Hunting Bow
A primitive craftable bow, the classic silent early-game weapon and hunting tool.
Crafting one takes 200× Wood, 50× Cloth, straight from your inventory — no workbench needed. It fires Wooden Arrow, High Velocity Arrow. A recycler breaks one down into Wood, Cloth. See how it stacks up on the weapon comparison tool. 77 skins exist for it — see every Hunting Bow skin with live prices, topped by Legacy Bow.
Damage & Attachments
This weapon has no attachment slots.
Crafting
Blueprint
Default blueprint — known from the start, no research required.
Recycling
Repair
 Wood | ×40 |
 Cloth | ×10 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Popular Hunting Bow Skins
All skins →75 skins are listed, from $0.63 to $8.54, with a median of $0.96. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-09-19.
| Skin | Skinport | DMarket | CS.Deals | Steam Market | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seafarer Hunting Bow | $3.08 | $0.63 | $0.70 | $1.07 | $0.63 |
 Crocodile Bow | $0.66 | $0.74 | $0.65 | $1.03 | $0.65 |
 Oathkeeper Bow | $0.71 | $0.76 | $0.66 | $1.03 | $0.66 |
 Panther Bow | $0.74 | $1.99 | $2.00 | $1.10 | $0.67 |
 Chocolate Hunter Bow | $0.76 | $0.70 | $0.69 | $1.15 | $0.69 |
 Pharaoh's Bow | $0.73 | $0.73 | $2.00 | $0.99 | $0.70 |
 Gingerbread Bow | $0.71 | $0.78 | $0.73 | $1.20 | $0.71 |
 Totem Bow | $0.76 | $0.71 | $0.97 | $1.20 | $0.71 |
 Headhunter Bow | $0.81 | $0.77 | $0.93 | $1.11 | $0.72 |
 Native Hunting Bow | $0.72 | $0.82 | $1.99 | $1.00 | $0.72 |
 Shadowstrike Bow | $0.77 | $0.79 | $0.76 | $1.08 | $0.73 |
 Leopard Bow | $0.78 | $0.84 | $3.00 | $1.10 | $0.73 |
 Lunar Snake Bow | $0.80 | $0.76 | $0.74 | $1.19 | $0.74 |
 Bushi Zhe Hunting Bow | $0.86 | $0.87 | $0.74 | $1.15 | $0.74 |
 Cargo Heli Bow | $0.76 | $0.74 | $0.93 | $1.07 | $0.74 |
 War Story Bow | $0.78 | $0.93 | $0.74 | $1.17 | $0.74 |
 Recycled Hazmat Bow | $0.85 | $0.95 | $0.74 | $1.10 | $0.74 |
 Chemical Burn Bow | $0.76 | $0.75 | $0.89 | $1.10 | $0.75 |
 Nuke Bow | $0.79 | $0.79 | $3.00 | $1.11 | $0.77 |
 Heart Hunter Bow | $0.82 | $0.91 | $1.99 | $1.10 | $0.77 |
 Lunar Horse Bow | $0.87 | $0.92 | $0.93 | $1.23 | $0.78 |
 Chocolate Bunny Bow | $0.80 | $0.78 | $1.83 | $1.19 | $0.78 |
 Serpent Bow | $0.80 | $1.09 | $0.78 | $1.21 | $0.78 |
 Scrapper Bow | $0.78 | — | $0.92 | $1.17 | $0.78 |
 Snakebite Hunting Bow | $0.80 | $0.97 | $1.99 | $1.33 | $0.80 |
 Eye of Sahara Bow | $0.82 | $0.87 | $0.81 | $1.18 | $0.81 |
 Metal Waves Bow | $0.92 | $1.17 | $0.99 | $1.21 | $0.81 |
 Pumpkin Bow | $0.82 | $0.89 | $4.00 | $1.27 | $0.82 |
| Cock Bow | $0.82 | $1.90 | — | — | $0.82 |
 Triumph Bow | $0.85 | $1.25 | $1.16 | $1.26 | $0.85 |
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