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Deer shot reaction.....
#29838
09/16/09 08:28 PM
09/16/09 08:28 PM
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 8,030 Central Alabama
muzziehead
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14 point
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Central Alabama
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I am sure we all watch hunting shows and have also personally witnessed several shots at deer over the years with our bows. But most recently, I have been playing back arrow shots from all the shows I have been watching. I have had deer duck an arrow or jump one in the past, but when you are the one hunting and everything is in real time, you probably miss a lot. I have been amazed at the difference in the deers position from the time the arrow is released to the time of impact. Almost every single deer has dropped at least 6" from it relaxed stance to the split second before the arrow hits. It makes me think that maybe I should aim 5" lower than what I normally do. If you haven't watched the flight of the arrow in slow motion, do it, and watch the deer's reaction before impact, an eye opener for sure. Some would totally dodge the arrow, and result in a clean miss, even though the hunter hit right where he was aiming. Ms. Muzzie used to complain about me watching all these shows, now she is really freaking out because I play them back in slow motion.
"Don't cling to Mistake, just because you spent a lot of time making it."
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29841
09/17/09 08:42 AM
09/17/09 08:42 AM
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 8,030 Central Alabama
muzziehead
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14 point
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Central Alabama
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This is not an arguement, it is a fact. I have personally watched every shot from my DVR, playing them back one frame at a time and almost every deer instinctively flexes and drops when the arrow is less than 5' from impact. If you haven't watched it for yourself, do so, you will be shocked.
I am not sure if they see the arrows flight, or hear it whistling at the last second, but you can see their muscles tighten and their body drop.
"Don't cling to Mistake, just because you spent a lot of time making it."
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29843
09/17/09 10:42 AM
09/17/09 10:42 AM
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Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 11,784 Huntsville
JUGHEAD
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Booner
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Originally posted by bloodtrail: I read somewhere that the force of gravity would allow a deer to drop 1.5"-2" in the time it takes an arrow traveling 300fps to go 30 yards. Making it impossible for a deer to drop below the path of a well placed arrow. Whoever wrote that is full of crap.
"The only reason I shoot a 3.5" shell for turkeys is because they don't make a 4" one." - t123winters
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29844
09/17/09 11:33 AM
09/17/09 11:33 AM
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL
Out back
Grumpy Old Man
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Grumpy Old Man
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Originally posted by muzziehead: It makes me think that maybe I should aim 5" lower than what I normally do. If you haven't watched the flight of the arrow in slow motion, do it, and watch the deer's reaction before impact, an eye opener for sure. My own experience has taught me that lesson too. I'll adjust my sight to hit progressively lower as the range increases, and limit my effective range to <40 yards. Most of my misses over the years have been high misses.
My opinions and comments are my own. They do not reflect the position or political opinions of Aldeer or any of the Aldeer administration.
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29846
09/17/09 06:53 PM
09/17/09 06:53 PM
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Posts: 5,916 Pine Hill, Al
Todd1700
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I have never understood this notion of a deers ability to duck and arrow being limited by the speed of gravity. If a deer just folded their legs and let gravity pull them down then yes I guess it would be. But many simply keep their front feet under them and flex their body downwards. And you or a deer can certain flex your muscles downward faster than the speed of gravity. For example you can hold a ball out at arms length, drop it and then easily move your arm downward fast enough to catch it before it hits the floor.
Believe me anyone who thinks a deer can't duck more than 1 1/2 to 2 inches at 30 yards never took a shoot at one of those hard hunted mature does over on the Corp of Engineer land in Millers Ferry. LOL! They could make a bullet hit 2 inches high.
The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back. - Abigail van Buren
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29847
09/17/09 07:11 PM
09/17/09 07:11 PM
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 924 Alexandria, AL
UH Pilot
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Gravity is only constant in a vaccum!!
Drop a feather and a marble and tell me they fall at the same rate.
I too have slowed videos down and LOVE the video makers that do it for you. Definitely an eye opener.
This is also why I dont prescribe to the theory that you must stop the deer completely before shooting. Think about it...when they hear something while walking more often than not they will stop to try to find where it came from.
The whitetail deer is an amazing animal.
