Jumping the String

[cnelk]

What is your experience or story about a WT deer jumping the string?
I read a lot about it and was wondering if you adjust or compensate for a deer jumping the string.

 

[bowhunter]

I don\'t try to adjust for it. If they are in my bow range 30 or less they don\'t move much. Now with my recurve I almost had me a nice fat doe. I hit exactly where I aimed at but 22yds away. The deer had left before my arrow reached the target. :x

 

[timberland]

Was drawing on a buck when the stand squeaked. He looked and put his head down, but was just pretending to eat. He had his nose on the ground but didn\'t move, but his eyes and ears were searching. 20 yds, I tucked the pin behind his shoulder and let\'er book. Nothing but air. Only one that I ever had duck, so I don\'t compensate. Shoot to kill.

 

[elkmtngear]

A buddy of mine videotaped a shot from a popup blind (for TNT Outdoor Explosion)...at 35 yds, the buck dropped over 12 inches at the sound of the release (ran the footage back in slow motion, and estimated the drop by average body size).

It was a helluva buck

 

[timberland]

I\'ve heard that Texas deer are more skittish than our northern dumb ones and tend to jump more (feeders responsible?) don\'t know.

 

[iccyman001]

I\'ve heard that Texas deer are more skittish than our northern dumb ones and tend to jump more (feeders responsible?) don\'t know.

This could be a possibility. When antelope go into a waterhole, they are VERY cautious. They will often dip their head for a fake drink, then look around again real quick, then they go in for a real drink. Could be the same for deer going into a feeder.


I want to say that every time a deer jump my string, it was 100% my fault.

The time a deer jumped my string was the first time I attempted stopping a deer.
I just messed up on how I did it. I said \"meh\", but I was not in my peep yet. So he looked right at me, watch me go to my peep, and when I hit my release he was dropping to run.

I do not compensate for them jumping the string. I shoot at the same spot every time.

 

[timberland]

This could be a possibility. When antelope go into a waterhole, they are VERY cautious. They will often dip their head for a fake drink, then look around again real quick, then they go in for a real drink. Could be the same for deer going into a feeder.


When we hunted antelope in WY over water the rancher told us two things that were true. 1) A mature buck usually will not water until he sees other animals, even mule deer, use the water. My buck wouldn\'t come in for 2 hours until three mule deer bucks came in, then he walked right in.
2) If you can, try to shoot before they get a chance to drink, because if you miss, they can often come back. A guy I was hunting with missed a buck at 30 yds. A few minutes later the buck walks back down to the same spot. Brad figured he had him dialed in and hit the trigger. He said the buck was half way over the hill before the arrow got there.

 

[iccyman001]

When we hunted antelope in WY over water the rancher told us two things that were true. 1) A mature buck usually will not water until he sees other animals, even mule deer, use the water. My buck wouldn\'t come in for 2 hours until three mule deer bucks came in, then he walked right in.
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That\'s why those mature ones stay mature! Man they are smart.
I love when ranchers pass on great information.

 

[mainebrdr]

I have read about it and heard about it but in all my years of bowhunting whitetails I have never had one jump the string or drop at the sound. That includes recurves and some slow, early compounds.

 

[iccyman001]

I have found a lot of my friends who have had the deer jump \"their string\" were also shooting way too far or down lanes that weren\'t clear.
So if it hits a branch, the duck quick. Or they are taking stinker 80 yard shots at a whitetail and then wonder why it moves........


:x :x :x :x roblem: roblem:

 

[F M]

I have had a couple drop under the shot before. I think the only reason they did was because they were alert to something. Never had a calm deer drop at the shot.

 

[elky McElkerson]

it\'s strange for me.

i think the close shots the deer can hear the bow and jump the string. far shots, the bow is unheard, and the deer doesnt duck. in texas, i aim low for the heart, it ducks i still hit vitals.