Yea I am a avid hunter as well but the noise is not enough to me to spoke them and I always move slow If I move fast it is because I have to take the shot right then and by the time the deer looks up the arrow should be on its way or I can only hope as I plan on hunting this fall with this bow. built my wife and son one and now I am ready to start shooting this one with her my son is only 6 months old but he has a bow already lol he likes to try to chew on it more than anything but it was fun to make by the time he is 5 or so I Hope he will pick it up and take a few shots with us. it is my little scraps bow I brought it down from the 42 pounds it was to 10 pounds for him. this will be my first year out with a self bow I usually get 2 to 3 deer a year and a turkey or two with my boo backed board bows. Cant wait to try it this thing should shoot like a rocket. Should Be around 60 pounds at 27 inches and it is only 56 inches tip to tip when strung and before recuring it, the stave was 61 inches this is the reason I sinewed it. Cant wait to get some practice in with it.