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loon:

--- Quote ---by far most Manchu arrows with whistles were used for hunting. The idea was that the animal was startled by the whistle, stoping(sic) in its tracks from the moment of release, making them easier to hit.

Regulations are often very specific about which arrow to use for which animal, implying that some animals may have responded differently to certain sounds.
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Wonder if this could be legal and somehow reduce chances of deer jumping the string or moving, and getting injured rather than killed

Something else i've wondered about is whether poison like that used by African bushmen to drop big game (used with the usual primitive archery hunting tackle) should be legal, if it would result in quicker, more humane kills, less tracking of wounded game, more yield, etc

Urufu_Shinjiro:
I doubt anyone would go for the poison thing, but the whistling arrow is an interesting concept. Anyone familiar enough with deer behavior to know if the whistle would reliably cause them to freeze up as opposed to instantly bolt?

mullet:
I'm pretty sure poison is legal in Texas or was at one time.

Pat B:
I've heard of whistling and skipping arrows used together to hunt waterfowl. The whistling arrow mimicking a bird of prey and the skipping arrow to shoot the ducks off the water when they land to avoid the hawk. I've whistled to stop a walking deer but I'd think a whistling arrow coming at a deer would startle it.  As far as poison arrows...an arrowhead is deadly enough for me to have exposed while hunting. Adding poison would scare the crap out of me. A well placed arrow with a sharp broadhead is plenty effective enough for me and many others.

Urufu_Shinjiro:
I sure would like to see someone perform a real world study to determine the average reaction to a whistling arrow. Maybe these folks were on to something, or maybe not. It's not out of the realm of possibility that that particular noise would cause them to freeze up rather than bolt, or it could be bunk, but I sure would like to know.

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