Going on my first elk bow hunt to Mont. this fall had a question on whether or not I should carry one bow or two! I have seen the double SKB case. I have heard stories about peolple who go on hunts and damage their bow and end up having a miserable time trying to sort it out.

would appreciate the thougths or am i be overally cautious?

PS what the best case for Airline travel

Assuming you are spending a lot of money and traveling many miles for this hunt you would be STUPID if you did not bring a back up bow if you have one.

I don' t take one myself but that' s because I only live a couple of hours away from my spot and I have to pack it up the mountain myself.

As far as cases go i couldn' t tell you as I have never flown with my bow yet. Actually that info would help me out also in the future.

Didn' t mean to sound harsh but you will have a lot invested into this hunt that will be totally wasted if you break a string, crack a limb etc... Remember Mr. Murphy is every where and is ever vigilant.

One should always take a back-up weapon on a hunt if at all feasible. Good luck on your hunt.

Years ago I went on my first real bowhunt for elk in Montana and two out of four of us damaged our bows the second day. We did get them fixed after a bunch of driving and lost hunt time but never again would I hunt another state without a back up. Just saw the new Plano travel case and it looks good. Pretty big though and checking two cases will take up all yer luggage allottment. Have fun and get in shape as that Montana will kill an out of shape hunter. I mean that those mountains make Arizona look like Kansas.

I agee with everyone, take a back up bow. Have it tuned and sighted in for broadheads. I will be elk hunting for 30 days and take 3 bows all ready to hunt with. Some years I even take my target bow just so I can shoot alot of arrows, lower poundage.

The other alternative is to take spare strings and cables and a mini bow press, this is the way I always did it. The best way is to get a set of cables and string broke in well on bow then put new cable and strings on and save old set up complete with nock sets, peep, string silencers and all. Take care of how string comes off (don' t add or subtract twists), that way it works right off. Worked for me.
David/Mo

Not sure about a backup bow...spare strings and a spare shot in harness along with a portable bow press would be all I would take... I really miss those old steel cables and teardrop string attachments. Those were the good old days.

A friend of mine was bowhunting last year in steep canyon country in Idaho.
He slipped and fell and landed on his bow, he looked it over and everything looked OK the bow did not appear to be damaged, he shot his blunt arrow a couple times and it appeared to be working ok. Got back to camp late at night so didn' t check his sight in. He didn' t have a back up bow to switch to.
Got up in the dark and didn' t get a chance again to check his sight in, he thought from shooting his blunts that it looked like it had not shifted.
Well two hours later he had an opportunity at a 350 bull at 25 yards, he had to shoot through a small opening in the timber, well he hit 5 inches high and his arrow stuck in a limb, byby big bull.
Detected he went back to camp got out his target and checked his sight in, you guessed it, he was shooting about 8 inches high at 25 yards. He had never shot his blunts at a target so didn' t know the difference in impact between the blunts and the hunting arrows.
I' m pretty sure if he could go back now he would have spent the money and had a backup bow all ready to go in camp just in case.

Just short of having a second bow to take, might conceder having a back up string that is already set up with peep, loop, string leechs, and of course a portable bow press. If the string is shot in, it is simple to replace a broken or cut string and cable. Also could take a new site, or a set of fiber pins to replace broken ones. Should at least have two releases with you, just in case. Having all of this for back up is cheaper than having another bow, and much easier to pack. And for anyone that carrys different arrow heads, judo, blunt, broad, you should always practice with each to know if they impact the same point. That should be a given!