How do the bows and arrows used for archery differ from the ones used for hunting?
The actual bow that you use for either is a choice based on preference. I know a guy that can’t stand anything but recurves. There are accessories that get used more in hunting than in show archery. Some of them are things that you attach to the string to reduce the noise when you release an arrow, others are triggers that make it easier to hold the bow back while you wait for an animal to come out from behind a tree. The arrowheads used are where the main difference is. When shooting practice targets you use a head that is basically a bullet head. It’s just a round thing. When hunting the arrowhead is incredibly sharp and usually has razor blades that pop open when it hits something. This is so the animal will bleed to death more quickly. There are special arrows for bird hunting that actually have a big puffy thing on them that makes them slow down very quickly, so that if you miss the bird you don’t lose your arrow. There are even heavy fiberglass arrows with a barbed tip for fishin
