Pulling an arrow out of a deer

[David Bakken]

I was talking with our (busy) archery pro shop the other night,
and I was asking about silicon lubricants. I thought that they
would be used for making it easier to pull an arrow out of a
foam target. He said, no, you haven't seen a hard arrow to pull
out until you try to pull one out of a deer.

So how hard is it? What tips do others have for this to not
get cut up by the broadhead? Do lubricants such as silicon
give off a scent which is likely to scare away deer?

Thanks for any pointers!
--
Dave Bakken, BBN Technologies, dba...@bbn.com

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[Smith, Alan]

Your arrow will pass through the deer. Why are you worried about this.
If your arrow does not pass through, It will be stuck in bone. You
should have many higher concerns than how you are going to get your
arrow back. Consider it broken if shot, as it will probably be not
re-usable in most cases.

Is this a real question?

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> From: David Bakken[SMTP:dba...@bbn.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 1997 1:40 AM
> Subject: Pulling an arrow out of a deer

>
> So how hard is it? What tips do others have for this to not
> get cut up by the broadhead? Do lubricants such as silicon
> give off a scent which is likely to scare away deer?
>
>

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[Michael Brady]

In article <627fsi$o28$1...@daily.bbnplanet.com>, David Bakken

<dba...@bbn.com> writes:
|> silicon lubricants. I thought that they
|> would be used for making it easier to pull an arrow out of a
|> foam target. He said, no, you haven't seen a hard arrow to pull
|> out until you try to pull one out of a deer.

I can't be sure but those stick and string commandos might be _pulling_
your leg, David. Once you have a deer reduced to possession getting your
arrow unstuck from it would seem to be the least of your problems.

--
Michael Brady

[Joshua]

Hi David,
The only thing I've killed with my bow is a turkey. I do have alot of
friends that bowhunt and I believe that most of them just unscrew their
broadheads and discard their arrows. When you kill a deer with an arrow
it seems that it would be bent when the deer falls on it's side, unless
it doesn't penatrate all the way through.
Yours in sport,
Josh
David Bakken wrote:

> I was talking with our (busy) archery pro shop the other night,

> and I was asking about silicon lubricants. I thought that they

> would be used for making it easier to pull an arrow out of a
> foam target. He said, no, you haven't seen a hard arrow to pull
> out until you try to pull one out of a deer.
>

> So how hard is it? What tips do others have for this to not
> get cut up by the broadhead? Do lubricants such as silicon
> give off a scent which is likely to scare away deer?

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[Tom]

I've shot a lot of deer with bow and arrow and never had an arrow get stuck in
one. Always zips right through them (careful shots through rib cage). I
suppose if your arrow is deflected and you hit one in a large bone, the arrow
will get stuck. Unscrew the broadhead by turning the shaft then slide it out
of the deer. Watch out for the broadhead while butchering! (I shot a 1200lb
Alaskan moose at 40 yards, through the heart, using a 75lb bow, arrow sliced
right through him. 54" tip to tip antler spread.) Also had a difficult shot
on a 400lb bull caribou, arrow hit him in the shoulder blade and passed right
through! (to my amazement) The penetrating power of a good heavy broadhead
(160 grain) is unbelieveable. Don't put silicon oil on an arrow you are going
to hunt with, it will contaminate the meat!
By the way, when I practice using broadheads, if the broadhead doesn't fully
penetrate the target, I push it througt untill the broadhead is exposed,
unscrew it, then pull the arrow out. If you pull broadheads out of a foam
target, you'll destroy the target in a short time.

David Bakken wrote:

> I was talking with our (busy) archery pro shop the other night,
> and I was asking about silicon lubricants. I thought that they
> would be used for making it easier to pull an arrow out of a
> foam target. He said, no, you haven't seen a hard arrow to pull
> out until you try to pull one out of a deer.
>
> So how hard is it? What tips do others have for this to not
> get cut up by the broadhead? Do lubricants such as silicon
> give off a scent which is likely to scare away deer?
>

> Thanks for any pointers!
> --
> Dave Bakken, BBN Technologies, dba...@bbn.com
>

[Roger Nickol]

I use silicon on my arrows so I can remove them easier from the life size
targets. Are you sure the archery wasn't talking about removing them
from on of the life size deer targets?

[LeRoy Dobson]

Michael Brady wrote:
>
> In article <627fsi$o28$1...@daily.bbnplanet.com>, David Bakken
> <dba...@bbn.com> writes:

> |> silicon lubricants. I thought that they
> |> would be used for making it easier to pull an arrow out of a
> |> foam target. He said, no, you haven't seen a hard arrow to pull
> |> out until you try to pull one out of a deer.

I have been lucky enough to bag a few with a bow. I have to tell you
I've never had to pull an arrow out of a whitetail deer. If you make a
good shot the broadhead should at least be sticking out the other side.
Most of the time the deer break the arrow off and you'll find both ends
as you track your deer.

LeRoy Dobson