Shooting arrows over Water

[chopx2]

Truth be told this question is actually how do you recover arrows after you shoot them over water.

So do carbons float?

I'm dying to try some waterfowling and shooting over water is a necessity where I have hunting access.

Any ideas especially from those who have done this would be greatly appreciated.

[stevewills]

carbons float quite well.i had about 40 muskrats in the pond behind the house and they are no longer there cause me and the widow and the carbons shoot well together.and the geese are thick back there too so ill be on it as well when season comes in

[Ragnarok Forge]

I prefer woods for shooting over water.  Carbons float unless they leak then they eventually sink.

[rastaman]

They "bob" up and down with about one to two inches of the nock end of the arrow sticking out of the water...goldtips float longer than bemans in my limited experience.

[rastaman]

i guess how much you have them front loaded would make a difference also.

[smokin feathers]

we have had some 3d over water and they float pretty good

[lpcjon2]

Originally posted by rastaman:
i guess how much you have them front loaded would make a difference also.

Thats what I was thinking

[swampdrummer]

Interesting.  Didn't relize that carbons will float.With 350 up front?

I've been meaning to ask about the same question with frogs in mind. But the ponds I'm thinking about you would most likely loose any miss in the muck before it had a chance to float.... hmmm.

[Old York]

From Swamp - "But the ponds I'm thinking about you would most likely lose any miss in the muck before it had a chance to float.... hmmm."

Yup, if the arrow goes in deep enough it has a chance to get caught in weeds and muck, especially with broadheads that offer some snagging resistance. If the arrow is way out there, they are darn hard to spot too, depending on weather & wind conditons. Might help to cap dip arrows with bright colours to aid in recovery. Best of luck with your duck hunting!

[Chris Shelton]

I was wondering this same thing . . . I hunt ducks and geese all the time with my recurve . . . but in feilds. I have this sweet spot just down the road that is heavy with ducks and geese but it is a creek. I've got waders so I wasn't really that worried, but I wasn't sure if my beeman ICS bowhunters would float with 200 grains up front . . . I guess there is only one way to find out!

[swampdrummer]

Well, I can say definatively that a GT 55/75 with 400 grains up front does NOT float. I just now walked out to the end of my dock on my pond and tossed one in. It is 8 feet down. Guess I need to break out the snorkel gear! LOL

[Siloutemirage]

awww that sucks swampdrummer... you probably should have tied a long string to it.  

[swampdrummer]

lol, I got it back. Finished mowing the grass and dove in the pond and found it.