Arrows

to shoot a bow and arrow

-Stand at a right angle to the target with your feet approximately shoulder-width apart. You should feel comfortable and balanced. -Nock the arrow, then simultaneously raise the bow and draw the string back to your "anchor point." -Aim and release the arrow by letting your fingers slip quickly away from the string. Never dry fire a bow.

Arrow Nock

A slotted plastic tip on the rear end of the arrow

Before practicing or hunting,

Check for cracks and splinters in wood arrows; creases, dents, or cracks in aluminum arrows; and crushed sidewalls on fiberglass or graphite arrows. Discard any shaft that has cracks or breaks.

Arrows have five parts.

Shaft , Fletching , Arrowhead , Nock

Arrow Crest

The area that gives information about the arrow( is the label that is printed on the side of the arrow)

Arrow Shaft

The long spine of the arrow

arrow Fletching

The plastic vanes or feathers on an arrow

Arrowhead

The point of the arrow

crossbow

another short-range hunting tool. It is a bow with a rifle-like stock that shoots bolts or short arrows.

longbow (stick bow), the recurve bow, and the compound bow.

are the most common types of bows

common types of arrowheads

bullet point, blunt point, field point, JUDO point, fish point, and broadhead

Safe use of a crossbow requires

following the safety rules for both firearms and bows.

broadhead arrowheads

is the only arrowhead that may be used for big game hunting.

bow

short-range hunting tool

Broadhead arrows used for big game hunting

should be kept razor-sharp for hunting

An arrow is as deadly as a bullet

so the basic safety rules that govern firearm shooting also apply to archery.

the safe and easy way to string a recurve bow or longbow is to

use a bowstringer

To prevent injury

use a special wrench to screw on broadheads keep them covered with a quiver, and take special care when field dressing bow-killed game.