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Story Teller:
Folks,

Last weekend I staked up on a pair of young mule deer bucks.  I took a shot at one when his head was down in the grass from about 15 yards.  He jumped the string.  A clean miss. (thank goodness)  My bow didn't make enough noise to alarm him or his buddy, because they both went back to browsing when they decided that since I didn't move more than a tree I must not be a problem.  I stayed with them carefully and took a shot at the second buck half an hour after the first, again when his head was down in the grass.  He turned right around at the sound of my string and my arrow, a good shot, slipped right by him.  Not enough noise to alarm him; he didn't run off, but my string is triggering these guys' instincts and they're dodging.  Extraordinary actually!

It's frustrating enough to miss a miracle two shots in a single day while hunting mule deer, but I'm really disturbed by the thought that a deer will jump and end up wounded, but not in the vitals.  I have the inexpensive tie-on rubber string silencers on my bow.  I doubled them up for this weekend, but after taking some shots at weeds in the silent woods today, I'm still concerned.

Folks, what can I do to further quiet my bow?  I read through many of the posts looking for advice over the last week and I experimented with the advice on Stevecpa66's topic on string noise, but I don't believe my release is the culprit.  Has someone else solved this problem and can offer some advice?

Thanks!

Pat B:
Limb timing could be the cause. Will you post pics of your bow? Braced, unbraced and full draw. How heavy are your arrows?

lebhuntfish:
I will be watching this, this could be a very interesting subject. I would get rid of those rubber silencers. Try a nice piece of beaver. You can get them from pine hollow long bows. I like Pat's idea but he would be the one to answer that one. JMO Patrick

PEARL DRUMS:
Is this a wood bow you speak of?

kleinpm:
My loud bows have almost always been quieted down significantly by adjusting the brace height and having a correct spine, well tuned arrow.

Patrick

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