Jumping The String- Questions

[J-J Matt]

Just wait until they calm down, and shoot at them when they have their head down feeding, or are looking the other way.

[WCB]

I had a doe last year that dropped far enough I spined her. And I've been bowhunting a long time and taken quite a few so I know where to aim. Had my pin set for a low heart shot too and still spined her. Her front end worked a little and she drug herself behind a small tree. As soon as she cleared it I put another arrow in the boiler room and ended it...
It happens sometimes even with the most relaxed deer and sometimes the most nervous will stand there. You never know so never aim below the deer.

[Cable]

Great info guys. I can't wait for that adrenaline rush. Looking forward to trying and suppressing it while making a calm and well placed shot. The challenge and closeness to the animals is why I wanted to get into the sport to begin with. I will plan on aiming 4 inches low of the heart at 20 yards.

[JBS]

And the sudden inability to come to a complete draw. It may seem like someone cranked it down without your knowing

Or the opposite and you almost rip the string out of your bow and bend the limbs in half

[JBH1979]

All good points. Just use your better judgment, and release! Good luck!

[quarterback]

I will plan on aiming 4 inches low of the heart at 20 yards.

Dude! No! The heart sits pretty low in the chest cavity. Aim for it! If the deer ducks you still hit lungs. They don't always duck! And even if they do, sometimes/most of the time they don't duck that far. Use the yellow dot.

[47]

This is why... you don't aim high.

26 yds from a popup

Ducked about 6" to start with, and about a foot before it was all over. In the blink of an eye.

Notice the guy to the immediate left, hardly flinches at all on the shot.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnnalekfyvA"]YouTube - Slowmo-Duck.m4v[/ame]

[Cable]

Dude! No! The heart sits pretty low in the chest cavity. Aim for it! If the deer ducks you still hit lungs. They don't always duck! And even if they do, sometimes/most of the time they don't duck that far. Use the yellow dot.

Thanks I knew that, had a brain fart. Dang I am excited!

[Firetamer]

All good points. Just use your better judgment, and release! Good luck!

Have fun!

[cmeadors]

**Trust your instincts and your equipment . if the deer gives you a good shot in your comfortable shooting range. maybe <-20.. and the deer is relaxed go dead nuts for the heart! Dont start thinking about adjusting for a deer that may or may not jump--- until your more experienced

[Archery1st]

Best advice I can give you is not to shoot at an alert/nervous deer. Let them come in and calm down. Then aim for the top of the heart.

[kgredraider]

If you've never shot at a deer before with a bow, I would suggest getting a set up for a nice close shot..... rarely have I shot whitetails at more than 25 yards. Most, depending on my set up have been between 12-22 yards. I have shots hogs and elk at more than 40, but whitetails are quick.

I shoot a Mathews LX at 70lbs, that is close to 315 fps. At inside of 20 yards I have never had a deer duck a string to the point that a shot wasn't fatal.... on dozens of deer.

So, if you feed to get them in close, maybe try a nice pop fly for your first one.... you'll have plenty of other things on your mind!

Good Luck!!

[txsyotehntr]

Best advice I can give you is not to shoot at an alert/nervous deer. Let them come in and calm down. Then aim for the top of the heart.

^^^This^^^