How many arrows?

[Boomerang]

How many arrows do you end up losing a year? I probably lose about 2 doz. a year.

Boomer

[Tim Fishell]

At least 1-2 dz each year.  That is counting lost, broke, bent, ...

[EricW]

I couldn't afford to loose that many. I usually lose maybe 4-6 arrows a year at 3D shoots.

[vermonster13]

Hardly ever lose an arrow but everytime I have company shoot at my place at least one gets broken. The wall eats them lol

[champ38]

Somthing to think about the next time you buy a target, opt for the larger target(at least I need a larger target) and it will pay for itself in fewer lost arrows-good way to justify speending the extra money to the "boss"  

[vermonster13]

Losses happen stumping/hunting. The breaks happen because the Wall can be intimidating for first-timers and you tend to hit what you're concentrating on. lol

[Tim Fishell]

Or when Trees jump out in front of you at the 3D range.  Or when attempting 70-100 yards shots on a elk target on a bet!!  Man thinking about it I loose & break a lot of arrows doing stupid things but man is it fun!!!  

[Orion]

I shoot woodies all the time.  Lose and break a few stump shooting, probably one or two per outing, but I shoot into some very hard stuff and take some very unusual shots.  Rarely lose or break any at 3-D tournaments.

[bear1336]

About a dozen hunting and stump shooting...

[Pat B]

I make all my arrows from scratch with either sourwood shoots or cane. Lots of work goes into each arrow so it sharpens your shooting. I do loose a few but very rarely break any since I started making them from sourwood shoots and cane. The ones I do loose I consider as an offering back to Mother Nature.       Pat

[Ben Woodring]

I use to go through 4 doz or so, with the increasing price of everything I'm down to about a dozen a year

[M60gunner]

I lose more than I break. Usually at those impossible shots. Had some woodies "to lose" but they came back thanks to someone else looking for their arrows. I would say this year about 8 arrows lost or broke.

[Kingwouldbe]

Hardly any  

[Grant Young]

This year I broke two, bent one beyond repair, and lost two under the muskeg in Canada just goofing off. I don't lose many......Grant

[Curveman]

I lost 3 of my new dozen woodies the first day I shot them. When I say "lost" I mean kindling-love that cedar smell!      I CAN'T resist making, or trying to make I should say, that "double dog dare ya" impossible shot that will thread the needle between two rocks at 30 yards! Fun though!      

I went to carbons from woods for their greater durability but they would just richochete across the universe on those shots-never to be seen again !       I think I am going back though. At least the carbons tend to turn up in the lost arrow bin on occasion. The weirdness for me comes when I get upset over losing a $10 arrow when I can shoot off $$50 in ammo without thinking about it! I look way too long sometimes because I KNOW it's there dammit!        I buy at least two dozen a year.

[leatherneck]

Haven't broken but a few AD's. They are almost indestructible! I lose maybe 3-4 a year. Judos save me all the time.

[Red Beastmaster]

I actually count how many lost or broken arrows I go through in a year. Yeah, it's a little strange, but to the people who know me it's no surprise.

So far in '08 I'm at 76.

My record was in 2007 at 142!

It was a very good year.  

[Rick Butler]

Probably 6-12 a year. Broken or lost.

[Frenchy]

20 arrows a year, approximately (nutria hunting increases the number of my arrows lost)

[Curveman]

There is a saying in skiing: "No Falls, No Balls!" If you are not losing any arrows you are either shooting at Howard Hill's level or you are not taking any fun, risky shots! BORING!       Fred Anderson talks about those people in his book "The Traditional Way." He says he avoids those people!       Great book!