Rusty Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 I know a few people that like to keep the arrows that they have killed deer with as a memento of the hunt. Personally I'm too poor, so I use an arrow as many times as I can. Do you retire an arrow after a kill? Matty 1
CJ3a Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 No. I spent most of my money on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.
Palawman30 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) That's arrow gets used and abused until it can no longer kill properly. The arrow had help from me I figure, So im not retiring after a kill and neither is he! That's like retiring a hammer after building a deck! Edited February 11, 2014 by Palawman30 PredaTorch.com Hot Estrous Doe and Other Deer Scent, Night Predator Lights
BowTechExperience Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 If it is not damaged, I wash it off, sharpen the blades and back in the quiver it goes. Bucksnbows 1
Just Hunt Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 I did, I had about 6 saved, till my nephew decided he needed them..lol!
BowhunterNJ Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 No way, use em until they break or show some other kind of wear that has me concerned about shooting it. If I can shoot it at a target and hit where I'm aiming, I can shoot it at a deer! The buck I shot in permit bow broke my arrow...think I probably shot almost 10 deer with that arrow before it broke!
Hatchet Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 if it's a wall hanger yes . Lemmy 1 You add camo to anything, it immediately becomes cool.
Palawman30 Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 if it's a wall hanger yes . So what your saying is you have been using the same arrow since you were 12? Bucksnbows 1 PredaTorch.com Hot Estrous Doe and Other Deer Scent, Night Predator Lights
redsquirrel Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 I used to, until arrows got so expensive. Now they get cleaned up and go back in the quiver.
MackofallTrades Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 I saved the first one. After that, they went back into the quiver unless broken. - Mack
Bucksnbows Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 I keep using the same because I can't afford new ones. Just sharpen or replace those blades and back in the quiver after a thorough cleaning and a few shots into the target. https://www.troutscapes.com/ https://nativefishcoalition.org/national-board
Hatchet Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 So what your saying is you have been using the same arrow since you were 12? Listen up you Axiom wannabe. I was about 37 when i got my bow license so I've been bow hunt'n for 10 yrs. 5 of those yrs were spent learning on my own how to get them close without bait . So I've been using the same arrow for 5 yrs wise arse You add camo to anything, it immediately becomes cool.
Axiom Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 I've been bow hunt'n for 10 yrs. 5 of those yrs were spent learning on my own how to get them close without bait I quick check of the "no load" list suggests your still learning...
Matty Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 Personally I'm too poor, so I use an arrow as many times as I can. Do you retire an arrow after a kill? Before carbon arrows, when I shot aluminum, mine almost always bent when I shot an animal, so I used to "retire" them. Really didn't have much of a choice though as straightening them really well was difficult as hell. Now adays....no way would I retire a usable arrow. Like you, I'm too poor to retire expensive arrows just because they passed through an animal. I actually enjoy seeing how many animals one arrow will kill. For the longest time I had an arrow that killed a lot of animals, but I let a friend shoot the bow and that arrow and he lost it. So sad... Even when they break, I usually try to salvage as many parts off of them as I can, nocks, inserts, collars, points, broadheads, etc. Whatever is reusable. Sometimes though I will cut them down as "kids arrows"...for young'uns. “I have always tempered my killing with respect for the game pursued. I see the animal not only as a target, but as a living creature with more freedom than I will ever have. I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s way of fang and claw and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow.” – Fred Bear
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