Hey Bud, I shot wood arrows over 20yrs. and never thought I was handicapped in any way. I killed both hogs and Elk with them.
About 4 yrs ago I switched over to carbons for most of my hunting after starting to shoot them at the Muzzy Shoot here in NY(super tough on arrows!). Now that I travel a little more than I used to, I find it easier to hunt with carbons while away on a trip. Unscrewing the heads, and the fact that they’re just plain tougher means I can bring less arrows with me.
Although I still use them for putzing around and small game, there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss shooting and making my own wood arrows.
There is nothing as quiet as a wood arrow coming off a bow!You can make them to as close or closer weight, spine tolerance as carbons, and they’re just plain fun to work on! You can make them as plain or artistic as you want.
If someone took all my carbons from me and said I could never use them again…I wouldn’t skip a beat and go right back to woodies! Wouldn’t even consider Aluminium..
Although I love the way my high foc (I have no idea what the % is)carbons shoot and perform on game. I don’t feel I’ve ever killed anything with them that wouldn’t have been just as dead had a wood arrow been behind the BH….
