As summer unfolds, the excitement of the upcoming hunting season starts to build. This is the perfect time to fine-tune your archery skills, condition your body, and ensure your equipment is in top shape. Mastering summer archery practices can make a significant difference when the hunting season arrives. Last summer, I followed a strict fitness […]
Scores of bowhunters hit the mountains every August and September in search of various big game animals. If you’re a mountain local, this article probably will be of little benefit to you. But, folks who live at sea level or somewhere between there and the mountains who’re planning a mountain bowhunt this fall could find […]
Picture this: After driving 1,500 miles, the mountains are finally framed in your windshield. Fast forward to day 10 of your elk hunt, and your spirits are sapped; you’ve heard only a few distant bugles, and not one elk has entered within bow range. You’re hiking back to pack up your camp when the brush […]
Stop hurting your bow. Or at least, if you do hurt it, take care of it afterwards. Compound bows are tools, and we bowhunters sure tend to be hard on them sometimes. They are built to take some abuse, but you don’t want to damage your bow so that it’s either unsafe or doesn’t function […]
Bowhunting is a close-range game, but slinging carbon at extended distances during practice sessions and at 3-D shoots is becoming common practice for many archers. I agree with long-range shooting and promote it as a practice tool. If you want your shooting confidence to soar and become lethal in the woods, nothing helps like […]
Every spring, countless bowhunters dabble with the idea of giving bowfishing a try. They see the photos of monster fish taken with a bow popping up on social media, and the wheels begin to turn. “I bet I could shoot fish with my current bowhunting setup,” they think to themselves. And at first glance, it […]
Becoming a proficient bowhunter is incredibly rewarding. With the amount of effort it takes to hone in on your craft and perfect the little things, it’s easy to see how people could become obsessed. But the truth is, we all make mistakes. And if you’re truthful with yourself, you probably make mistakes fairly often. I […]
If you want to have a fun day of bowhunting, grab your bow and head out after some sort of small game animals. Whether it’s wading through briars after cottontail, sitting against a giant hickory tree to scan limbs for squirrels, or slowly trekking through tall grass in hopes of kicking up a ringneck pheasant […]
Hanging a treestand too high can lead to serious danger for any bowhunter. How high should you hang a treestand? I’ve found that there is a great balance where you can hang your treestand too keep from being too high and risking your life, compared to too low to the ground and SPOOKING a lot […]
Learn how to tune your bow with Dan Pickar. This video covers advanced bow tuning and dives into how to find the best arrow set-up for you bow. Dan matches arrows to four different bows a Mathews V3, a PSE Evo Evl, a Bear Redemption and an Elite Kure. Each bow has different advantages when […]
