When cold to cold to hunt with a selfbow?

[45-70 nut]

I've been out rabbit hunting with my bows as low as -18 with no problems. All unbacked selfbows.

[Selfbowman]

In Texas we don't have to worry about such things. I did do an experiment with a arrow once . I was wondering if a frozen arrow would increase in spine in the frozen state. It did not after being in freezer for a week.  So Pappy I think it is your muscles. I thought the same about selfbows gaining weight in cold. It gets that cold I am not that mad at the game. All I want is a fire place. Arvin

[Pappy]

I hear ya Arvin, I am sure it is me. Ya I don't hate them that much anymore either, but I do plan on giving it a try in the morning, low of about 18 probably lower in the Hollow.
 Pappy

[BowEd]

Sat in 10 degrees yesterday for 2 hours.Out of the wind of course.That's the game changer in my mind.Shot a few shots after coming home too.Bows are fine.Muscles are stiff tough.....lol.Especially my finger tips wheeeooo.

[JW_Halverson]

kylewayne does not post much, but lurks here sometimes.  He can answer that, having shot unbacked osage bows in Noatak, Alaska at -45 degrees F!!!  If a bow was going to fail due to cold, one of his two would have done so because on neither bow was the tiller exactly perfect.  I am not disparaging his bows, and I can be forgiven for being critical of the tiller because I made them. 

What lets go first is not the bow, the string, or the arrow...but the archer's will!  If you can take it, the bow can take it!

[mikekeswick]

That is what I was going to say........it is too cold when you are too cold.

[bushboy]

I've made bows at -35C just to get out side,most were self boards,not bad if there's no wind!some broke and others held up fine,pretty standard!lol!

[DV IN MN]

It was cold but not bad. Lasted 3 hours. Don't think I will be out this Saturday though, calling for -19 wind chill 5-8 inches of snow on Friday. Looking at the weather I think Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon. I will switch to working AM for two weeks so we will have to see. One thing I forget until I am hunting is how much everything squeaks and groans in that kind of cold. Every boot movement on the metal plat form.  I did move my stand to a much better location for any type of westerly wind. I hope I get a chance or two to sit.