Strung recurve

[laserman]

I shoot at squirrels ever other day in my yard. How long can I leave my recurve or longbow strung. It takes too long to string it every time I want to shoot and most of the time by the time i have strung it, the squirrels have run up a tree.

[bucknut]

I leave mine strung all the time with no ill effects. (if it is a glass bow) I shoot several time per week. Several bowyers have chimed in on this subject and have verified no issues after leaving bows strung for years.

[wooddamon1]

I very rarely unstring my bows. I've left both recurves and longbows strung for many years besides swapping out a string or adding silencers occasionally. No problems.

[Tajue17]

I have two that have been strung for a few years now,, I only hang mine horizontally by the strings.

[Orion]

I'm of the opinion that anything under tension will sooner or later be affected by that tension.  I unstring my bows when not in use.  But, as others have said, keeping them strung doesn't seem to produce a noticeable effect.

[Trenton G.]

I have a 40 pound recurve that I leave strung for the exact same reasons. I've never had any issues with it.

[katman]

Unstrung only if I won't be shooting that bow for a while. Mostly keep them strung.

[Jerry Russell]

Ask the company that made it for the best answer but my Black Widow has been stung for 20+ years with the exception of some travel time on planes.

[Red Beastmaster]

The bow I'm currently using stays strung. Could be days or months. Just watch where and how you store it.

[laserman]

Thanks for the info guys.

[Possum Head]

If inside a hot vehicle I'll unstring one but I shoot too often to hassle with it otherwise.

[Matt Green]

I’ve heard multiple bowyers of glass bows say leaving them strung is no problem for the bow.  I can’t help but believe that it could reduce life of the string somewhat.  Maybe negligible. I leave mine strung unless it’s going to be several weeks before I shoot again.  
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[BlacktailBowhunter]

Originally posted by Tajue17:
I have two that have been strung for a few years now,, I only hang mine horizontally by the strings.

X2 on horizontal