String Jumping Issue

Have you ever had a deer jump string or duck an arrow just as it arrives resulting in a miss? I believe that there are 3 distinct causes for this.

1. Loud bow



2. Nervous or alert deer



3. Noisy arrows

I will start by saying a loud bow is something that is taken for granted these days due to the manufactures really stepping up and introducing quality products.

I have shot at a lot of alert deer and have somewhere in the 60% success ratio. When a deer comes in and knows something is wrong, their senses are heightened much like our own. Anything will send them running at warp speed. If possible wait it out. Let them calm down and then set up your shot. If you must shoot and the deer is at 20 yards or less, aim really low. Watch some hunting video's and you too will be convinced that an alert deer will drop 8" or more.

Noisy arrows? Yes, arrows do make noise and at times a lot of it. I was shooting with my brother one day and he had walked to the target before I had stopped shooting. While standing behind a tree for 2 or 3 shots he yelled that the arrows were noisy. After some investigation it turned out that some vanes and/or broadhead designs are just noise makers and need to be avoided to prohibit string jumping.

I had the good fortune to have been given several broadheads to test for a name brand company that was introducing a new design the following year. At the time these would retail for a staggering $36.00 for 3 pack. When everything else was around $15.00-$19.00 dollars.

After having my brother stand down range at my indoor range and listen to the heads, we determined that the loud whistling noise was caused from the new heads. I quickly changed to some other popular heads and shot those.

Conclusion, not all heads are created equally. Be sure to test a few on your own this year before headed out to the stand.

Best of Luck