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Bloody Arrows & Broadheads - Re-use them?

Started by Bel007, August 22, 2011, 11:13:00 AM

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Running Buck

Clean, resharpen, shoot again, repeat.....

longbowray

I put my kill arrows in old backquiver  and write the date and were at , on a tape place on arrow .
BOWHUNTTER FOR LIFE

SS Snuffer

I have over 40 arrows that have completed their job on bigame and are in the antlers of my 1st deer. They tell a story of archery history- wood to alum and now carbon. Bear heads, alot of Snuffers and now mostly Stingers. Been a long and intersting ride. Wouldn't throw them away for nothin!
Chuck
Kodiak Mag 52" 41 lb.
Kota Kill-Um 60" 42 lb.
Kanati 58" 38 lb.
Black Hunter Longbow 60" 40 lb.

No Guts - No Story

Friend

Have taken four deer with the the same arrow and head... finally broke it...

Arrowed a skunk last night and it wasn't to pleasant... may not be re-using that arrow again ... haven't gotten the nerve yet to retrieve it...even this morning the area was a quarentined zone.
>>----> Friend <----<<

My Lands... Are Where My Dead Lie Buried.......Crazy Horse

Zbearclaw

I do write the date and animal taken in sharpie on the wrap.  That becomes the "go to" arrow since it has passed it's flight training...
Give me a bow a topo and two weeks, and I guarantee I kill two weeks!

Shawn Leonard

If usuable, than I re-use them. I once killed 7 deer with the same arrow and 3 different broadheads. Shawn
Shawn

Jason R. Wesbrock

I have retired a few arrows over the years, usually from the first one of a certain species I've shot. But for the most part, I clean and reuse them.

Red4arm


Jon Stewart

My son killed a deer, bear and turkey with the same arrow and broadhead in the same year. trifecta at its best.

My dad passed away last month and I am fortunate enough to have all of his archery equipment. He had three arrow boxes of arrows that had killed deer, bear and turkeys.  Dad was not much of a numbers guy and never really told us how many animals he had taken over the years.

I did not want three boxes of arrows with blood and guts in the basement so I removed all the broadheads, tossed the bent and broken arrows and cleaned up the straight ones.

I counted his kills and he had 98. I ordered special arrow wraps from Onestringer to honor my father and I am refletching the good arrows with his feathers, nocks and broadheads ( that he used to kill deer with already)and  am going to pass them out to family and friends Sept 30.

I have to say the Onestringer did an OUSTANDING job helping me design the arrowraps to honor my dad.

Bel007

Nice idea Jon.  Sorry about your father's passing.
Brian - aka "Big Sexy"
Compton Traditional Bowhunters - Lifetime Member

ishoot4thrills

I definitely reuse them. Arrows cost way too much to retire them if they're usable.
58" JK Traditions Kanati Longbow
Ten Strand D10 String
Kanati Bow Quiver
35/55 Gold Tip Pink Nugents @ 30"
3 X 5" Feathers
19.9% FOC
49# @ 26.75"
165 FPS @ 10.4 GPP (510 gr. hunting arrow)
171 FPS @ 9.7 GPP (475 gr. 3D arrow)
3 Fingers Under

L. E. Carroll

Normally, I clean and re-sharpen the broad head, clean shaft, and feathers. Then I steam the feathers and put the arrow back in the quiver..

However, while hunting Black Bear with Homer Ocean Charters, I was made aware of their Custom.
H.O.C. displays the "Kill Arrows" with the year and archer's name on the arrow, in their charter office. [Strictly your option]

I donated a 1 1/4" 250 gn VPA on a Camo GT5575 [complete with blood and matted feathers]..     ;)    Hopefully some day I'll be able to go back and see it and re-live that hunt.     :pray:    

Gene
Tall Tines R/C
64 Kodiak
69 Super Kodiak Big River replica
56" 55$# Static Tipped Kwyk Styk
Blacktail Elite
54 dual shelf Compass Kodiak


PBS Associate Member
Traditional Bowhunters of WA.

Tim Finley

I have one arrow I retired, it killed 11 animals , it has a wensel woodsman on the front and the amazing thing is that it is wood,and it never broke! I wrote a name on it Kills-plenty and put it in my arrow box.Maybe Ill bring it out of retirement when I retire...Tim

Tree Killer

I retire them after they've fulfilled their obligation.
"stickbows, putting the arch back in archery"

joe skipp

Unless damaged, clean them up and glue them back on.
"Neal...is this heaven?" "No Piute but we are dam close". Top of the Mtn in Medicine Bow Nat Forest.

Coiloil37

I saved the arrow on my first elk, WT, mulie, bear, wolf, moose and coyote. Now I want to see how many kills I can make with one before I lose/damage it. I'm at six kills with one arrow and a 150 grain silver flame. It'll be leading my first shot this fall.


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