NA arrows, hunting and war arrows?

[comsio]

Regarding native americans, were there differences between war and hunting arrows? A Lakota said yes, some bow makers said no.

[tipi stuff]

I think that depends largely on tribal and personal preferences. As best I can tell, most Cheyenne points were not barbed, but there are a lot of Kiowa and Lakota points that are. I think the barbed points were certainly for warfare. The points that weren't barbed could be used for either purpose. Curtis

[tipi stuff]

I would consider all of these war points. They are all barbed and several have a tapered bases so that they will pull off of the shaft.  Curtis

[tipi stuff]

These could be used for hunting or war. They are easier to pull out of animals than the ones previously posted.  Curtis

[Aaron H]

Didn't some tribes use single side notch points so that the points would become lodged in their enemies when they attempted to remove the arrow? I can't imagine they would do this for hunting

[tipi stuff]

I'm not familiar with single barbed points on the plains, but it would not surprise me if they were being used somewhere in North America.  CC

[Buck67]

Any arrow can be a war arrow.  One report of a US Cavalry casualty in the Southwest recorded that an "Apache blunt headed arrow pierced the chest and killed him"

I have been told by that arrows that can be easily removed are hunting arrows and arrows with barbs are war arrows.  I can imagine carrying both in a quiver.