I shot a doe this weekend and cleaned the arrow up today checked it out and sharpened a little on the blades. Anyway I noticed like a small bubble in the carbon that looked like it has been split no more than a quarter of an inch long. Is there any reason I shouldnt shoot this arrow again? I could shoot it into a target to test it. Just wondering

Don't shoot it. When in doubt don't shoot it.

It looks to be just in the outer "skin" of the carbon. I mean if I hadnt been going over every inch of the arrow I would have missed it.

$10.00 for doe meat isn't too bad...is it?

yeah but 50.00 DOLLARS to get it processed is. I got ripped a new one. Man that made me mad. I could have done it myself for Free

If I could get a deer processed for $50 and they did a good job I'd be pretty happy about it. Around here it starts at $75 and they do a terrible job. The yield is usually pretty low.

BTW - Don't shoot the arrow. Use it as a yardage marker.

Tom

Next time...get your hands bloody and do it yourself!It's easy, 2hrs maximum without waste.

DO NOT USE THAT ARROW
A crack or blemish in a carbon arrow can cause it to explode when you shoot it.
When that happens, you could end up with parts of a carbon shaft in your arm or hand.
My brother is new the bow hunting and when he showed me his new bow and arrows, I noticed one that had a 1/4 in split at the nock. He just glued the nock in and thought it would be ok.
I told him the same thing - Don't shoot it. Once carbon is fractured or blemished, it is no longer any good.

Toss it out before it becomes part of your anatomy.

Thanks for the advice I knew that carbon exploded sometimes. Ive hit some trees before. But I never knew that it did it from the release of the string. This split is about 4 inches from the broadhead, and thinking about it, it might actually exploded when it hits something. And I dont want that to happen if I was shooting at a deer. So bye bye Beman