra ke when you hit the deer check yourshot placement could you have hit a shoulder or rib .

might be your bow something lose or to tight get a pro shop to check it out


could your arrows be to smal for your draw weight
does it do it on a target

i have never had this happen but this might help keeps posted

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It would have to be the arrow hitting a rib or even just entering the body cavity. When I shot mine it made a thump sound. I was told by my friends that sound is typical.

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Onewas a double lung passthrough. A little far back, but still caught both lungs. The otherentered just below the spine and exited low on the other side. You may be right. It might have been the sound of a rib being cut.

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Maybe you're just hearing the beloved THWACK. :D

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Well, I'm not sure how to avoid hitting a rib...:D:D
It's not my bow making the sound. It's quiet. The sound is after the shot... on impact. Also, believe me, my arrows are spined correctly.

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Ah, what a glorious sound it is!

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Predator19,
I'm sure of it, but these were the first deer I've shot. I'm curious to find out what causes that "thwack". After I dismissed the idea that I'd hit a stick, my second thought was that it could have been the mechs opening, but I ruled that out.... I'd practiced with them and heard no simliar sound.

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I think it is the air in the lungs that give a hollow thump, but if if is a crack...then I would say must be bone doing it.

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Whenever you hit a deer there is a definite sound just like there is a sound when you hit a target. On a deer hit in the chest it sounds like a watermelon being hit with a hammer I think.

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Yeah, it's like a drum,hollow inside. The Thwack sound,I like the watermelon analogy. That's the sound you want to hear!

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The nuckle in the shoulder makes a sound like that when its hit.

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I would defenitely have to say bone. But that would jsut be a guess.

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I can hear a different sound on impact with a mechanical broadhead, versus a fixed head. If you don't hit any major bony structures, a fixed head will give you a deeper"Kagunk" sound.

Back in the day, I used to shoot these little 65 grain mechanicals called "Punchcutters," and upon impact, they made a very distinct "slapping" sound.

I've killed deer with the Rocket-style heads, and heard a different sound - almost like a "crack."

If you wanna do a little experiment - go out and buy yourself a big old Halloween pumpkin (leave the guts init) - and shoot it once with a mech head, then rotate it 90 degrees andshoot it againwith a fixed head. You should hear 2 different sounds.