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[cameron1124]

topic.

[Hyndis]

You can make your own out of wood, bone, or metal. Wood or bone arrows aren't that effective. Make them out of iron or steel if at all possible.

[cameron1124]

well how do i make hunting a viable strategy at start then?

[existent]

well how do i make hunting a viable strategy at start then?

You really can't.

[JoRo]

Bone bolts work fine against animals and most foes without armor.

[greycat]

The topic says arrows.  You really don't want arrows, I hope.  You want bolts.

Wooden bolts are fine for that first round of hunting.  You get 25 per tree, and a possible quality boost (based on Woodcrafting skill, I think).  Once you've killed something and butchered it, you can make bone bolts -- hopefully, more bolts than it takes to kill the next animal.  There's a huge variance in the number of bolts you'll fire into something before you finally get a brain shot to kill it.  I've seen one-bolt kills before, and I've seen animals take a full quiver and then lie there in pain while the hunter goes back to the fortress for more.

Hunting is certainly viable right from embark.  It just takes a bit of persistence and luck.

[Passive Fist]

Just in case it isn't absolutely clear already, crossbow ammunition is the bolt, while bow ammunition is the arrow. This alone may have been the source of your trouble.

[Marrik]

i cant figure out how to take any supplies or train my dwarves before i embark i can scroll up and down the menu, but what do i press to select things?

[mipe9]

+ and - keys. In the items tab, if you press "n" you get to list of all items, go to the item you want and press enter.

[DaPatman]

+ and - keys. In the items tab, if you press "n" you get to list of all items, go to the item you want and press enter.

That's the + and - keys on your numpad. If you're playing on a laptop, it's the ones you need to hold the Fn button to use.

[JoRo]

...I've seen animals take a full quiver and then lie there in pain while the hunter goes back to the fortress for more.

This is why I always bring along a couple of dogs and have someone train them for hunting right at the start.  The dogs are pretty safe when attacking creatures with a dozen bolts in them, and they can usually kill the creature before the hunter comes back to waste another quiver full of ammo.

[darkflagrance]

If you have a dwarf whose highest skill level is in Ambushing on embark, he should come with a free set of ranged hunting equipment.