Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: thegamejr on May 06, 2013, 12:45:50 AM
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How long should i be practicing before going out because i want to go out for bear when the season starts :dunno:. But still Dont have my archery gear. Besides the bow ha any advice would be great cause i Dont want to go out maiming animals pointlessley
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The sooner the better. It takes awhile to get proficient with any bow and trad gear will take a lot longer to get the farther ranges down.
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As soon as possible. Be honest with yourself and if you're not ready for Bear season skip it and go for Deer, you'll be happy you did if you're not ready. If you are ready, more power to ya!
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Yeah i think i might put bear on hold this season. Which is disappointing but at least i will be sure next season
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Good call on skipping bear this year. The last thing you want is to have to follow a poorly hit bear into that thick stuff you have on that side of the state :yike:.
Ive shot trad off and on my entire life and If I cant shoot 5-6 days a week, starting in June I wont hunt with my recurve. I think you are getting good advice here but I would suggest that when you get your bow that you find a club in your area and hook up with another trad shooter that will help you with proper form and technique and then shoot, shoot, shoot.
Have fun with it as traditional archery is a blast. Good luck. Kenny
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Bear opens aug 15th most units. go for it. No need to put it off. If youre not out there youre not hunting. Shoot as often as you can prior to the opener, youll be ready. :tup:
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Bear opens aug 15th most units. go for it. No need to put it off. If youre not out there youre not hunting. Shoot as often as you can prior to the opener, youll be ready. :tup:
Sounds like he's new to archery and his bow hasn't even been delivered yet. Unless I read the original post wrong. I'd recommend against August unless he's a natural and can get a lot of shooting in between now and then.
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I have the bow but i Dont have a stringer. Glove or armguard so i cant practice until i get them and i am new to traditional. I picked up shooting the compound pretty quick but can't really say for trad yet
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Practice without the arm guard and you'll QUICKLY eliminate bad form. If it hurts, you'll change what you're doing...if it's protected you'll have no driving force to eliminate errors in your form.
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You can make a stringer yourself. I shot 19 arrows today before I realized I didn't have an arm guard on. :chuckle: Finished up at 21. Just shoot every other day, youll be there.
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For some reason I was thinking spring bear. :dunno: If your talking fall bear with daily shooting and some coaching on the basics you should be more than ready by then. Good luck, Kenny
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when me and my dad shot recurve we practiced almost year round...
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They're right; practice, practice, and more practice! If ya ain't out there fling'n 'em, ya ain't gonna get 'em! Have fun and good luck!
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Bear opens aug 15th most units. go for it. No need to put it off. If youre not out there youre not hunting. Shoot as often as you can prior to the opener, youll be ready. :tup:
Dont wait for anything. Get practicing asap and have fun hunting.
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Traditional archery is NOT for everyone.
Find a professional level instructor that has competed.
If you are new to bowhunting, I recomend compound first as you can get extremely proficient in a short amount of time.
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If you're shooting instinctive (no sights), it takes a lot of practice WITH instruction to become proficient, especially during the moment of taking a shot in a hunting situation. At this stage, with only a few months to go, you're effective range will be within 15 yards. Getting that close to a bear is going to be your first challenge. You'll have fun trying, so go for it. Spend the next year on your improving your traditional archery skills. I too practice year around - it's a perishable skill.
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@blacktail I started with compound and was starting to group at ablit 50yds but i wanted to go trad. I like it a lot so far and feel better about cause it is what i originally wanted to do.
@ken1010 i might be holding off on any bowhunting this season. At least until my confidence level is up.but time will tell on that one i guess. Trad so far feels more natural and i love it. I just need to get a glove. Its hard on your fingers lol i just need to practice, practice, and practice and i will get out there and start flinging arrows at some creatures in no time
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You just need to start gettin after it dude. Its not rocket science. I shoot using those rubber finger tabs that slide over the bow line. Using a tab is ok but its easy to lose while afield. Gloves are awkward and also loseable. The most important thing is shooting style. You must keep your bow hand rock steady. Nock the arrow, take a deep breath while drawing back, hold it, bring the nock to your lips, look straight down the shaft at the target, then release with bow hand rock solid. Let us know.how that works.
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I will have to try that. I will have to wait for the finger protection for now until i have a chance to get one. Even coming up with 10 extra bucks is hard right now ha
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people who shoot tradition have many different ways of shooting... some people look directly down the arrow and others have the arrow at there chin kind of coming from an above the arrow look... so its basically what u feel more comfortable with... and dont use a glove try the fingertip releases...
