i mean, i guess you dont...but i was there and i know where i was aiming, guess youll just have to take it on blind faith...or dont, doesnt matter much either way. And what would i have to gain by lying about it? This post was meant to serve as nothing more than a reminder and nothing more. I stand to gain nothing from this, just sharing my experience with others that enjoy similar interest. You can doubt it all you want to, but i watched it repeatedly last night, and she in fact, did drop that much.
I have a video of a doe ducking. She was only 12 yards away. She was alert when I shot so the ducking was not too surprising. I had a big vendetta against her.... and I won. :D Screen capture of the dropping:
Deer can jump a string from 15 yards away as easy as it would be for you to catch a baseball from 10 ft. Here's a pretty good clip of how quickly they can move out of the way of an arrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_B9yrgee5o Remember you're dealing with an animal that has a 300 degree field of view at a rested state, if they bend their head slightly, they pick up the additional 60 degrees. So within a matter of seconds, they can see any and all movement around them 360 degrees. Next, the rods in their eyes give them the ability to pick up even the slightest movement. Although, they can't make out what the arrow is, their eye picks up the movement and they can easily move out of the way. They can go under it, they'll jump over it, it's not difficult for them to do. But it's amazing to us. Sometimes we're lucky enough to hit one in the right spot where they can't avoid it.
One thing to consider about the hissing is it may have not been the bh. I used to shoot fusion vanes and I know they made a hissing sound while shooting. I never noticed it until last spring me an s buddy took my target out and set it up in a ag field that I have a ladder stand on. While my buddy was shooting I was in front of the stand about ten yards from the base of the tree and every time he shot I was surprised at the noise made from the arrow. This was with field points so that's only reason saying it may not be just the bh's. Either way good stuff to post and nice job on the pics. Luckily I haven't had this happen except one time and the doe was looking right at me when I released the arrow and that's what I attributed it too. The other deer I've shot were pretty unaware of my presence and they were pretty calm. This is one of the big things I think about before will take a shot while having a bow. A lot depends on the body language of the target which I realize doesn't always mean you'll get a shot.
she was keyed up from being dogged by that buck all day, and i thought by holding low on the heart it would account for any drop, which it did, i just didnt think the drop would be so severe. The hissing is most definitely the BH....with my Field tips they are whisper quiet, same with my Rage practice heads, quiet. If it wasnt for the noise the Dead Ringers did well, held up perfectly, and are no worse for the wear. Just would rather not have to add an additional concern/thing to think about before the shot. First time ive ever had such a harsh drop, usually they never even know anything happened until the arrow hit.
when i was 12, my first year of bowhunting..i had a doe at 25 yards. i let an arrow fly towards her. not only did she duck, but all of her legs came out from under her. her belly hit the ground and the arrow went over her back about 2 feet. i found it so strange considering the fact she was quartering away and had no chance of seeing me. i picked up my arrow and shot it later that day with my dad on the side of me. after the first shot, i could clearly hear it was the vanes. nap twisters. i had just put it on to repair and arrow. i shot once and thought i was good to go considering the accuracy. i should have paid more attention. now i use the quikfletch with blazers. havent had a problem since.
Had this happen last year. I had a doe at 32 yards, broadside. I shot, thought I drilled her by the sound of it, but as the arrow got close, she literally hit the ground, so I couldn't really see the impact. So I sat in my stand with the binos searching for that arrow, and I finally found it and I could tell that there was no blood on it. That didn't makes sense, So I reviewed the video to see that she ducked the arrow. I put my finger on her chest where I aimed, and watched as her back dropped all the way below my finger- and as she turned to run at the same time, she lost her footing and slipped and sort of fell onto her side, causing the air to sail right over the top of her. I couldn't believe it!
Years ago, I shot a buck walking at 30 yards. Aimed for the right shoulder and hit it in the left side angling forward. They are really quick. It spun almost 180 before the arrow hit. I was shooting an old Bear Whitetail II.
