[wis_archer]

No, you can damage the limb that way. Not safe for yourself either.

 

[aztrophytaker]

I have actually done that to a guys bow one time. Granted it was the last day of an elk hunt ,60 miles from town , with the bull bedded 200 yards away. Used a tie down from the quad on his Mathews to press the bow. Shot it a couple times hunted the rest of the day and never saw the elk again , but it did work in a pinch situation.

 

[Jersey Ray]

Would it be OK to use a ratchet strap like a bowpress to put it back on or would that not be very safe?

It all depends on how much you like your bow... Personally I wouldn`t; unless I was deep in the woods and that was all I had to get my bow back in working order to continue hunting... But thats me and I Like my Bows...:wink: :darkbeer: J.R.