I have a tenpoint bow is very noisy

I went out and bought the sound stopper noise killer kit for my horton and saw no appreciable drop in the noise level.[&o]

The only way that I have found to make the crossbow stop making noise is to stop pulling the trigger....but I haven't taken many shots that way.

Don't worry, the arrow (not bolt) will be burried in the ground beyond the deer before he ever hears it.

Mitch

Danny Miller, the Excal warranty rep for USA says the best way to quiet your xbow is to buy some ear plugs, lol. If you are an ethical xbower and keep your shots under 40 yds, it's much ado about nothing. They are that dead that quick!! And, it does not matter which name is on your Xbow!!

Welcome to the forum DeerHunter! Don't get the wrong idea from our responses, we are a really friendly, helpfull, fun loving bunch.
I would put cat whiskers and serve them on as close to the outer limb ends as possible. You can try some limb savers, they work. Then there is heavier arrows. The only problem with things you put on the string is that sooner or later they come off and some times into your face. The limb savers are more affective closer to the outer ends but really slow down the bow just like most string silencers. Heavier arrows are work really well. But the most effective silencers are like Dan said,,,, ear plugs. You don't need a quiet bow to kill deer at ethetical distances period! Silencing a bow is for the shooter because the deer will hear it when its too late.

my question is, does the sound of a crossbow (any reasonable distance away) spook the other deer in the group??? (my previous whitetail hunting was with a recurve bow in TX/OK/AR. i've never hunted anything with a crossbow, but i refuse to let this "newly aquired disability" force me to quit hunting deer/feral hogs.)

fwiw, i have "a new friend" who is a tomato farmer in Fairfax County, VA (just outside of DC.),who has a "surburban deer problem". in point of fact, the deer are destroying his livelihood!
(the farmer's wife counted 62 deer in his tomato patchAT ONE TIME Friday morning! she says, "SCREAMING OBSCENITIES & chunking dirt clods" doesn't even phase them anymore!)

so, i've been "INVITED" to come "clean out his eaters" & bring a friend(s), 24/7/365! (he has a depredation/crop damagepermit from the G&F folks.)

imVho, this will NOT be hunting. instead it will be SHOOTING (NO gun hunting is allowed in most of that county, due to population density) !
(my buddy, Gary, said, "given how many deer that fellow has & how UNAFRAID they are, perhaps you should just walk up to them & say: Why not save us all some time & just GO GET IN THE !@#$% TRUCK??" -- i HAD to laugh at that.)

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SW, they guys I hunt with figure the less educated, less cagey deer like does and young deer take about half an hour of silence before resuming their activities. That is assuming you don't frighten them. So if they hear the thump of the string or you climbing the stand (that sort of noise intensity) they will continue coming out. If you spooked them with the string noise ie:they were out in the field and ran away its a whole different ball game. Gonsville!
Welcome to the forum SW and let us know how it goes.

DNK,

THANKS! i guess "scaring them off" will HELP the FARMER, but it sure won't fill my deep freeze!

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SW: 10 pt has a pretty comprehensive noise dampening package that I have absolutely no experience with, and you might try a heavier arrow.

I generally ignore the noise issue and suggest to others that it doesn't matter, but you seem to have a situation where it might be a factor.

Since you have a 10 pt I'm guessing you are aware of their site and forum. They have great support and even on line ordering there. Good luck and keep us posted, lol

OK OK i have had deer so spooky that when i shot a deer close to them some would jump in the air and run and not come back that day. I have did the same thing on a different day and you couldn't run the rest off with a stick. They wouldn't even lift their head when the deer fell beside them. Go figure.

awshucks,

actually, i have an "antique" Barnett Rhino RECURVE 150# crossbow, rather than a "10 point".

THANKS.

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