I keep losing arrows when I shoot my target. There is a hill in the background. I was wondering if anyone had any secrets to finding missing arrows
watch where they go but really it depends on the slope as to how far back they are going to be but once you find one you should be able to narrow down your search area...also wondering are these shoot throughs or misses as that will make a big difference.
They've been misses both times. I'm still getting used to shooting my bow and have no sights whatsoever, so I'm not exactly the best. Just an update, I finally got a new string and peep installed, I found one of them, but the other is still MIA. I got a little snow and went to shoot with my new setup and shot into the ground. I found one of the three that went missing. So, once again, I'm still missing arrows, three now instead of two. I did pace out a range pointed in a different direction to hopefully reduce the amount of missing arrows
Look a lot farther in back of the target than you would quickly think they would go. These arrows have quite a bit of energy when they leave so they tend to go for awhile.
Your best bet for target practice would be a good backstop. Have you considered going down the hill and shooting back toward the incline? Field terraces work great as backstops.
Heres something I do get some reflective auto tape and wrap a small piece between the nock and fletchings. So when you lose them you can go back at night with a flashlight and they reflect the light when you shine over them.
Does the paint effect arrow flight? Also, I run some DOT reflective tape between the fletchings and between the fletching and the nock. But after a couple of shots, the tape is starting to come up. But now, I've lost two nocks, so I still only have three shootable arrows.
If you are using field points the arrow will tend to duck under grass and such.If you overshoot they go pretty far. Good luck I lost 2 getting sighted in but got lucky and found them.
Invest in an inexpensive metal detector. If they are burrowing under ground cover they can be tough to find...take a broom stick or something that wont damage the arrows and scribe marks in the ground where you think the arrow is until you finnaly run over the shaft...you will feel it or dig up enough of the ground material to expose the shaft.
Build a backstop of some sort. Hay bales aren't the best but they are better than air at stopping arrows. Paint your practice arrows white or some other contrasting color. Shoot from an elevated position so you hit the ground if you miss.
What the hell kind of targets do you use that your losing arrows? ...I have bag target that's fixed with a back stop.....and also toss around a 18-1 and block from Rhinehart....I don't remember the last time I looked for an arrow. Also have a Rhinehart woodland deer target that I use...haven't shot through any lately and when one starts wearing I just switch sides... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I would definitely get a backstop. Or think about getting some kind of sight pin to increase your accuracy and consistency. With the cost of arrows a cheap sight would pay for itself in no time. Haha :D
So since my last update, I've installed my Trophy Ridge sight and used my buddy's range finder to set up accurate distances. Today, me and the boys went out and built up the back stop. Here's a couple of pictures. I've also ordered a half dozen new arrows and am only missing the original one in the post.
