It is now that we learn the wooden bows of the men in the company had all lost their springs. This tells us they had been doing a lot of hunting because experts tell us a strong wooden bow is good for around 100,000 shots. Nevertheless, as their bows became useless it was no wonder they had been depending upon Nephi's steel bow to secure fresh food. But when it was suddenly broken, it wasn't long before they were completely out of meat.