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Bow hunting in general is a fine sport as well as a good supplemental method of acquiring dinner. At any rate, all of these top notch hunters had to begin somewhere. Compound bow hunters are a breed apart from other hunters that use shotguns and rifles. The difficulty level is far greater, for instance. The hunter needs more patience and they must get closer to their prey.

Before anyone decides to grab a bow and head out into the wilderness to hunt down a trophy buck or simply a bit of dinner they need to learn the basics. The most important things to learn in the beginning are: compound bow choosing and technique. There are other items of interest to learn such as the names for the parts of a bow. However, knowledge of what to call parts of a bow is not as necessary for hunting as being able to pick the right kind of bow and the accuracy of usage with it.

Choosing the right compound bow is a difficult proposition for some. The best bows can cost anywhere from eight hundred to well over a thousand dollars. The natural inclination for most people is to purchase a much cheaper bargain bin bow and practice with that. While this can work out fine, it will actually hamper skill development in some instances. An individual learns not to use all types of bows in general, but a single bow.

When choosing a compound bow for hunting purposes it is generally considered important that the hunter acquire a bow that has a pull-weight of at least forty-five pounds. For deer hunting a fifty to seventy pound pull-weight is considered the right range. The higher the pull-weight, the flatter the arrow travels. However, with greater pull-weight there is a greater strength requirement to use the bow.

True mastery of archery requires mastery of the bow being used. Switching from a cheap bow to a more powerful and well-designed one without retraining on it might cause a great number of frustrating misses on a hunt. It is best to choose a bow that the individual is willing to use for the long haul. Switching to other bows after using one a while is a fine method to gain a wider variety of archery knowledge but for initial skill development focusing on one is best.

By: James Loope

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May 2010: Marty Fischer of TNT Outdoor Explosion and Chuck Tholl of Global Sporting Safaris in a Saskatchewan Archery Black Bear hunt. Join us for this Televised hunt in 2011. Go to: www.gssafaris.com

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Trip of a lifetime hunting Black bears in Alaska. The StarrFlight gang got together and hunted black bear from ground blinds. What a hoot! Archery only hunt with some up close and personal bears.

Spot and Stalk Antelope (archery) Over the years spot and stalk bow hunting for antelope has become more and more popular on what used to be what was thought and almost impossible animal to stalk within bow range. This has been brought about mainly by improvements in equipment ie: bows that can shoot out to longer ranges more accurately and with more kinetic energy, better flying arrows, and more precise broad heads etc.

However, a well trained and seasoned hunter is still needed to wield this new technology. So what we aim to accomplish in this article is to give you some tools/tips ON HOW TO GET CLOSER, HOW TO SHOOT FURTHER AND HOW TO STAY CONCEALED UP TO YOUR SHOT.

How to get closer: An antelope’s main defense is his eyes (said to be equal to a human with 8X binos), so he will hang out in the wide open where there is no cover from brush or trees. However the landscape they live in is usually filled with rolling hills, drainages and even tall grass. These hills and drainages are your best friend. The key to spot and stalk is choosing bucks that are located in high percentage locations.

1) look for bucks that are hanging around areas which have hills or structural cover that you know you can stay behind long enough to get within range.
2) Find bedded bucks facing away from your approach. Look for bucks hanging below ridges or in drainages so you may ATTACK from above. Once you have located your buck begin your stalk. Find the path that will give you the most cover. Don’t be afraid to take the long way around he will still be there when you get there. You can cover ground quickly up until the last 150 to 200 yards then you must move slow an quite.

Wind is a concern but not nearly as bad as deer, if you are wearing a good concealment product (I suggest Huntech’s “No Stinky”) you should be ok even if the wind is not in your favor. I walk as long as I can behind my cover but as soon as I feel like a glimpse of me may break the horizon I begin to crawl and the closer I get to lower I get until I am belly crawling. I will continue to belly crawl at a steady rate until I have made a visual of my target. Once I have a visual I try and take my first yardage reading, from this measurement I devise my plan. If the buck is to far for a high percentage shot I move closer but very deliberately a couple of feet every couple of minutes until I can

1) get close enough and
2) Find my shooting cover. Shooting cover is generally a larger sage brush or rock of some sort. Then I wait for him to be looking in the other direction or have his head down to feed before I do a concealed draw and raise up to shoot. How to shoot Most of us practice shooting our bows at 30-40 from a standing position which in my opinion gives little or no real life practice in any situation because you are almost never standing, your always sitting or kneeling. Anyway, if you want to be successful you must practice 50-70 yards and from a kneeling or sitting position. If I am hunting game that I know that a high percentage of my opportunities will be at 60+ yards I will practice at 90 yards.

1) it gives me confidence, there is noting worse then losing confidence in the field.
2) to it helps me fine tune and understand my equipment better
3) it builds the muscles needed to stay steady at that range which ultimately makes me more accurate at any lesser range. After I have tuned my bow in a 30 yard indoor range to ensure accuracy, I do most of my practicing in the field in real life situations from an elevated position, seated kneeling, trough brush, behind trees, rocks, etc. For antelope hunting I practice belly crawling up and working myself into a position I can shoot from and taking less time to get my shot off.

