String Silencers?

[kennym]

What ta....Who's  that "Old Man" in me pictures ???

Looks like an experienced bowhunter to me... 

Rock on bro!!

[Maclean]

Ever see a whitetail jump a string?  I have. And that's with a properly silenced string.

After spending countless hours every year scouting elk and planning my hunt, the last thing I want to do is bring a noisy bow into the mountains with me. I might only get one shot. I don't want to blow it because of a noisy string.

[Walt Francis]

My selfbows are probably quiet enough without string silencers….when I get a good release.  I do not always have a good release, therefore I use string silencers.

The fur silencers look cool and function well… until they pick up every sticker or burr along the trail.  I use the rubber cat whiskers because they do not pick up the stickers and burrs.

Technically, I use the rubber legs for tying fly’s for fly fishing, not Cat Whiskers, they come numerous colors, diameters, and are about 1/10th the cost of buying “Cat Whiskers”.  Thank Uncle Barry for the tip, he gave it to me about 30 years ago.

[galadriel]

I use scraps of felted wool that is 1/4th in thick. Works better than anything else I’ve ever tried. 

[Tim Reese]

Just made these yesterday from wool yarn. They look way bigger in pic. There really not though.

[trad_bowhunter1965]

I have used the beaver balls but I switched to wool puff because I got the beaver balls wet and they dried and started to rattle when I shot. 

[Terry Green]

Walt, I have what you are talking about, loads of it, they are what spinnerbait skirts are made off most times.  Good stuff. 

[Kirkll]

My selfbows are probably quiet enough without string silencers….when I get a good release.  I do not always have a good release, therefore I use string silencers.

The fur silencers look cool and function well… until they pick up every sticker or burr along the trail.  I use the rubber cat whiskers because they do not pick up the stickers and burrs.

Technically, I use the rubber legs for tying fly’s for fly fishing, not Cat Whiskers, they come numerous colors, diameters, and are about 1/10th the cost of buying “Cat Whiskers”.  Thank Uncle Barry for the tip, he gave it to me about 30 years ago.

Yup.... the fishing lure skirt material is excellent.  This is what i buy.

https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/366200

[Mike Malvaini]

I like the wool best, the good wool and not the wally world crap that flies apart.

[acolobowhunter]

If you get a chance, RMSG in Denver handles Navajo string puffs.  They have a natural lanoline in the wool, which work good in rain.  You can feel the lanoline on your fingers.  Also they are easy to install and can be removed and used again on another string.

[Walt Francis]

Nice bows, Jon. 

2X

[George Tsoukalas]

I just made myself a 43# 1 inch wide, red oak board bow that shoots really quietly. I am considering not using silencers. Jawge