littlearrow

Congradulations on a successful hunt. All the best.

Mr. Longbeard

Whelp sounds like you figure out the prob... Nice buck but definetly up grade on the xbow something in the 300+++ fps!!!

olsaltydog

Congrats on the deer, still have to ask. What did you do differently this time though. Are you aiming lower, closing the gap and taking shorter shots?

Mr. Longbeard

Prob let me get a little closer

physicsguy

For the successful shot, it was actually a bit farther. Around 30 yards.

I did aim a bit lower, and the deer didn't duck at all. He did begin to run, and I think that contributed to me hitting a bit farther to the rear than I aimed, but it didn't alter it that much.

I also added string dampeners. I tested it before and after adding them and they reduced the noise around 5 dB.

Even though this season had a happy ending, I did order another crossbow. I got an empire beowulf. It came a couple days after I shot my deer. I've already chronographed it, and it goes around 340 fps. It has better groups, much quieter, and I really like it overall. I'm looking forward to using it next year.

Again, thanks to everyone that offered suggestions and input.

rafsob

200 fps does seem to be a lot slower for any bow. Good idea of going to a new, faster bow!

And to the uninformed, bolts are solid metal shafts without any fletchings, while arrows do have fletchings and come in hollow aluminum and carbon shafts!! I guess some folks think calling them bolts sounds cool, NOT! JMHO.

Alfonso891979

I think you shouldnt kill wild animals because they has been becoming extinct.

mrbb

HAHAHA< well, tell this to the hundreds of thousands of folks that hit ANIMALS with there vehicles

maybe you should start there, as there are more drivers out there than hunters
SO?
=get everyone to stop driving< plus vehicles make pollution, you can be a hero!!

SO, BEST of Luck to you! LOL

Oldtimr

Oh goody, an anti hunter!