Post by: Seahawk12 on July 31, 2017, 01:16:18 PM
Early season is coming fast.
If you haven't already started then it is time to get your practice shooting in.
The more shots you take now, the more confidence you will have when it counts.
Go over your equipment.
Make sure your bow is tuned and dialed in.
Every year there are lots of procrastinators that put all of this off.
Ethical shots begin in the off-season.
"Separation is in the preparation."
Have fun and good luck!!!
Post by: pianoman9701 on July 31, 2017, 01:23:37 PM
Post by: Seahawk12 on July 31, 2017, 01:27:26 PM
I started early, apparently - 1990 or somewhere abouts. :):tup:
Just a friendly reminder to those that may have been putting some of this off do to other things getting in the way.
Post by: Special T on July 31, 2017, 01:28:00 PM
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Post by: Milkman on July 31, 2017, 03:45:04 PM
Post by: Stalkin Prey on July 31, 2017, 04:07:51 PM
You mean there's an off season from shooting? Gotta shoot daily!Very true. Daily discipline. I shoot my bow at least 5 days a week, other 2 days I shoot my rifle.
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Post by: Seahawk12 on July 31, 2017, 06:27:29 PM
And respect other bow hunter. Don't be that guy. It's all about the journey. Have fun:tup:
Post by: bracer40 on August 01, 2017, 10:43:17 PM
I've been walking the course at Silver Arrow Bowmen and shooting the course. 3 loops of 16ish targets each about a mile long. $2 a person a day open to the public, NO broadheads, 50 target total and a nice flat range to make sure your dialed in. Most of the course has yardage markers that do not take into account the drop due to shooting up/down hill.
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This is my favorite walk through course in the PNW. (Full disclosure: I've really only shot courses in the Western WA area.) I've shot this one about 3-4 times in the afternoons when I'm done calling on customers in the area
Post by: Special T on August 02, 2017, 10:31:52 AM
Thankyou for the kind words. There are lot of member that put in time to keep the place up and open to the public. Normally we spend 1500- 2k or so man hours every year keeping the place up.I've been walking the course at Silver Arrow Bowmen and shooting the course. 3 loops of 16ish targets each about a mile long. $2 a person a day open to the public, NO broadheads, 50 target total and a nice flat range to make sure your dialed in. Most of the course has yardage markers that do not take into account the drop due to shooting up/down hill.
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This is my favorite walk through course in the PNW. (Full disclosure: I've really only shot courses in the Western WA area.) I've shot this one about 3-4 times in the afternoons when I'm done calling on customers in the area
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Post by: Gobble Doc on August 02, 2017, 11:10:26 AM
Thankyou for the kind words. There are lot of member that put in time to keep the place up and open to the public. Normally we spend 1500- 2k or so man hours every year keeping the place up.I've been walking the course at Silver Arrow Bowmen and shooting the course. 3 loops of 16ish targets each about a mile long. $2 a person a day open to the public, NO broadheads, 50 target total and a nice flat range to make sure your dialed in. Most of the course has yardage markers that do not take into account the drop due to shooting up/down hill.
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This is my favorite walk through course in the PNW. (Full disclosure: I've really only shot courses in the Western WA area.) I've shot this one about 3-4 times in the afternoons when I'm done calling on customers in the area
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Very cool that you put in time for this. I have not been but it sounds like a good time. :tup: :tup:
Post by: Special T on August 02, 2017, 01:00:00 PM
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Post by: carlyoungs on August 03, 2017, 07:11:50 PM
Post by: Lingcod on August 03, 2017, 07:32:05 PM
I've been shooting and working out with Cameron Haines, he is a little behind me but close to ready.That's awesome. I talked with an amazing hunter who told me Cameron is a fake. Not a public diy hunter that he claims. He said he has not done a public hunt in at least 6 years. Those videos you see of him are on a ranch. He still is a good shooter and all with his bow but he is full of **it with what he claims. This guy I talked to is the real deal. I believe you when you say you are shooting better then Cameron.
I don't understand these type of posts that have nothing to do with the topic and put others down. This is why a lot of hunters I talk to don't come on here anymore.
Post by: carlyoungs on August 03, 2017, 07:39:51 PM
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Post by: BDildine on August 07, 2017, 10:07:36 AM
(That's 60yds measured off)
(Pic is correct orientation, but rotated when uploaded.....?)
Post by: bracer40 on August 07, 2017, 11:35:10 AM
Im waiting to hit Cabelas a few days before the opener and see how many yahoos come in to buy a bow with intent to hunt that weekend. Never fails. :chuckle:
Met a guy at the range Saturday who was practicing with his new bow in order to get ready for hunting season......next year!
Kudos to him and others of like minds.
