pointing_dogs_rule Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Hi guys: Just watched a show for the first time called "Trophy Quest" with John Wilson, on the outdoor channel. While hunting elk in Idaho he walked with an arrow nocked in his bow. Not just some of the time the whole time. I was taught this was very dangerous and still believe that it is dangerous. Just wondering how many of you out there walk with an arrow nocked?? Am I old fashioned and out of date?? Good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Guys that sit in trees all day should never walk with a nocked arrow...the platform is way too small.:nono: Ground pounders without an arrow nocked are probably hunting with guns. Almost always have one on the string unless I'm in a tricky spot or negotiating some tough terrain. Just a common sence thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Nothing like slipping to your stand in a drizzle with an arrow nocked up. I dont see the problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Nothing like slipping to your stand in a drizzle with an arrow nocked up. I dont see the problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallard_drake85 Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 If I'm walking to my stand (before legal shooting hours) or out of my stand after sunset, I always have an arrow nocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobbly_Alaska Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 If I'm walking to my stand (before legal shooting hours) or out of my stand after sunset, I always have an arrow nocked. if it is not legal to shoot, why are you ready to? i dont carry my rifle with one in the pipe either... never shot anything i did not have time to load and take proper aim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goinghuntin Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 If I'm just walking to my stand during legal shooting hours, I might have one nocked, but I always ALWAYS un-nock it before climbing the tree of crossing a creek. And if it's slippery out my arrows stay in the quiver. Good thread by the way. Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 i never have one knocked will going to the stand, but if im slipping threw the woods i do, that extra min could be the diffrence between a shot or no shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 I always, always always walk and still-hunt with a nocked arrow. That is one of the reasons I love the Whisker-Biscuit so much. If you are still-hunting, it's a must. I don't understand what could be dangerous about it. It's not like your walking around with a gun with the safety off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Walking to the stands it is rare that I would have one knocked, although I cannot deny that I have in the afternoons around the rut walking up hills to field edges. I have attempted to stalk deer in the bottom and had an arrow knocked as well, but that is slow moving and not really much risk of any accidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Quote: Originally Posted by mallard_drake85 If I'm walking to my stand (before legal shooting hours) or out of my stand after sunset, I always have an arrow nocked. if it is not legal to shoot, why are you ready to? i dont carry my rifle with one in the pipe either... never shot anything i did not have time to load and take proper aim. I do too, not to shoot a deer or anything illegally, but for protection while hunting in Bear, wolf and cougar country. It just makes me feel safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 I do it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tink Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Major safety violation here boysLooks like non of you boys have ever taken Bowhunter education programWalking with nocked arrow is a NO NO and a MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.Arrows should not be nocked until game is sighted and you ready to make the stalk and kill.First of all walking with a nocked arrow will cause the arrow to become dull quickly as grass and weeds dull the sharp blades you have worked so hard to get sharp.Next the highest percentage of self inflected a arrow wound are sticking yourself with the arrow in your legs or body.Bowhunting accidents hurt the sport and all-of us.I have hunted for longer than most of you have been on earth and i have never lost a shot opportunity because i didn't have a nocked arrowthats what bow quivers are for even the North American Indian had carried an arrow clutch next to the bow for fast shot.You are also are risk of poking your buddy:stupid:Its not fun to spend a day in ER telling them how a well trained and nd equipped bowhunter managed to poke a Broadhead into his book leg or butt.i have seen all three.Not much fun but it never happened to me TGi dont know this Wilson dude but he may be a self taught" TV expert" who haver learned the right way to bowhunt. :stupid:go to the national bowhunter education Foundation on the net See what they have to say about itIts worse then walking around with a loaded round in-the chamber with the safety off.:stupid:i bet the guys on TV That walk around with a nocked arrow do likewise with firearm with a loaded round up the spout so they wont miss that fast quick shot with the elk pops up in front of him for a quick shot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Nothing like slipping to your stand in a drizzle with an arrow nocked up. I dont see the problem with it. Ditto. Don't do it very often, but on windy days coming off a morning stand I'll do it every now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I rarely have an arrow knocked going to or from the stand....except going into an afternoon november hunt. And if I still hunt a bit, I will have one knocked unless the foliage does not permit it. I dont see how you could poke yourself....just like a gun, dont point it at yourself and you are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted March 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Yes, Tink I have taken the Bowhunter education program and that's where I learned that rule. I just thought that maybe I was out-of-date or something changed. Good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 how many of you out there walk with an arrow nocked?? I do... always. I like to still hunt...:hammer1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I could care less what the bowhunters safety whatever ya call it says. Comparing walking with a knocked arrow to a loaded firearm is just ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob LeBlanc Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) Really? You guys walk about with a nocked arrow?:jaw: W-h-y ? Ever seen a nocked arrow fetch up on a tree limb?...It swings back towards ya, doesn't it. It pivots on the string. Now imagine...you start to slip...toss the bow away from you...you're potentially (probably) looking at the business end of that arrow because it pivots. The arrow is longer than your arms...so if you fall towards it, it's going in you. If you roll over it, the blades are going to cut you...and hopefully, that cut isn't your femoral artery ! I don't know that I have ever stalked the woods with an arrow on the string. Sure...after spotting a deer I'll take one out of the quiver...but it doesn't go on the string until the last instant. There is no deer big enough for me to risk a slip or tumble and end up on the wrong end of a broadhead...just because maybe it'll allow a shot. Walking a field's edge or hauling road?...possibly...but never in the bush. It's an unsafe practice.....for sure. An preventable accident looking for a place to happen...IMHO. Bob Edited March 22, 2010 by Bob LeBlanc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallard_drake85 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 if it is not legal to shoot, why are you ready to? sorry bout that, i meant to put not before legal hours...thank you for pointing that out! mallard_drake85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) I guess I'm an exception to the group here. I NEVER walk around with a nocked arrow. Just doesn't make sense to me. Not even if I'm doing a spot and stalk hunt on windy days for whitetail. Too much risk of catching it on brush limbs, etc. not to mention the danger risk involved. I've had more than enough time to pull and nock an arrow when the opportunity appeared like it was going to present itself when moving around at ground level. My attitude is...if you have to have an arrow nocked all the time while moving around to get a shot, you probably weren't going to get a shot at a deer, elk, or whatever that wasn't already alerted to your presence. I've killed whitetail stalking before and never needed to have the arrow nocked before I saw them. I've gone to Wyoming & New Mexico on spot and stalk mulie and elk hunts. I would definitely not consider moving around with a nocked arrow in that country. I still got shots on each hunt. Missed an elk and killed a mulie. Edited March 22, 2010 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobbly_Alaska Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I could care less what the bowhunters safety whatever ya call it says. Comparing walking with a knocked arrow to a loaded firearm is just ridiculous.yeah your correct on that... prolly less likely to cut your self with the gun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I could care less what the bowhunters safety whatever ya call it says. Comparing walking with a knocked arrow to a loaded firearm is just ridiculous. I agree. The chance of me hurting myself with a nocked arrow is alot lower than alot of other things that could happen to me out there. I dont walk with an arrow knocked very often, but I do occasionally. I know one thing....i can think of about 3 different times where I would have probably gotten a shot at an animal if I had an arrow knocked but didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I've done it before while still hunting along the road that runs through my lease. As far as the gun goes, if it's legal shooting light then there's a round in the chamber fo sho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Very seldom do it..but if your sneak hunting..whats the point of not having an arrow ready? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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