Ricky
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29848
09/17/09 08:06 PM
09/17/09 08:06 PM
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Anonymous
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Originally posted by UH Pilot: This is also why I dont prescribe to the theory that you must stop the deer completely before shooting. Think about it...when they hear something while walking more often than not they will stop to try to find where it came from. Neither do I! Trying to sling an arrow at an alarmed animal ain't good sense. I'd much rather release while the deer is walking through a shooting lane than to stop him/her in the lane in an alerted state of mind.
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29849
09/17/09 09:50 PM
09/17/09 09:50 PM
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Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 4,713 War Eagle, USA
Bucktrot
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Certainly you don't think or give credit to the deer for actually or purposefully ducking an arrow in flight, right?
I subscribe to the thought that the deer hears both the sound of the bow "and" the arrow whizzing through the air (the speed of sound is much faster than 300 fps!) and as with any unnatural sound, the deer is simply "loading" its legs to spring the heck out of the area and haul butt to safety.
If the deer's legs were cemented into the ground, the deer could drop much faster but I can't see any leverage the deer would have in "pulling" its body down so therefore, I don't think a deer can drop faster than gravity would allow.
If a deer's on alert, I do (or at least I try to remember to) aim a little lower as I expect the deer to drop (or, load its legs to run) at the sound of my bow and arrow in flight.
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29850
09/18/09 05:05 AM
09/18/09 05:05 AM
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Posts: 328 Huntsville
Buz
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First, I am NOT saying that I don't think deer can duck three feet in a third of a second.That ain't my claim. I have believed this, based on personal experience, since I was missing 'em with a Bear 6-wheeler before VCRs were even invented. "Gravity is only constant in a vacuum!!" You are EXACTLY right! So... since a deer can't clutch the ground to yank himself down, (and since there is NO other physical mechanism for pulling the deer's body downward), the friction of the air must make it fall even slower than at the gravity constant. Also, when you catch a ball you just dropped, only your arm moved by your muscle reaction because your arm is anchored by the inertia of your body mass. But jerk your legs up faster than gravity can drop them, removing that inertia, and you'll fall, not pull yourself down with your toes clutching at the grass. Just like a deer. He'll react quicker than you and start his fall quicker, but he won't fall faster than you. Y'all that really think so, please describe the physics of how the deer pulls himself down. Don't just say it surely (magically?) happens. I'm willing to learn something new, even if it would totally counter everything I know about physics.
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29853
09/18/09 10:08 PM
09/18/09 10:08 PM
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 924 Alexandria, AL
UH Pilot
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Originally posted by bloodtrail: I wish Mythbusters would do this in one of their episodes. We need to email them this theory. I think thats how they get their ideas. I'd love to see it. I too don't believe that a deer is actually "ducking" the arrow either. I believe that it is just the result of him getting ready to haul some a$$
Ricky
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29854
09/21/09 10:31 AM
09/21/09 10:31 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 12,247 Oxford, AL. USA
Big Game Hunter
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Doesn’t Know His Code
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For those of you that think gravity plays a roll in deer ducking at the shot I have a question:
When someone yells "heads up" do you let gravity pull you down and away or do you use your muscles to do that for you?
IKNOWMYPHUCKINGCODEDAMMITYOUDICKHEAD!!!
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29855
09/21/09 06:21 PM
09/21/09 06:21 PM
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL
Out back
Grumpy Old Man
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Don't know about gravity, but I've missed enough times that I learned to shoot low and keep it inside 40 yards.
My opinions and comments are my own. They do not reflect the position or political opinions of Aldeer or any of the Aldeer administration.
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29856
09/22/09 08:31 AM
09/22/09 08:31 AM
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Posts: 7,878 OKC
DarnYankee
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Y'all are funny...from deer hunting to physics in a vacuum, the rate of an unladen deer dropped from an European swallow..... This is more about physiology and reaction time (Sight, hearing, Muscles, tendons, bones) No matter what you believe - the deer's body will drop significantly if it is preparing to get the heck out of Dodge. - riddle me this batman - how do astronauts crouch in space?
Ask not what your country can do for you, Ask what you can do for your country - JFK
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Re: Deer shot reaction.....
#29857
09/23/09 03:21 AM
09/23/09 03:21 AM
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Posts: 1,583 Demopolis,Al
BOHNTR
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Originally posted by Big Game Hunter: For those of you that think gravity plays a roll in deer ducking at the shot I have a question:
When someone yells "heads up" do you let gravity pull you down and away or do you use your muscles to do that for you? Excellent example!
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