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hour; When on a dead run, the speed is 40 miles per hour.The authorities from which this data was computed dif-fered somewhat in their figures. Deer do not all travel at theexact same speed any more than people walk or run at thesame speed. It is quite obvious, therefore, that a definite rateof speed for all their gaits cannot be established, but the fig-ures given above approximate these speeds. Assuming that the average velocity of a hunting arrow is150 feet per second (there are great variations in arrowspeeds), we find that it requires 1.2 seconds for the arrow to travel 60 yards1. second for the arrow to travel 50 yards.8 second for the arrow to travel 40 yards.6 second for the arrow to travel 30 yards.5 second for the arrow to travel 25 yards.4 second for the arrow to travel 20 yards.2 second for the arrow to travel 10 yardsFrom the preceding data I have computed a table showinghow far a deer will travel in feet at the various gaits and atstated distances in the time required for the arrow to reach thetarget. These figures represent the distances the archer mustlead a moving deer. |
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