will deer jump the string

[snowy1]

i'm used to hunting deer with a rifle and was wondering ,i've heard it mentioned the deer will jump the string if they are alert and you have to compensate for this ....
my question is HOW.? :?
do i lead the animal and hope for the best or take a chance and aim directly at it if its a standing target as most are .?
snowy :wink:

[Antarcher]

Yes mate, deer will definitely jump the string. I have a couple of sets of footage where it is just plain amazing how fast they react even though they had no idea we were around. I wouldn't lead or aim different, the key is to get as close as possible.
I really just can't believe how much they move until I viewed our footage in slow motion. Simply amazing animals and more the reason why they are the pinnacle of animals taken with the bow.

[woodstoka]

im with ant they are incredible
but if you got close and they were unaware i would think you would be fine
they only realy jump the string on long shots or when they know somthing is up :wink:

[miss mossy]

if they are not paying attention, like grazing or something then i would aim dead center...... but if they are alert then yea they will probably jump string


mossy

[XTfreak]

I have had a few duck the arrow on longinsh shots of 30 - 40 yards. Its the main reason I dont shoot beyond 30 yards. Lesson learned for me.
Bill

[adam]

From my experence even a unaware buck or stag will jump the string if theres a bit of noise, I have had deer drop 8 to 10 inches from 15meters. Using a 70 pound tec series hoyt.

I aim quarter way up the body on all my deer unless they are scaping, wallowing, rubbing trees etc, even then I only aim a little higher then bottom quarter as thats my prefered shot.


Adam

[howie]

Its just not deer that will jump the string. Over the last few years where I have videod my hunts, alot of animals will move when they hear the shot. You play the footage back in slow motion and you will be surprised how much they can move. Im with Adam on this one, I always aim about 6 to 8 inches up from the brisket, if they do drop them you should centre punch them thru the lungs, if they dont, you get it in that vital triangle, lungs and heart. Try to shoot when the animals are looking the other way, feeding or relaxed. Make sure your bow is as quite as possible, string silencers, no noisy creaks or squeaks. Good luck Howie

[Dave]

You want to see a string jumper...hunt hares :shock: :oops:

[woodstoka]

my first hare i shot was realy dumb i shot it from 30m right in the middle of its body and it didnt move just aloud thump :lol:

[snowy1]

thanks guys ,
might have to come join you in the orchard one day an chase those big string jumpin bunnies after a bit of practice in the back yard there dave . :wink:

snow

[maxy]

I agree with both Adam and Howie on this one, you would be suprised how much animals will move after the shot, even at close qaurters. Their inital reaction is to drop as they got to take off, so i always hold about 1/3 the way up the chest. If they dont move you have a heart/low lung shot, and if they drop then you smakem in the lungs. Thats the theory anyway!!

Maxy

[Owen]

like Adam, in my experience even the most relaxed deer will still jump the string if they hear you release

[jason]

when i was hunting at bill bakers he had an article on white tail deer and i think off the top of my head they calculated that a deer will drop over 3ft in one second. of cause they do not drop that far but you can work back and see that in half a second they are a foot and half lower than they were and so on. it was in a traditional bowhunter mag so someone might have a copy it was very interesting...