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Erussell01
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I firmly believe that old does and cows are smarter than any buck or bull out there. An 8 or 9 year old doe has seen everything and survived it all.No, even with my pedestrian speed bows I would hit high but hopefully still center mass. That could just be me missing my intended target and not the deer movement. I also don't take long shots on deer because of their reaction and thick cover. 30 yards would be the limit but usually 18-25.
I think guys and gals who regularly hunt wired deer know which situations are likely to result in high speed evasive action. The prime suspect is the old nanny doe. To get her you better be ready to shoot as soon as she is in range because within seconds she will have the area surveyed for danger and place every deer on high alert, ready to fold in half to Bruce Lee herself away from an arrow. Kind of like the matriarch cow elk who exits a sketchy situation and the whole herd follows.
Do you find that deer react more at the middle ranges? For example, I hear guys say deer react more at 35 than they do at 50+. Having now only shot a few deer beyond 50 (3 to be exact) and all 3 stood there and just took the arrow, I'd buy into it. Seems like sub 20, they might not go far but straight down. 30 to 40 they could probably be in the next county but 50+ they might not react as much to the bow going off.