Arrow after the kill?

[breederbuck33]

I've got a couple arrows that have killed a few times, been re-fletched and killed a few more times. If the check out on inspection and shoot good after being cleaned up then they're back put back into service.

[timberking]

Don't wipe it too clean before reuse. Save the mojo.

[5-0Bowhunter]

Yep
Also would spine test it

Flex test new broad head, rinse repeat

[Mayhem]

I wash it off in the windmill trough and then screw on a new broadhead and use it again.

[Jcjohnson]

Don't wipe it too clean before reuse. Save the mojo.

Yes sir, I’m a fan of a little blood on em

[clayree]

Once it goes thru an animal it becomes one of my practice arrows.

[Nock This]

clean it, inspect it, sharpen it and nock it.

[Jimbo47]

Inspect the arrow, flex it, and hold by one end and tap it and listen to the sound compared to another arrow.
Change the head and use it.
I had an old fiberglass arrow explode in my bow and send the rear 8 inches of the shaft sticking out of the back of my thumb. It took years before I had full feeling in that area of my thumb and I picked fiberglass out as it worked to the surface for years afterward.
My arrow had been nicked by another arrow as I shot those tight little groups while practicing and didn't check my arrow before I shot it.
that was back in the early 70's and to this day I don't like to shoot one spot groups.
I will on occasion but I'd rater shoot a five spot target if I'm in the zone.
If you like to shoot robin hoods and bust nocks, you better get in the habit of inspecting your arrows before you shoot them.

[xman59]

not every animal is a trophy, but every one is a memory,,,, i started keeping mine years ago ( lost in harvey flood) i drilled a couple boards and stuck the arrows in the holes at about a 45 angle with a tag recalling the place, date, animal and distance,,,,, i retired everyone after it had made a kill,, it showed the progression of the arrows heads and fletching i had used over the years...

since i had an archery shop replacing arrows was a non issue to me,, i had 50 something stuck in the boards

[BowOnly81]

Yes but I do flex it just a bit to make sure all is good.

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Same here. Usually get a few kills out of one.....if it doesn’t blow thru and I lose it.

[friscopaint]

Alot of guys must have arrow sponsors, I wipe off, replace blades on slick trick and back to quiver. Guess my gold tips are tougher than others......back in aluminum days was a "little" different but most were misses hitting rocks

[PondPopper]

I killed 7 with the same XX75 2514 fletched with 5" feathers and the same Thunderhead 125 before I finally lost it on the 7th..
All I ever did was re-sharpen BH after every kill..

[bowaddict40]

Flex it replace/resharpen broadhead and fling it at the next critter

I do this unless it breaks or I kill a nice buck with it. Then it lays across the antlers for a momento.

[Stolle]

You guys who retire an arra after killin' somethin' with it, must not shoot many animals... I've had arras that have killed over a dozen animals before getting broke or lost, etc... many get refletched many times or have inserts/broadheads replaced and such, but as long as the shaft passes the flex test and visual inspection, a killin' arra goes in the #1 spot in my quiver...

That's what I was thinking! I clean them and most of the time they go right back in the quiver with a sharp head on them.

[rjtkdplus]

Clean em off and shoot something else with them!