How long can you leave a bow strung...

[BWD]

Just be sure to store it properly, which does not include leaning it against a wall. lol

[Red Tailed Hawk]

My bows recurve and longbows stay strung all the time. Unstring my selfbows after each shooting session.

[Otto]

Years.  Decades.  I have Bears, Assenheimers, BW's, Chastains..... ain't been unstrung in over 10 years.  They shoot like they did when they were new.

[sweeney3]

Modern glass bows: indefinatly, thought I prefer to unbrace mine.  I have them strung now as I had back surgery not long ago and the bent-over-pulling-up thing was a no-go for a few months.  Selfbows: brace them when you go hunting/shooting and unbrace them when you get done.  That's supposing a few hours or shooting/hunting.

[reddogge]

All of my classic recurves get unstrung every time I shoot but my main shooter is a Hoyt Buffalo and that never gets unstrung unless I'm transporting it in extreemly hot weather.

[gto_guy]

Never unstring any of my bows no matter how long they hang on the rack without being shot.

[GRINCH]

I leave all the bows I shoot strung no problem.

[Shawn Leonard]

I had a 1967 Pearson that was strung for 40 years and hung on 2 pegs by the string in a friends basement. He gave it to me in 2007. It had a linen string and never lost a pound of weight. My RER has been strung for 5 years now. Shawn

[fmscan]

Thank you all for the replies. Amazed how many leave them strung with no problem... Thanks