Still Hunting/Stalking with an arrow nocked.

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Originally posted by Caddo:
When actually Stalking or Still hunting, absolutely! Because that's what I'm focused on doing!

Just walking along with no particular purpose in mind, nope, not practical.

LD

That's well stated. If you're intent and concentrating, have it ready. If you're traveling, put the thing in your quiver.
That said, Ron L is correct. Life is full of dangers and if our goal were to be 100% safe, we'd be like that one political cartoon showed recently. A family in a jail cell having dinner and commenting on how safe they felt as the NSA guard stood outside.
The do-gooders will deny us all fun if we let them scare us about every danger, whether it is a food that causes cancer in all of the mice that are fed the equivalent of 100 lbs per day or a BB gun that might put yer eye out. Or a nocked arrow when you're sneaking to within 20 yards of a bedded buck...

[huntsfairchase]

When in a stand, nocked. When going to and from the stand, quiver. When I'm Elk hunting, 90% of the time my arrow is in the quiver. I nock an arrow when coming up on an area where elk bed frequently and it reaks of elk and when I'm set up working a bull. If I make a move, I quiver my arrow and nock it when I set back up, unless I'm moving just a little ways. Whenever an arrow is on the string, it's slow going (hunting) and careful.

As mentioned, COMMON SENSE applies.

Why do they call it common sense when it's so hard to find?

[Sixby]

Never unless making a final stalk. Way too easy to bleed out before getting a deep wound taken care of.

God bless, Steve

[Cootling]

I used to think it was good to have an arrow nocked when sneaking along so I could take advantage of sudden opportunities.  I never shot a thing that way, but I do have a scar on my leg.  Was stalking with a friend, and he walked into me with a nocked arrow.  

Over the course of the last 35 years, I've found that I virtually always have time to nock an arrow at the last moment if I'm moving slowly and paying attention.  If I'm not, I have no business walking around with an arrow on my string.

[BowDiddle]

Originally posted by Kirkll:
 

Originally posted by GANDGOLF:
Just goes to show "Common Sense AIN'T COMMON.!!" If you're stalking without an arra on the string, you ain't stalking --- your Traveling.. If you move so fast- you don't KNOW where your feet will be Planted, your Bow will come through , your Broadhead will pass by, you're not stalking your TRAVELING !! Like the old sayin" White man walk Lot See little- Indian Walk Little SEE LOT"

I like this guy..... Use common sense... if you are a clutz and fall down a lot, you obviously aren't watching where your feet are being placed.

I always have an arrow nocked when i'm stalking. But....it typically takes me 30 minutes to cover a 100 yards. If you are spending more time moving, than standing still & using your senses. Then you aren't doing it right.... you aren't hunting... you are traveling. Might as well keep the dad burn arrow in your quiver. [/b]

Same here.

Some people are afraid to put their feet on the floor in the mornings, and want everyone else to live in fear with them.