Walking around with a knocked arrow?

[boneaddict]

I don’t do it.   

[GBoyd]

 I walk around with an arrow nocked sometimes. Usually that's when I'm still hunting in easy ground and expect an elk to stand up from its bed at any point.

I wouldn't recommend it if you're with a buddy or having to traverse steep ground or deadfall.

Like anything, it's perfectly safe if you do it safely.

[singleshot12]

Walking around probably ok, but stepping over obstacles not ok. Depends upon the hunter if they are accident prone or not

[elkrack]

When Im solo I do it a lot if Im into elk. Takes a ton of movement out of the pre shot equation. Animals are sneaky as we all know and sometimes just appear . Accidents happen in every aspect of hunting. Think smart, hunt smart, move slow.

Besides, you have a better chance of getting in a motor vehicle collision in your travels to and fro your hunting location than being involved in a hunting accident.

This is precisely what I was going to type! Thanks for doing for me

[jrebel]

walking / sneaking in on a legal buck today.  One mile walk......most of the walk was arrows in quiver.  Last 100 yards of the stalk I was nocked up and moving in slow and quiet. 

To walk randomly with an arrow nocked is not my gig....to nock an arrow and stalk known game.....heck yes. 

[Jonathan_S]

Do it often in what I consider reasonably safe situations.

I also climb into trees 30’ up, trap in water when it’s 20 degrees, get dang cold on stand to where I’m literally unsure if I can draw my bow, drive in deep snow and mud, backpack alone without an InReach, hike alone with meat in my pack

We take risks as we see appropriate in the pursuit of our passion and I don’t see how this is any different

[Armstrong]

I don’t do it unless i have a reason to. If I’m getting close on a stock I will usually nock an arrow. If I feel I could slip in the terrain I’m in then I won’t do it. Just depends. This pass weekend I was cutting deer tracks in fresh snow.  I would nock an arrow every time I would crest a ridge.  If I didn’t see the deer I would put my arrow back in the quiver right away.

[colersu22]

Walking around is nothing after seeing guys the past couple seasons sitting in the bed of a truck in a lawn chair with kids  in the back with him and an arrow nocked.

[Special T]

I don’t do it.   

you dont count... you get closer to most deer with a camera in one year than most folks do in5 lifetimes!

[NOCK NOCK]

You knock on a door. You NOCK an arrow.

I think in some circumstances it's fine to hunt with a nocked arrow. It just depends on the situation. But the majority of the time it's certainly going to be better to not have an arrow nocked.

 Nock Nock.   

[jnordwell]

I still hunt with arrow on string. Unless it’s thick crap that is. Do you walk around with a gun on your shoulder as well? Only time my gun is on my shoulder will be on the way to the truck if just hiking out. Use your brain if your walking up or down some questionable stuff put back in quiver.. I’ve killed a few animals when they stood up from there bed.. not much time to put arrow on string draw and shoot.. just my thoughts.

[jnordwell]

I don’t walk with an arrow nicked or a round in the chamber.  Stuff happens.

I just watched the Elk101 video and am even more convinced that a simple trip or wrong move with a broadhead can end your life.


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True but that was in his quiver.. so you can be screwed either way.. if you want to be 100% safe in life never leave home never try anything new. But then you can have house fires,tornados,earthquakes so everyone is screwed..

[elkrack]

I don’t walk with an arrow nicked or a round in the chamber.  Stuff happens.

I just watched the Elk101 video and am even more convinced that a simple trip or wrong move with a broadhead can end your life.


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True but that was in his quiver.. so you can be screwed either way.. if you want to be 100% safe in life never leave home never try anything new. But then you can have house fires,tornados,earthquakes so everyone is screwed..

For those of us out of the loop what happened in the elk101 video?

[KFhunter]

I don’t walk with an arrow nicked or a round in the chamber.  Stuff happens.

I just watched the Elk101 video and am even more convinced that a simple trip or wrong move with a broadhead can end your life.


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True but that was in his quiver.. so you can be screwed either way.. if you want to be 100% safe in life never leave home never try anything new. But then you can have house fires,tornados,earthquakes so everyone is screwed..

For those of us out of the loop what happened in the elk101 video?

[elkrack]

I don’t walk with an arrow nicked or a round in the chamber.  Stuff happens.

I just watched the Elk101 video and am even more convinced that a simple trip or wrong move with a broadhead can end your life.


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True but that was in his quiver.. so you can be screwed either way.. if you want to be 100% safe in life never leave home never try anything new. But then you can have house fires,tornados,earthquakes so everyone is screwed..

For those of us out of the loop what happened in the elk101 video?

 
Can happen to the best of us! Thanks for linking the video