Why do you shoot wooden arrows

[Swamp Yankee]

Because I can and it feels right.

[Terry Lightle]

Started with wood in 1968,too old to change now,besides I just like em
Terry

[abbatoys]

To me longbows and wood just belong together, you bump them together and it sounds natural in the woods. I do shoot aluminum and wood out of my recurve, but just prefer the appearance of a nice made wood arrow..

[Pat B]

Except for a few years with aluminum and compound I've always shot wood and I now shoot mostly hardwood shoot arrows or cane. If I have to depend on technology to enjoy myself, what's the point.

[bucknut]

I just converted to wood 2 years ago and love em' they are much much quieter in the quiver than carbon or aluminum and seem to be more forgiving if your form isn't perfect. I just love the way they come out of the bow. The down side is they aren't as tough and I don't think I get quite the penetration as with carbon of the same weight. I'll still take wood though.

[1flyfish]

Making some Doug Fir as we speak,I shoot Sitka spruce and Doug Fir,as some have said quieter when shot,quieter in a back quiver and they just seem to go with ASL longbows

[ron w]

Because I like them........fun to make, fun to shoot, and as good as anything else. There is nothing like a back quiver full of wood arrows. I have used cedar, spruce, fir, laminated birch, laminated Doug fir, maple and poplar.....all with good results.

Price per arrow, I do not buy the carbon is cheaper thing because they are more durable.  I have target wood arrows that are over 25 years old and been refinished and fletched numerous times.  I like wood because it is desposable.  I have tapered carbons that get very limited use.  Slap together a cheap set of cedars with blunts and you have a quiver full small game adventure.

[Carson81]

Because I shoot wood bows  

[huntnmuleys]

I shoot any and all of em, from woodies I made up myself all the way to the newest carbons.  like em all for different reasons.

as for the "feel right" part, old Easton autumn orange aluminums are what "feel right" to me.  maybe cause I grew up on em, but if and when I can find them, they are easily  my choice.

[Cavscout9753]

I shoot wood for the exact same reasons I shoot traditional bows. I have a ton of cedars because they're so prolific but I'm switching to doug fir because theyre tougher, stay straight, and dont cost much if any more money.

[Thumper Dunker]

Originally posted by snag:
I find they are just more alive then metal or carbon. Hard to explain. You just have to experience it. They seem to me to be more forgiving too. Wood arrows shot out of a wood bow is a beautiful match. Then you have the looks of wood. We choose wood in our bows for how beautiful wood is. Same for arrows. As far type of wood, that has been discussed quite often on this site. I love douglas fir for it's durability and mass weight. Surewood Shafts are the best.

What he said. Missed a ground squirrel yesterday and did this ,a carbon would of shattered and a aluminum would of bent.
 
Arrow still in great shape and strait. and my self nock did not fly off.
 
 
Wood is cooler also.

[woodchucker]

They're Biodegradable!!!!!
A few hundred years from now... Someone will find a plastic nock and wonder.....?

[hitman]

I use wood mostly for one reason. There is nothing more rewarding to me than to make a great shot on an animal with a wood arrow that I crafted, straightened, stained, finished crested and fletched. What beautiful creations they are. I love doing it.

[Terry Green]

I shoot wooden arrows with my self bows. And my HH

[Walt Francis]

95% of my shooting is with a selfbow, it just doesn't feel right to me when shooting anything other than wood, boo, or cane.  However, my buddy Doug has no qualms about shooting AD's out of his selfbows.

[Bowjunkie]

I shoot wood arrows because I prefer to make my own gear. What we get out is directly proportional to what we personally invest... and I want to get as much challenge and satisfaction from this as I can.

I usually shoot hickory arrows, sometimes arrows from wild shoots of viburnum, rose, etc. and have for almost 20 years now. I barrel taper the hickories and match them VERY closely in the process. Except for maybe a solid fiberglass bowfishing arrow, I've shot nothing as tough as hickory.

Another reason I shoot wood arrows is following crafting a selfbow from scratch, it wouldn't  seem right going to the store to purchas mass produced arrows to shoot from it.

Performance wise, wood arrows leave me wanting absolutely nothing, so other materials don't even draw an inquisitive glance from me. They're just easier.

[pockets]

Since the mid 1960s, I've never shot anything other than wood arrows.
Currently using poplar and a few cedar shafts.

[Longtoke]

Wood arrows to me seem simple, pick your spine, grab a pocket knife and a little hotmelt and you are ready to go. plus crested wood arrows are simply beautiful.

but the main reason I shoot wood is because I was able to pick up a couple boxes of 12 fletched cedars made by Rose City archery for about 35 bucks a box  

[Longtoke]