Doe jumped the arrow....literally

[saywhat?]

Saw fourteen deer lastnight all feeding across a bean stubble field.  As I was hoping, six of them ended up in the unharvested small plot under my stand.  Even with all the eyes, I managed to get to full draw.  The big doe I was targeting had stopped and looked behind her at the other deer.  When she turned back around she she stared at me for a few seconds.  

I know it is not the best idea to shoot at them while they are looking, but it was 4 degrees and I was taking the first opportunity I could get.  Before the jig was up, I let loose the Muzzy. I was mentally giving myself high fives as soon as it left the string.  Felt like the perfect shot.  As I watched the  lime green nock heading towards her vitals she lifted her nearside leg and hunched her chest/belly to let the arrow clear.  As an insult to me, she turned and watched it skip across the stubble on the other side.  None of the deer spooked or ran, but she looked back at that blob in the tree that just threw something at her before feeding on out of range.

I've seen deer jump a loud bow, by my Montana is sooooo quiet and none of the other deer even flenched.  Shooting that heavy slow arrow over thirty yards must have given her just enough time to pick it up and moonwalk out of the way.

Those big old does get big for a reason.  Year after year I find they are the hardest to take.

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

Insane! They do display some world-class Kung Fu some times! LOL!

[reddogge]

"I know it is not the best idea to shoot at them while they are looking"

Yep.

[joevan125]

Kung Fu  

[KentuckyTJ]

Ouch, when a man (or women) endures a hunt in those temps that kind of stuff is just criminal. Good for you even being there. I was off for five days and was to skeered (that's a good Kentucky word) of the cold to go.

[DC]

Not the best idea to shoot at them while they are looking at you and especially at 30yds.

[xtrema312]

Originally posted by DC:
Not the best idea to shoot at them while they are looking at you and especially at 30yds.

Yep.  

I have seen a lot of them try to duck an arrow, but can't say I have ever seen on jump an arrow.

[fido dog]

She's been working out at her DOE-jo.....LOL!

[Killdeer]

Doe-jo!  

Hap-ki-doe.  
Killdeer

[maineac]

The heavy slow arrows will penetrate, but they do give the animal some time to react. You'll have to call her Dances with Arrows.

[fido dog]

quote:Originally posted by Killdeer:
Doe-jo!    

[Boone the Hunter]

I've learned that lesson, my brother had a big'ol doe at 25 yards earlier this year, when he started to draw as she looked away his rest made a little noise from some dirt on his rest and she turned to look right as he released, and wow! that ol girl did a 180 and the arrow ricocheted off her forehead. He had my other brother filming and when you put it in slow-mo his shot was perfect, but she whirled that far! the good thing is the two blade head shot right off with out doing more than giving her a headache. So we have learned if they pick you out at more than 15 yards or so your probably sunk.

[vtmtnman]

Wow talk about Kung fu moves.Never heard of one doing that.