How often do deer jump the string on you when your using a crossbow? Ive only killed 2 deer with a crossbow. One jumped the string but I was close enough that I still hit her in the spine when she ducked. She was jumpy when she walked up. The one that did not jump the string was not jumpy. Last year I had a 6 point jump the string on me. He could see me but could not smell me. He was jumpy for sure. I really like hunting with a cross bow. I am at a high risk of getting blood clots so I can't sit in one spot for very long. Because of this I hunt on the ground a lot and like the crossbow because pulling a trigger is a lot less movement than pulling my arm back. I want to keep using a crossbow but not if 75% of the deer I shoot at are going to jump the string. This year I was going to impose a rule on myself that if the deer is jumpy I was going to let it pass. I have had deer duck the string with my compound as well but not near as often. What are yall's thoughts?
Lungbustr05
Never had a problem at all. Maybe your bow needs to be quieted a bit. Crossbows are generally a little louder than compounds.
I think it has more to do with you hunting off the ground and getting busted than it does the type of weapon.
I think it has more to do with you hunting off the ground and getting busted than it does the type of weapon.
I've only seen 2 deer shot with a crossbow and my son shot both of them. The first one we were in a ground blind and she was bout 25 yards. Exit was considerably higher than exit which tells me she was getting her lean on. The next he shot from a tower stand about 32-33 yards. Same exact thing, exit was higher than entry. I can't recall that EVER happening with my compound.
I think if a deer is jumpy it won't matter what type of equipment you are shooting. To me the limiting factor would be "are they jumpy?" and "how far away are they?" 20 yards and jumpy is a lot different than 30 yards and jumpy. I would try to hunt in whatever way you can without causing suspicion in the deer. You may be on to something if you can resist shooting when you know the deer are on edge.
crossbow kill...
My crossbow is a Wicked Ridge Invader. 185 pound. 315 feet per second if memory serves me right. And it has the full silencer kit on it. It makes noise when shot. Plain and simple.
I shot a doe last year with my Invader at a range that turned out to be 46 yards. (my range finder was fogged up, rainy morning...etc.) She dropped like a stone. I thought she was down for the count. But as I patiently waited the next 20 minutes or so I started to hear her making noise. She had jumped the string. She had lowered down and moved back as if about to jump. So what should have been a clean double lung shot became an arrow through the deer's face. It wasn't pretty and a second shot at close range put her down for good.
The moral of the story? I will not knowing take a shot at a deer with it beyond 40 yards now. Its not worth it. Clean kill or no kill.
Miketyson26 :flag:
My crossbow is a Wicked Ridge Invader. 185 pound. 315 feet per second if memory serves me right. And it has the full silencer kit on it. It makes noise when shot. Plain and simple.
I shot a doe last year with my Invader at a range that turned out to be 46 yards. (my range finder was fogged up, rainy morning...etc.) She dropped like a stone. I thought she was down for the count. But as I patiently waited the next 20 minutes or so I started to hear her making noise. She had jumped the string. She had lowered down and moved back as if about to jump. So what should have been a clean double lung shot became an arrow through the deer's face. It wasn't pretty and a second shot at close range put her down for good.
The moral of the story? I will not knowing take a shot at a deer with it beyond 40 yards now. Its not worth it. Clean kill or no kill.
Miketyson26 :flag:
There are slo-mo videos out there that show deer jumping the string. It is kind of unbelievable how fast they can drop/duck. It has something to do with the floating shoulder blade that allows them to do this. It only takes a fraction of a second for the deer to drop out of the path of an arrow.
If they come in jumpy or edgy, odds are they will jump the string.
If they come in jumpy or edgy, odds are they will jump the string.
I have an older xbow and it's louder than crap. I've missed a lot more than I've shot with it. Hunted with the thing for 7 years and only killed 2 deer, I've hunted with compound for 4 years and have killed or 7.
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