BEST bow to hunt

[Hunter Tanker IS2]

I need a good bow for hunt all animals and if i shoot It dosne,t make lot of sound

[Weißbrot]

Snakebite is the best in terms of noise.

[Hunter Tanker IS2]

Ok thx

[snr-skid]

Snakebite is my first choice of bow every time ,drops animals on the spot with a good shot more consistently than any other, plus it appears quieter than the rest,recommend you go to the range at first to get the hang of it, doesn't take long

[Pete Gaimari]

It says it's a 20m pin but shoots flat to 32m.

[꧁ logAnmalONE ꧂]

In my personal experience in playing this game since 2009, the quietest compound bow in the game towards animals is the Snakebite. The sound we hear has nothing to do with what the in-game deer AI detects even though its noise sounds louder to us. TheHunter classic store needs corrected in its description.

The Devs didn't turned down its noise level that we hear in-game to match what animals actually hear from it, but its not an issue really. Below are two YouTube video from two different hunters showing their field tests of their experience comparing bow noise to the same question. It gives ample proof of what I observed when testing all my bows.

BinkieTheHunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d_wIawZA-s

Rudy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v3-CQnMuPg&t=6s

[꧁ logAnmalONE ꧂]

Originally posted by OldElkHunter:

It says it's a 20m pin but shoots flat to 32m.

I've experienced this to be true. At 40m you have to adjust its angle up an about 1 or 2 centimetres. I've been harvesting coyote over the last week and have been shooting over their backs because they are too close. What I'm saying here is that I made 3 shots with the Snakebite that hit within a centimetre or two next to it and it didn't notice any of them. If I had used one of the other bows, the coyote would have heard the noise and immediately ran away.

[Elijah32]

Snakebite all day. Some people might by put off by the single pin but its actually quite easy to get the hang of. The sight picture is also much less obstructed than the other compound bows.

[MAGs☢uilleᵗʷᶦᵗᶜʰ]

Now, if you play too often with the snakebite, the noise becomes disturbing, I find. Alternate with the Heavy Recurve Bow can be useful (hunting on a treestand or birds like turkeys), it's really nice to play and more discreet (demands more practice but I find it more satisfying)

[꧁ logAnmalONE ꧂]

Originally posted by Vibes:

Some update in the past turned it into a weapon for those who prefer unrealistic Call of Duty style mass killings, and don't care about immersion, but only about earning a quick buck. It's most definitely not my favorite bow. To each his own.

We're trying to help Hunter Tanker IS2 decide on a bow to select for a decision to make. This game is about ethical hunting and harvesting of wildlife, a limited resource. It has nothing to do with mass killings of animals for fast money. The devs don't support that position nor do I. The comment you made appears to be inappropriate and unaligned with the original poster's question, and it shares no relation with helping each other to get the best experience and highest enjoyment from the game.

[Hunter Tanker IS2]

well i buy the snake bite and is goin really good thx for the help :D

[Pranne]

Originally posted by Hunter Tanker IS2:

well i buy the snake bite and is goin really good thx for the help :D

Will buy one too...i like to sneak in the woods past days and i need somewhat silent for short range.

[Pete Gaimari]

Killing just one animal at a time and the weapon doesn't need to be quiet.

[Slowsilver]

Snake is common mission weapon too. For that reason only it's good first bow.

Sometimes I wonder animals fleeing direction when bow hunting. Often there is pack of coyotes coming, I can shoot first one but then there are 2-3 so close together that I can't shoot them without scaring others away. Behind those further away is lonely coyote and I shoot that one.I get poor shot at moving coyote and the other coyotes get scared and flee away from me. I think they should flee towards me because they got scared by that coyote behind them. Same situation happens quite often with mule deer, elks and other pack animals.

[Pete Gaimari]

Originally posted by Slowsilver:

Snake is common mission weapon too. For that reason only it's good first bow.

Sometimes I wonder animals fleeing direction when bow hunting. Often there is pack of coyotes coming, I can shoot first one but then there are 2-3 so close together that I can't shoot them without scaring others away. Behind those further away is lonely coyote and I shoot that one.I get poor shot at moving coyote and the other coyotes get scared and flee away from me. I think they should flee towards me because they got scared by that coyote behind them. Same situation happens quite often with mule deer, elks and other pack animals.

It doesn't work that way. When an animal spooks it signals to the other animals that there is a danger in the area and they spook too. In the case of the game it's programmed in the code. If you watch close when the first animal spooks the others spook at the same exact time.
The animals don't spook from being scared of the first animal spooking. Animals aren't stupid and won't spook towards you.

[sonnycc]

Snakebite is the only bow to use in a tree stand or below 30m.