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While camping last weekend I shot about 30 arrows at 50 yards, my maximum range. I had two arrows go left of the Block target and vanish like a fart in the wind. I don't know what happens to these arrows, they must disintegrate into dust. There was nothing behind my target for 100 yards but short grass. Me and the kids looked off and on for two hours.
Anyway, headed out to Collbran, Colorado on Friday for a week of archery either sex elk on private land with National Forest access as well.
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At 50 yards, if you were shooting from the ground, the arrows probably buried themselves at a very flat angle, and went just under the grass. Due to physic, they always end up in a straight line from where you shot the arrow. I accidently launched an arrow by having my release a little too light. I just walked a straight line and found the arrow in ground about 800 ft away. I was in the back yard, and the arrow thankfully went over 2 houses and landed in an empty lot.
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They will dive under San Augustine brass big time. I have a few hiding at my house.
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How do you hunt without loosing an arrow?
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You finger rake across the suspected line of travel in the grass, spaced at arrow length. Of course, you're raking for field tipped arrows.
You won't see 'em, but you'll feel em. Carbons can skip a ways before burying.
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It's "losing" not "loosing" Sheesh.
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Loosing'em, good.
Losing'em, bad.
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How do you hunt without loosing an arrow? MM, I have done a LOT of hunting without loosing an arrow...or bullet for that matter...
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Compared to the cost of reloading and target shooting with a gun, losing an occasional arrow is cheap.
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Sounds like maybe your max needs to be 40 yards.....
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Compared to the cost of reloading and target shooting with a gun, losing an occasional arrow is cheap. You priced an arrow and a mechanical broadhead lately ?
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Sounds like maybe your max needs to be 40 yards..... Thats worthy of a chuckle
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You finger rake across the suspected line of travel in the grass, spaced at arrow length. Of course, you're raking for field tipped arrows.
You won't see 'em, but you'll feel em. Carbons can skip a ways before burying.
Having done this more than a couple times... I use a leaf rake, the kind with springy metal tines. You can feel and hear when you hit the shaft.
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Sounds like maybe your max needs to be 40 yards..... Thats worthy of a chuckle I got one.
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Set up an aluminum can on the ground at 50 and shoot it with a Zwickey judo. As long as you have grass,you won't loose an arrow.
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I got me an arrow fetching dog. She was a lot better finding aluminum feathered arrows out of my recurve.
But she does find the carbon one outta the compound over half the time.
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How do you hunt without loosing an arrow? MM, I have done a LOT of hunting without loosing an arrow...or bullet for that matter... True here too.
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You finger rake across the suspected line of travel in the grass, spaced at arrow length. Of course, you're raking for field tipped arrows.
You won't see 'em, but you'll feel em. Carbons can skip a ways before burying.
Having done this more than a couple times... I use a leaf rake, the kind with springy metal tines. You can feel and hear when you hit the shaft. I've been using a gravel rake real careful, but still have a hard time finding them. It's amazing how they can just disappear. I've never tried a leaf rake, that sounds like a better option. I'll have to try it.
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