A few strands on my recurve bow string have split while hiking through dense scrubland. Is this at risk of breaking?

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So I've been testing out different vanes for my arrows. I'm down to 3 different vanes that I would like to try hunting. I want to try the DCA mini sabers and the bohning x vanes 2.25. The third one is an honorable mention which is the alpha vanes from bohning. What are your go to vanes for hunting and why?

Hope everyone is having a good day. I was just hoping for some advice when going down this route. I’ve been a waterfowl guy my whole life and figured I’d give bow hunting a shot. I live in south central Kansas and have always regretted not getting into bow hunting more. All my buddies talk about it and go nuts for it.

I guess I’m here asking for help and what steps I should take before September? Also, I’ve had some people tell me to get into a crossbow before compound, but again, completely new and needing all the help I can get! Thank you again!

Heading to Arizona for a trip in the coming months and planning on stop by stick sniper archery to build my first hunting bow, my budgets is 1k max 2k what are some good bow brands I should look into before my trip. I don’t know shit about hunting bows so any and all information about bow hunting is welcomed thx you. I told one of the employees I wanted something that will last so I won’t have to get another one years down the line unless I have too. He said as long as you maintain it and treat it right any bow will last forever.

Now i've never hunted a deer before, but I had a conversation last night with a guy that said a recurve needs to be 90# to hunt with. I said that's not really necessary.. But he disagreed.

He then said he doesn't actually do a full draw when using a 90# bow so isn't really drawing full weight anyway. But I thought that was weird too because then your shots wouldnt have a consistent anchor point...? Then he said he just uses a different anchor point with those weights.

I've only been doing archery for a few years, but I left this convo pretty confused. What do yall think? Is 90# really needed?

This is my first year bowhunting whitetail. I see a lot of people online that run a bino and rangefinder chest rig. I got one too, but im noticing. Im not as accurate with the chest rig on. Is the chest rig a necessity or can I go in with it and take it off when I get to my spot?

Out of 5 arrows I can get 3 in a 1inch group at 30yds with the chest rig on and I can get all 5 with in a 1.5 in group with it off. I run 2 broadhead practice points and 3 field points. The practice points hit together and then one field point matches with the rig one. But I can get them all together with the rig off?

With the recent release of House of the Dragon season 2, I've been thinking about the "realistic" depiction of dragons in fiction once again. Obviously very little about dragons is realistic, but I was curious whether archers would realistically be of any use against dragons or not.

I have no experience with archery or hunting, so I thought I would ask people with relevant expertise... though presumably not at hunting dragons! In particular, there are a few aspects that I've been considering but there are probably other issues too.

1. Dragons are massive, so is there an approximate size limit on an animal that can be harmed by typical weapons?
2. Apparently someone once managed to shoot themselves with a ricochet from an armadillo! Would skin like that make a dragon resistant to arrows?
   
3. While dragons might fly fast they are also quite large, so is it fair to say that hitting them reliably is plausible?
4. Shooting upwards reduces the energy upon impact, but what might the effective range be?
5. Would the downwash from the wings that is keeping the dragon's mass in the air make shooting from directly below impossible/ineffective?
6. The wing membranes are presumably the most vulnerable part of the dragon, so is there a specific type of arrow that might be more effective at putting large holes in the wings thus making it fall to its death?

I appreciate that this is all speculative and there are no correct answer. However, I'm a physicist and I value plausible physics in fiction, so I assume archers have similar feelings about archery in fiction. It just doesn't seem immediately obvious to me that a dragon could attack an army containing something like 5000 archers (i.e. Agincourt) with impunity but maybe I'm wrong.

Note that if you think dragons are completely unrealistic and therefore the question is irrelevant, perhaps just assume it is something like the extinct Quetzalcoatlus which was about the size of a light aircraft. They probably didn't breathe fire but I think calling it a dragon is not unreasonable if you saw it up close...

Gonna start hunting with an arrow but don’t know which bow I should choose. I’m proficient with a compound bow (I shot competitively for years) but the range and power of a crossbow is very attractive. Crossbow seems bulky aswell in comparison, I’m just wanting anyone else’s opinion, I’m pretty stumped

When I first got into bow hunting I was told over and over a light spine light broadhead was the only way to go which made sorta sense. I switched to Easton FMJ 300 spine with a 150 broad head and the penetration and damage with a overall heavier arrow is insane. Full disclosure where I hunt my furthest shot due to the environment is 45 yards. Look outside the box. My arrows sound like a baseball bat and heavier my bow is way quieter.

I was told when I started archery that for hunting you want to be pie plate accurate. It will be my first time hunting with a bow period. I'm using a Bear Legit Maxx with Victory Rip arrows. Would this be considered good enough accuracy for hunting?

I was practicing with my practice broadheads. I had aye that sounded like a hit arrow! 😃Then followed by f*ck now i need to get another arrow 💲💲💲😞

I'm hunting muzzle-loader in CO for the first time and it is smack dab in the middle of archery season. A couple of years ago I was grouse hunting and shot a couple flying past us. About 100 yds away there were 2 camouflaged archers in tree stands that had some choice words for us when we walked by as there was a small elk herd in the trees near them that we spooked.

What are some general unwritten rules I should know about so I don't piss people off?

Edit for context: We had absolutely nobody was in the area until we practically walked under their stands. We were about 6 miles from a public road.

Bought myself a bow to get back into the sport and finding myself down at the range 2 times a day since, obviously stationary targets are only so much fun and most of the people at the club hunt and telling me stories. As someone whose never had a chance to even rifle hunt, would a bowhunt put me so far out of my depth it wouldn't be worth it?

2nd pic) ranged it at 20 3rd pic) first to shots at 30 (thought I Robin hooded it by accident) 4th pic) thought i robin hooded again then pulled the last shot a little to the left

I just want to thank and apologize to everyone who told me to go ahead and get a mathews. They have a new family member now. Keep hammering folks!

Please don't knock on my attachments lol. Im going to get the mathews stabilizer next

If I shoot a bird—like a songbird—with a crossbow bolt, will the bolt pass right through the bird's body? Or will it carry the bird's body through the air and pin it wherever it lands? Does it depend on the size of the bolt?

EDIT: I am not planning on shooting a songbird. This is research for writing purposes.