OK guys help me out here on any little pointers u might have on this subject. I am goin to be using my bow this yr to bag a gobbler here in PA, without a blind(don' t care to hunt from a blind). The averages on this are said to be 1 outa every 10 call ins can u get a shot with a bow. I usually have someone with me huntin so I plan on havin them with a gun just in case I don' t get a shot that maybe they can. So if anyone has any tricks please feel free to tell me what to expect. Thanks
Hey spring is just around the corner.
the best trick you can possibly pick up is the following, if you can do this, you will get your bird 99% of the time when he comes in range, and that is:
LEARN TO DRAW YOUR BOW WITHOUT MOVING!!
no really, the movement is the hardest part to avoid.. get that thing back when he is not paying attention ie: behind a tree, or you can draw it early and then hold it till he gets close.. Good luck!
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find the birds rousting & feeding area & get between them. you can even hunt out of a tree stand if you know their pattern which does get you out of their direct line of sight.
I' ve killed three birds without my blind while bowhunting. Most of them where speedy situation where I was walking towards a gobbler and I saw him before I could get my blind up. First tip I will give you it get behind the biggest tree you can. This will let you peek around the corner, draw when you can' t even see the bird, then let him move to one side of the tree for a shot. Be careful not to get to close to the tree as it will mess up your draw. The second bit of information I will give you is turn you bow poundage down. It took me awhile to learn this. By drawing less wait you can hold your bow for a long time. The last thing you want to do is learn how to keep your head and arms still and steady while you draw. You want your head and arms kinda behind your bow. If you make much side to side motion he will see you. He is less likely to spook if you make a slow, steady draw. But the best scenerio is to draw behind a tree and let him walk into your shooting lane. Wait til he sees you or your decoy, he will stop, then plug him right in the bread basket.
when you start working a bird have your partner do all the calling from 50yrds or so in back of you place a decoy between you and your partner and you should be 15yrds offset of the decoy, be very still as the bird walks past toward the decoy, draw your bow and fire
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