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We continually see remarks about quieting down bows. There always seems to be the utmost importance tied to having a whisper quiet shooter. Some brands are even labeled as being loud and I see people warn others to stay away from them. Which by the way...I'm suprised Widow's ever kill anything.
I'm just curious, how many guys here have their bows so quiet that a clean miss on a calm day will get them another shot at an animal? Is that the ultimate goal?
I can understand not wanting an obnoxious TWANG, but really...if you're doing your part as far as accuracy...at our close ranges why so much fuss. I've yet to see any bow that a good ol pair of catwhiskers wouldn't hush enough for hunting in my opinion.
Is anyone here regularly getting second arrows on game? I've had the opportunity on a few occasions when the wind covered my shot, but rarely otherwise.
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i have been posting about my widow and geting it toned down a little, but its more for "jumping the string". I wouldn't expect another shot per say, but if need be....why not? i dont think its loud, but why not try to makeit quiet? cant hurt?
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I don't stress too much about bow noise, other then a TWANG. My current go to bow is very quiet as it is. I wouldn't say I get second shots regularly, but have had my share when some thing went wrong the first shot.
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Second shots don't concern me as much as string jumping. I do prefer the animals to not know what happened though. My bows are very quiet. I have had them practically run over me after the shot. Other times I can shoot more than one in a group, because the others don't spook. Many good things to say about a whisper quiet bow.
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Apex, Yes, I tried your recent Wool-Ease technique and it worked magnificently. For less than $3, I've got enough stuff to probably silence all the bows I'm likely to own for the rest of my life.
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Proper Brace Height Arrows 8-10 grains per lb Heavy Catwhiskers on the TS-1 Bowstring
Very Quiet......yes, I have gotten off a second shot on deer a few times. Thanks to my bows being quiet. My Groves Spitfire, dacron string and Whiskers is one of the quietest bows I own.
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I obsess about a quiet bow.That's why I don't have any more Widows.I'm totally dedicated to my Toelke Whips because of quiet and how they shoot.
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I love a quiet bow, but the only deer I've needed a second shot on was my first doe. I looked at the whole deer and dropped my candy in the dirt, lol. Shot right between her legs, the fletching tapped her in the side. She took a jump, stopped, and looked back to see what it was. Next arrow went right in the crease. Couldn't have done that with a loud bow, IMO.
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I killed my first deer on the 3rd shot with a longbow. Quiet bows mean a lot more when hunting highly pressured whitetails than most other animals.The deer around here turn inside out when you drop the string on a noisy bow.Quiet as possible is the only way I hunt deer.A loud bow just causes grief in my woods. Posts: 4075 | From: Durham ,NC | Registered: Mar 2003
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I agree with catwiskers , they work the best of every thing I have tried . Also heavy arrows ( 11 to 12 grains ) make a diffrence as do string material . BTW I shoot a treadway longbow due to the fact that by its design it is the most quite bow I have shot . Mike Treadway make his strings with FF and dacron combo which cuts down on noise and still gives you the speed . Try one of Mikes strings , you will see a diffrence in your bow noise no matter what bow its on .
Mike
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I am with James and Preditor on this one a quiet bow is a must for hunting pressured Whitetails on public land in Wisconsin -- not so much for second shots as it is for "string jumping" speed of sound is way faster than any bow will ever be and a whitetails reaction skills are very good. Put it this way -- reaching a quiet bow combination certainatly can not hurt. Apex I may have to have you make me one before to long!!!
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I've gotten a couple second shots, both with my Horne's Brush Bow. I have better luck with yarn puffs than rubber cat whiskers.
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Quiet bows mean a lot more when hunting highly pressured whitetails than most other animals.The deer around here turn inside out when you drop the string on a noisy bow.Quiet as possible is the only way I hunt deer.A loud bow just causes grief in my woods. 