Post by: PolarBear on August 07, 2017, 12:07:09 PM
:tup:Im waiting to hit Cabelas a few days before the opener and see how many yahoos come in to buy a bow with intent to hunt that weekend. Never fails. :chuckle:
Met a guy at the range Saturday who was practicing with his new bow in order to get ready for hunting season......next year!
Kudos to him and others of like minds.
Post by: elkboy on August 07, 2017, 01:17:21 PM
Post by: Band on August 20, 2017, 07:37:51 AM
Since my brother copped out on me this year I'm taking his son for his second elk hunt and he is really excited to go. Which reminds me, I need to have a talk with him about a little problem he had the first time he went hunting with us - a very noisy bag with very noisy chips for a snack out in the field. No chips or other noisy snacks allowed this year! :yike:
Post by: SeaRun1 on August 20, 2017, 09:46:54 AM
SR1
Post by: hntrspud on August 21, 2017, 12:35:21 PM
Post by: BDildine on August 21, 2017, 12:40:30 PM
So what is everyones average practice distance? Depends on the day for me, but mostly 40 is what I shoot.i practice to 60, but wouldnt take a shot that far in the field (just me at this point still young in the archery game)
i practice that far because my "sins" become magnified at that distance compared to 40, so i have to focus on being consistent.
My .02
Post by: Seahawk12 on August 21, 2017, 01:25:11 PM
So what is everyones average practice distance? Depends on the day for me, but mostly 40 is what I shoot.I try to vary my shots.
Every day i shoot around 50 shots at distances ranging from 20 to 55 yards. On pin and between pins.
Something I've learned along the line is that i may as well challenge myself in the controlled setting in practice because the moment of truth in the field is almost never ideal.
If I'm working through a bad patch in form/technique then i will shoot from the 30yd pin for a while to figure things out.
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on August 21, 2017, 01:31:09 PM
I also encourage people to shoot from strange positions- i.e. kneeling, leaning, ect, and to practice wearing your hunting gear. Including binoculars, facemask or whatever will be on in the field. I have made pretty much every mistake possible, but rarely the same one twice! :)
Post by: bracer40 on August 21, 2017, 01:50:10 PM
It's about the best simulation for the raised heart rate I expect when a bull comes into range this September.
Post by: snarkybull on August 23, 2017, 08:34:04 AM
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Post by: Cab on August 23, 2017, 04:08:14 PM
Post by: bracer40 on August 23, 2017, 06:39:50 PM
This is not my most prepared year ever. Life took a downward tumble, and I am still getting things sorted out. However, I have been out shooting a handful of times and my equipment is as dead on as I left it after last season. I am (finally) getting excited for elk season.
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Sorry to hear about the downward tumble.....hopefully you're able to get out and reconnect with those things that we as as sportsmen, hold dear.
Post by: DeerHunter1750 on August 23, 2017, 07:07:27 PM
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Post by: Seahawk12 on August 23, 2017, 07:13:58 PM
It's close!!!
Post by: Jpmiller on August 30, 2017, 06:56:42 PM
Post by: carlyoungs on August 30, 2017, 07:48:49 PM
8 days 10 hours 48 minutes
It's close!!!
Its more like a tad over 30 hours. Deer opens Friday and I am pumped
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Post by: Jpmiller on September 05, 2017, 06:39:47 PM
Don't forget to grab your Allen wrenches, tighten every screw/bolt down on your bows/accessories, and finger rub a heinous amount of wax into those strings folks ;).
Last year my sights got messed up on the way to the hunt so I tightened everything. I was super suprised at how loose alot of those Allen bolts were. Great advice
Post by: Cab on September 06, 2017, 08:11:21 AM
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Last year my sights got messed up on the way to the hunt so I tightened everything. I was super suprised at how loose alot of those Allen bolts were. Great advice
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I mark all my bolts with a fine tipped silver sharpie so I can look at my bow and tell if anything is moving. It's nice after a misstep or long bumpy car rides to be able to just have that visual confirmation that things are where they're suppose to be.
Post by: Jpmiller on September 06, 2017, 08:42:26 AM
Last year my sights got messed up on the way to the hunt so I tightened everything. I was super suprised at how loose alot of those Allen bolts were. Great advice
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I mark all my bolts with a fine tipped silver sharpie so I can look at my bow and tell if anything is moving. It's nice after a misstep or long bumpy car rides to be able to just have that visual confirmation that things are where they're suppose to be.
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That's a good idea but my pins and my entire site adjusts up and down and left and right. I finally broke down and bought a bow case, tighten the bolts religiously, and always make sure to shoot a few arrows from each pin when I get wherever I'm going.
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on September 06, 2017, 09:09:13 AM
My confidence is high, but now I have started focusing on uphill, downhill and kneeling shots. When I'm kneeling it cuts my range in half.