Innovation and options are key to every survivalist making it through.
Innovation lets you adapt to your surroundings and is made much easier by providing yourself as many options as possible; here is why a survival bow and arrow kit should be one of those options.
Portability
“Take-down” simply means that the bow comes apart in three pieces: the middle down – just the twist of a couple lug screws and voila. The fact that it comes apart makes it very portable. You can stash the bow in your pack or Bug Out Bag. It’s perfect for a Bug Out Vehicle or BOL (Bug Out Location) cache as well. And, it weighs very little. My bow weighs only a couple of pounds – if that.
Affordability
A good take-down bow should only cost you a couple hundred bucks and if you take care of it, you can expect it to last your lifetime. Not only is the bow itself affordable, but the ammunition (arrows) are cost effective too. Once you hone your shooting skills, you should be able to retrieve your arrows after shooting and reuse them over and over again. With a little practice, you can also easily make your own arrows using wooden dowels or even natural-found wood and plant shafts.
Versatility
Modern arrows have come a long way. Most new carbon fiber arrows are ultra lightweight and have a tip that accepts different screw-in arrow tips. I have an extensive selection of tips to choose from: small game stunner tips, broad-head razor large game tips, standard practice tips, hook tips and line for bow fishing, etc. I’ve killed both squirrel and deer using my take-down bow with various arrow tips. A good selection of arrow tips can be easily kept in a pack or vehicle. I also practice flint knapping regularly so that if I was ever in a situation when I need to make my own arrow points, I would know how.
Laws, Red Tape, and Paperwork
Legal limitations and laws are much more lax on the bow and arrow than they are with paperwork and permits, even though, in the right hands the bow and arrow is equally deadly. The less you have to deal with this stuff the better.
Silent
The bow and arrow is a very quiet weapon. You never know when you might need the convenience of a weapon that is nearly completely silent as well as deadly.
Consider this scenario.
You are in a survival situation and you have used up the last of your ammunition or your primary firearms are rendered useless. What do you do?
If you have a survival bow and arrow kit and know how to use them, you increase your odds exponentially as it pertains to securing food and self-defense; a bow and arrow is not the optimum weapon, but it is still very effective in the right scenario.
To learn more about survival bow and arrow kits as well as how to use them or get training for using them, please visit the Willow Haven Outdoor.
While I agree with the idea. I suggest that a compound bow is better left in a bug out location than a bugbout bag or vehicle. They are highly technical and require tools to maintain. A simple long bow or recurve doesn’t need ad much in the field maintenance I am informed.
Having said that a modern compound bow is a dream to shoot a 50 odd pound draw weight bow can feel like a 20 pound bow to draw and hold. Very good for kids and those with weaker arms.
I’d still prefer a recurve or longbow for bugging out with and a compound at the destination.
Compounds are also far more compact though they take up more space than a recurve or long bow they are much shorter in general. Also they’re strung all the time, no need to lose time stringing them. It is a balance between the few problems (carrying maintenance tools in the field) and the lighter pull for a given weight, a faster cast and a shorter overall length though greater width when packing them.