Can a deer duck a xbow?

[Phillip Fields]

Yes sir.



90 feet divided by 3 = 30 feet

30 feet is ten yards.

I think you missed his point. There are 3 feet per yard. To convert 90 feet to yards, you would divide by 3. 90 feet equals 30 yard.

[Ironman]

I don’t. Why did you make 90 feet into 30 feet?

Because 90 divided by 3=30

It should have said

90ft divided by 3ft PER YARD =30yrds.

[ecallarman]

So lets look at the speed of sound versus a typical compound bow speed of 300 FPS.

Sound= 1125 FPS
Bow= 300 FPS
Sound will reach the intended target 3.75 times faster than the arrow.

Here's some more numbers

Time it takes for sound to travel 10,20,30 yards
10yds- .0267 seconds
20yds- .0533 seconds
30yds- .0798 seconds

Time it takes an arrow (@ 300 FPS) to travel the same 10, 20,30 yards
10yds- .1 seconds
20yds- .2 seconds
30yds- .3 seconds

[Fishndude]

I think you missed his point. There are 3 feet per yard. To convert 90 feet to yards, you would divide by 3. 90 feet equals 30 yard.

Yes that makes sense.

[jooger17]

Beyond a shadow of a doubt they will have time to react to your x bow.

[Shinesintx]

To answer the OP, yes.

[JMKro]

I shot a buck last week with an old Excalibur recurve crossbow that shoots 305 FPS (first deer with a bow ). I aimed center mass and right behind the shoulder. The deer was at 25 yards and I used the 20 yard crosshair, which means the arrow should have hit lower than where I aimed. I ended up hitting him right where I had aimed, meaning he moved between the time I pulled the trigger and when he got hit with the arrow. I guess at the end of the day what matters is the FPS, not if it's a crossbow or a regular bow.

[Backwoods101]

Beyond a shadow of a doubt they will have time to react to your x bow.

Yeah, I guess I was giving it too much credit.