Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Bowhunting First time you stuck a deer with an arrow did. You hear it hit ?

It was55 years ago. I do not remember!

First deer with a bow was in 1982. Used a Proline Typhoon.

The arrow rest was one of those plastic shark fins. Makes me laugh now to think about it.

Sounded like hitting a pumpkin with a broomstick.

I was 32 or 33 before I got into bow hunting, first stuck one in Coleman county, Sparks ranch

Sometimes I would hear the arrow hit, sometimes not. Depends on where it hit, wind and self-opening broadhead or not.
The spitfires made a shark clack when blades opened up. Crazy using these in snow, the amount of blood you see from the stand for 40-60yds is amazing!

I recall a buck I shot at 12 yards one afternoon, double lung. I heard the arrow hit the leaves on the other side of him, will never forget that!
He ran 10 yards, stopped, looked back at what spooked him and tipped over.

You'll never have that kind of memory gun hunting.

I cannot honestly say.

That was 20 years and probably close to 50 archery deer kills ago. I have heard most arrows hit the deer especially when using mechanicals or hitting bone.

When using a sharp coc head with a perfect hit I rarely hear the arrow hit the deer but I do hear it hitting the ground on exit.

That first deer was a doe.. my heart was thumping so loud I couldn't hear anything else!

Yes, remember like it was yesterday, circa 1989, doe at 15 yards, Martin Lynx Magnum cranked up to max poundage and draw length by guy at bow shop, that fat aluminum shafted arrow carrying a 125gr Thunderhead hit her so hard behind one shoulder to exit the other shoulder was bent when i got over to it, i still have that arrow ; ]

Went and read the arrow...........Easton Gamegetter II 2117, black and gold camo pattern, i was a hi-tech redneck in those days LOL!

Muley doe at about 40 yds. My mistake - she was looking a me. I wasn't aware of how fast a deer could move. She backpedaled and watched arrow go in front of her chest. Then she trotted about 5 yds, then stopped and looked back at the arrow - looking away from me. 2d shot, clean kill. I definitely heard it hit. It was kind of a squishy sound going through.

Stuck an animal.
What a phrase. Tells me all I want to know.

Strike Eagles didnt have as much curve to outer limbs, less string contact. Dull thud.

Many people didnt/ dont know how to tune an Oneida and let string stretch make for more slap. Plus the original models w bigger pylons made for great sound chambers.

String over travel makes need for more spine/.heavier arrow.....which slows em down. Most folks bought Oneidas to run at max speed.

Around 1974 or so, back from the morning hunt sitting around a picnic table in a Colorado State Park. I told the other guys I'm going across the road into the woods and take a dump. Brought along my Bear compound (one of the early ones) just in case. Lo and Behold a doe stood looking the other way in the shade of the timber, oblivious to all the activity around the Park. Drilled her, took my dump, and went back to camp. Will somebody come help me drag a deer? I did hear it...Pop

No I did not hear the thump on my first bow kill. I didn't follow my Pop's directions and drew my Indian Archery recurve when she was walking towards me at 10'. She saw me and froze up so I just shot her through a palmetto frond from my blind while sitting down. That arrow went plum through her. Later on that morning I shot a spike and the arrow didn't pass through. He walked off 15-20yds bit the arrow at the fletchings and pulled the arrow out and laid down and died.