First off AF, you are going to make this happen this year....you will bow hunt. I have few suggestions.

1) One, do not practice every day. Practice every other day. If practicing every other day makes your shoulder hurt, then practice every third day...etc. SLOWLY build up to practicing slightly below the limit where you will think it will hurt afterwards...never more. Ice right after you practice for 15 minutes.

2) On the days you are not practicing, take a hot shower and then stretch that shoulder out slowly, and possibly do some rehab exercises with a dumbell or tension band. Then ice your shoulder right afterwards for 15 minutes.

3) Also, if you can purchase a low cost STEM ( electrical stimulation) unit online, you can use it to supplement your strength training on your shoulder. It really helps strengthen the small support muscles that most people miss when they workout. It also helps to lessen the pain by disrupting the nerves and their pain signals.

4) Make sure you are getting a good diet. I am not a guy looking for a miracle in a pill. However, I started to take "fish oil" pills this year after talking with my father in-law who has studied and taught biology the last 30 years. He said humans are severely lacking in the omega-3 oils from fish and that taking even small doses really seemed to help his body pains. I can attest that after 2-3 weeks of taking fish oil pills, that the pains in my knees have decreased substantially.

Best of luck to you....think about this, you have about 3.5 months to really get better before the rut kicks in.....work slowly with a goal in mind for November, not next month.