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Offline Dirty Mike

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Enough arrows
« on: July 18, 2012, 02:21:44 PM »
Ok guys, just curious how many arrows you like to start the season with, I have 9 easton epics left and this is my first yr bow hunting. The epics are getting hard to find so id thought id ask the pros here

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2012, 02:23:49 PM »
You can never have too many arrows. I personally like a whole bunch of 'em. I have 11 right now because I just switched shafts. I'm getting really close to ordering another dozen just to have them. Of course, you only need one or two, right? :dunno:
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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2012, 02:28:37 PM »
I have 28 arrows with broadheads on them.  Plus probably another 3 dozen that i use for just shooting and 3-D's.

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2012, 02:29:52 PM »
I have 28 arrows with broadheads on them.  Plus probably another 3 dozen that i use for just shooting and 3-D's.

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2012, 02:38:23 PM »
I have 15. 8 with broadheads and 7 with field tips. I have been hunting with the same 2 dozen for 3 years and am down to this. These will become 3d arrows next year tho. Getting new hunting arrows.

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2012, 02:41:10 PM »
If i remember ill post a picture.   I have arrows i haven't even shot yet.

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2012, 03:30:44 PM »
I use most of my arrows for practice and for 3-d shoots. and the only arrows that get waisted are from steel targets or shooting to tight of groups. i will usually get a dozen each year just because.

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2012, 04:05:20 PM »
I usually have several dozen arrows, most of which are brand new.   I like to start with 6, shooting all spring/summer and of those 6 usually at least 3 are still in great shape coming hunting season.  If those arrows all shot true, they will be in the quiver as the first three arrows to use to hunt. I will fill my quiver with the next arrows in line that I shot with before that were proven true.

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2012, 04:20:58 PM »
Depends on how many critters you plan to hunt. I always have atleast 2 dz on hand. I always take atleast 18 with me on every trip I go on. Last year I think I burned threw 2 dz between hunting and 3d shoots. I think I put 11 into critters last year :chuckle: Most end up broken and even if they don't I save them and put them in the pile of kill arrows :chuckle: :chuckle: You never want to get some place and be without arrows. I had a guy hunting with me fall and snap all 6 arrows in his quiver!!! You know how many arrows he brought? 6 :chuckle: Good thing I am like a archery store with all the mixed matched crap around here. I had the same arrows but 1" longer so we made them work :chuckle:
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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2012, 05:31:31 PM »
running 18 with a dozen rigged up with broadheads when the season starts. Leave a few with field tips of equal grains for checking the bow just in case there is a hard nock on something.  :'(  :'(

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2012, 05:59:54 PM »
Im one of those tight wads when it comes to spending money on arrows, right now I only have 4 shootable and have the same 4 since last season, i have been luck on the 3d shoots this year though. I also have a wife and 3 daughters that also shoot so the money for arrows is not always there :)

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2012, 09:20:08 PM »
My quiver holds 7.  I always keep the quiver full of broadhead tipped arrows when practicing, since that is the most likely situation when I am hunting.  My case holds 12, so that makes 19.  And there is 6 extras with broadheads that I switch to when I start practicing with broadheads.  Can't keep those in the case, or I'd open the case to find my strings cut.  Never buy only 1/2 dozen at a time, so at some point had 36 total arrows.  Probably down a few from run ins from close shots, Robin Hoods, shots at grouse that embed in some log.

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2012, 09:22:53 PM »
Dam you guys make me feel under gunned. I have 3 that I take into the field, spin tested and tuned. flying the same as field points. Not sure I need more than that  :dunno:

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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2012, 09:23:24 PM »
I have atleast a dozen. I only carry 5 in my quiver but always have extras in camp ready to screw on a new Slick Trick Standard.
I also retire the arrow and broadhead after it gets a kill. Gets kinda spendy to do but I like to keep em and put hang em in the racks of the bucks or just to keep my running total of animals taken.
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Re: Enough arrows
« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2012, 09:39:43 PM »
last year I only had 3 and only used 1...but I like to have at least 6
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