Bow and Drawing ?

[Silent Assassin]

How many of you draw as quickly as deer shows up or wait until it settles down before drawing back?

I got everything ready and packed. This question persist me all week and wanted to see what are your methods before I actually sit in the woods.

Many thanks for the inputs.

[avidhunter75]

Whenever I think the time is right and they are occupied with something or looking the other way

[DFWPI]

Its going to depend. Usually, when sitting in tripod or ladder stand, as soon as I see movement, I will pick up my bow and clip the release to the loop. I then sit and watch the deer until I know everything is perfect and then I will draw straight back, no sky pulling, or muscling the bow to draw. I then wait for the shot and the FIRST shot that presents itself, I will take it.

[Silent Assassin]

Whenever I think the time is right and they are occupied with something or looking the other way

Ok. Great. I'm worried too many sets of eyes watching each others back makes my drawing back difficult. I'm going through so many scenarios in my head and even at night! Dadgum! Not getting any sleep at all. Lol

I am not familiar with how loud or quiet it is when my bow are drawn back fully. I shall find out. I reckon.

[charrell71]

Its going to depend. Usually, when sitting in tripod or ladder stand, as soon as I see movement, I will pick up my bow and clip the release to the loop. I then sit and watch the deer until I know everything is perfect and then I will draw straight back, no sky pulling, or muscling the bow to draw. I then wait for the shot and the FIRST shot that presents itself, I will take it.

Same here. I want the deer as calm as possible before I draw back.

[Lokmdwn]

There will come a time when you the deer sees movement and looks right at you as you are drawing. When that happens to me I continue with the draw and get the pin on my target spot quick. You usually have a few seconds where the deer is trying to figure what is moving that in the tree. That's my method anyway. Just like all the advice given on this site, take it with a grain of salt.

[Spoken0313]

Just be careful for that fake head down then right back up move they tend to do to get you to move prematurely.

[Twztid]

Ok. Great. I'm worried too many sets of eyes watching each others back makes my drawing back difficult. I'm going through so many scenarios in my head and even at night! Dadgum! Not getting any sleep at all. Lol

I am not familiar with how loud or quiet it is when my bow are drawn back fully. I shall find out. I reckon.

Drawing back is near silent, as long as you have moleskin on your rest launcher and the only other noise is your clothes rubbing together

[Loneaggie]

Wait for a relaxed animal, head down, turned away, close to correct angle, etc.

[Charlie6Delta]

Patience my friend, I usually do the same as above. I wait until they are eating and completely occupied. Don't get in a hurry.

[TX_Hoghunter]

I always keep my bow in my lap. I don't draw until it is right for a shoot. I have known a lot of people who made bad shots because the drew early and had to hold way to long.

-john

[Mudslinger]

I closely watch the tail. If the tail goes flat and is not twitching, then I usually begin the process to get a shot.

[txdukklr]

i shoot when i feel like it, no rule.

I've never missed when i was calm, every time I've had a marginal hit i was amped up

[DJM]

Wait and watch.You never know what might come in after the first 1 or 2.

DJ

[Ricky T]

Every situation's different, depending in distance, proximity of other animals, what kinda blind you're in, etc., etc.

Getting drawn on a whitetail in bow range is the single-most important and difficult moment of the hunt. I don't know how many times I comment to myself after I get drawn without alerting the deer, "Dang, I'm at full draw on a deer. Awesome!"