Also I practice drawing back while I’m still down low or even while lying on my back. It is very difficult and takes great muscle strength and control to lye flat on your back, draw, and raise your self up slowly using your stomach muscles, acquire the target and shoot accurately from a seated position. The kneeling position is a bit easier on the muscles but it gives up your concealment a bit earlier. You start by lying on your draw arm side with the opposite leg out. Straighten out your bow arm and tuck your draw side leg under your **** so that when you raise up you will be in a low kneeling position. Draw back with bow perpendicular to the ground and slowly lift up acquire and shoot.

By: John Paul Stallone

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Back in the old times, archery was only used primarily to combat enemies. There are a lot of interesting reads about this ancient art of hitting the target with a set of bow and arrow. If you are hooked into learning all about it, you can actually dig through books, articles, journals and encyclopedias discussing this art form. At present, this exciting art of propelling bows with arrows to hit a target is popularly used both as a hobby and as an exciting game of sport. Aside from that, it is also used to traditionally hunt for non-domesticated animals to be used as food.

A lot of individuals now have expressed their love and passion for archery. As a matter of fact, even if you don’t know how to properly use the bow and arrow, you will learn to love this activity through online games, although to a real dedicated archer or an archer hopeful, there is indeed nothing like the real thing.

However, the real act of releasing the arrow with a bow is not as easy as playing it as a game virtually or online. For those who are really serious on this activity, they should devote their time into learning and practicing this art. After learning more about it, it only follows that a person should start purchasing a bowhunting equipment and start with getting trained on its proper use. The male genders are the ones who are more or less inclined to pursue such an activity.

This is not to say though that the female genders are not fit to enjoy this activity as well. There are many females now who have also come to love this activity as a pastime. However, some women are not really sold out to the idea of hunting and killing animals (game animals) for food and for pastime. It may be important to add here that, in most parts of the country, there are usually hunting seasons to observe.

Bowhunting is simply defined as the practice of killing game animals such as deer, elk, bull, etc., with the use of bow and arrow. It requires skills and techniques to be able to hit the target. With constant practice and training, any beginner can transform into a professional archer over time.

Aside from skills and expertise, they say that the type of equipment used for hunting or target shooting also makes a difference in a hunter’s or archer’s performance. A serious hunter or archer would really invest in quality archery or bowhunting equipment and accessories (e.g., a Hoyt brand, Mathews brand, etc.). Owning a Hoyt, a Mathews, or any other quality brand equipment would involve a good amount of money that some are looking into buying other cheaper but quality brands in the market.

Archery is also used for contests and sports. There are many contests and sports activities that are well suited for skilled archers, men and women alike. In fact, sports enthusiasts would usually prepare for the World Cup held every year. Whether you do it as a hobby or to participate in a competition, it really helps to know your archery equipment needs before buying one.

By: Spencer Porter

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Last couple weeks of archery and the first couple of days of rifle. With a couple of near misses in archery. We head to bretts hunt when he takes a Nice alberta mule deer!

By: gumbi1313

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Bow hunting in general is a fine sport as well as a good supplemental method of acquiring dinner. At any rate, all of these top notch hunters had to begin somewhere. Compound bow hunters are a breed apart from other hunters that use shotguns and rifles. The difficulty level is far greater, for instance. The hunter needs more patience and they must get closer to their prey.

Before anyone decides to grab a bow and head out into the wilderness to hunt down a trophy buck or simply a bit of dinner they need to learn the basics. The most important things to learn in the beginning are: compound bow choosing and technique. There are other items of interest to learn such as the names for the parts of a bow. However, knowledge of what to call parts of a bow is not as necessary for hunting as being able to pick the right kind of bow and the accuracy of usage with it.

Choosing the right compound bow is a difficult proposition for some. The best bows can cost anywhere from eight hundred to well over a thousand dollars. The natural inclination for most people is to purchase a much cheaper bargain bin bow and practice with that. While this can work out fine, it will actually hamper skill development in some instances. An individual learns not to use all types of bows in general, but a single bow.

When choosing a compound bow for hunting purposes it is generally considered important that the hunter acquire a bow that has a pull-weight of at least forty-five pounds. For deer hunting a fifty to seventy pound pull-weight is considered the right range. The higher the pull-weight, the flatter the arrow travels. However, with greater pull-weight there is a greater strength requirement to use the bow.

True mastery of archery requires mastery of the bow being used. Switching from a cheap bow to a more powerful and well-designed one without retraining on it might cause a great number of frustrating misses on a hunt. It is best to choose a bow that the individual is willing to use for the long haul. Switching to other bows after using one a while is a fine method to gain a wider variety of archery knowledge but for initial skill development focusing on one is best.

By: James Loope

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