One Arrow Too Many

[BigWoods]

Thought I'd post this up for your enjoyment:

Was out shooting my bow yesterday evening. Hadn't shot a whole lot the past couple weeks and was about 30 arrows in and getting fatigued. As I was readying my final arrow at 70yds, my daughter came out to let me know supper was ready. Drew the bow, knew I was a bit shaky, then proceeded to slap the release like I haven't in a LONG time. Arrow flew about 3 feet high of where it should have, greetings my ears with an audible KLANK upon impact.

I assume it brushed a cedar branch over my target and would be destroyed on one of the many rocks in the embankment behind the target.

Upon searching for my arrow, I found this:

 

[Billy Goat]

Little more foc would have carried that thing right on thru there.

 

[Rob5589]

Oops!

 

[BigWoods]

Little more foc would have carried that thing right on thru there.

Cedar is impressively resilient!

Maybe I should start another thread on what foc I need at 29" and 63lbs to 'blow through (cedar) limbs'

Fortunately no arrows were harmed I'm this event.

 

[RockinRam96]

I has a similar situation a little bit ago. But instead of a tree it was a snow bank. Snow melted and the was my arrow laying on the ground!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[doc holiday13]

#winning #stumpshooting #fawkthattree #dirtnap

 

[BigWoods]

#winning #stumpshooting #fawkthattree #dirtnap

Up the precision and we have #twigshooting

 

[Johnson27]

Looks like you're practicing for a TAC event.

 

[280Ackley]

Did the same exact thing at a 3d shoot this weekend. Son was talking to me and I sent it into a rock face 3’ from the bedded ram. My arrow was in a few more pieces though!

 

[Freeride]

It happens believe me I should train my lab to sniff out arrows, lol.

But it's also a great reminder for those who shoot in the cities, stuff does happen. What's beyond your backstop, like really beyond...

 

[TX_Diver]

It happens believe me I should train my lab to sniff out arrows, lol.

But it's also a great reminder for those who shoot in the cities, stuff does happen. What's beyond your backstop, like really beyond...

Ya. I have about 300 yards of field behind my target and then some woods. I've found some arrows a ways back in the field before.

 

[Billy Goat]

Mine finds my stick bow arrows.


I assume it's the feathers, not so much the feathers as they hold scent better than plastic vanes.

 

[OutdoorAg]

I’m also guilty of 1 too many. It’s resulted in rock meet field tip meet $15 in the trash.

 

[Crayton]

Haven't we all done this? I've lost at least a handful of points/arrows on the target frames of my local range pushing things more than I should have.