most necessary bow hunting tips for beginners
08-24-2019, 12:10 AM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 1
most necessary bow hunting tips for beginners
Before you step out for hunting, it will be better if you rehearse bow hunting by using all the accessories you plan to hunt with. That includes your dress, broadheads, bow sight, arrow rest, quiver, even gloves. Because each of these stuff affects your shooting differently. Having and not having any of them plays a crucial role in bowhunting. And you will need to check all of them before your hunt actually.
After that, eliminate one of the broadheads and rehearse bow hunting. If you think they are affecting your target differently, adjust the sight for your broadheads.
Lastly, rehearse shooting from different positions which include kneeling and from a tree stand at difficult angles.
After that, eliminate one of the broadheads and rehearse bow hunting. If you think they are affecting your target differently, adjust the sight for your broadheads.
Lastly, rehearse shooting from different positions which include kneeling and from a tree stand at difficult angles.
08-24-2019, 06:56 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 2,743
first off welcome to the site!
next, I've never needed or even thought about wearing a DRESS to hunt with the bow before , must be something different where you hunt HAHA
but gather you mean to practice shooting in the clothing you plan to hunt in!
for beginners however I would stress more on learning how to shoot consistently period, making sure they have good solid repeatable form and stick to basic shooting positions they will shoot from in the fuield, like from tree stands, and learning HOW to shoot from above, again all back to proper shooting FORM using practice tips, as until your really good at grouping practice tips that fly more true, you might be chasing your tail trying to figure out what bread heads are flying good or not, as large groups with broad heads, from a NEW shooter could be the shooter as much as the broad heads!
have to have basic's solid before advancing in anything in life, THAT IS< if you wish to ever be real good at it!
from there you can get as advanced with wearing gear and different positions as you like using the gear you plan to hunt in, all the more so bulky clothes and such!
next, I've never needed or even thought about wearing a DRESS to hunt with the bow before , must be something different where you hunt HAHA
but gather you mean to practice shooting in the clothing you plan to hunt in!
for beginners however I would stress more on learning how to shoot consistently period, making sure they have good solid repeatable form and stick to basic shooting positions they will shoot from in the fuield, like from tree stands, and learning HOW to shoot from above, again all back to proper shooting FORM using practice tips, as until your really good at grouping practice tips that fly more true, you might be chasing your tail trying to figure out what bread heads are flying good or not, as large groups with broad heads, from a NEW shooter could be the shooter as much as the broad heads!
have to have basic's solid before advancing in anything in life, THAT IS< if you wish to ever be real good at it!
from there you can get as advanced with wearing gear and different positions as you like using the gear you plan to hunt in, all the more so bulky clothes and such!
08-25-2019, 06:34 AM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,746
Don't get hung up on all the gadgets and gismos that the market say you "need". The three most important things you need to do to have a deer get close enough for a shot besides being where they want to be are to fool its eyes, ears and nose. I ordered them this way as easiest to hardest.
1. Eyes: remain still and avoid eye contact. A deer's eyes aren't the best in the woods but they can spot movement very easily.
2. Ears: Remain as quiet as possible. Natural sounds occur constantly in the woods but a deer doesn't ignore them and will check any that are close. Un-natural sounds such as metal to metal will put a deer on high alert. and may even make it alter its course.
3. Nose: The hardest of all to trick. Stay as scent free as possible and position your stand downwind of where you think the deer will pass. IMO even avoid those so called cover up scents. A deer's nose is 50 times better than yours. It is said that you can smell vegetable soup. But a deer can smell the corn, peas, carrots etc in the soup. Wash your clothes in one of the commercial soaps made for this purpose. NOTE: this is important too because it removes the chemicals that "light up" your clothes from ultraviolet light.
I've seen this happen. If a deer catches your scent, especially an older deer, it will do one of three things. It will stop and check every inch of its surrounding before moving another step, it will slowly turn around and backtrack or will snort and take off ASAP.
1. Eyes: remain still and avoid eye contact. A deer's eyes aren't the best in the woods but they can spot movement very easily.
2. Ears: Remain as quiet as possible. Natural sounds occur constantly in the woods but a deer doesn't ignore them and will check any that are close. Un-natural sounds such as metal to metal will put a deer on high alert. and may even make it alter its course.
3. Nose: The hardest of all to trick. Stay as scent free as possible and position your stand downwind of where you think the deer will pass. IMO even avoid those so called cover up scents. A deer's nose is 50 times better than yours. It is said that you can smell vegetable soup. But a deer can smell the corn, peas, carrots etc in the soup. Wash your clothes in one of the commercial soaps made for this purpose. NOTE: this is important too because it removes the chemicals that "light up" your clothes from ultraviolet light.
I've seen this happen. If a deer catches your scent, especially an older deer, it will do one of three things. It will stop and check every inch of its surrounding before moving another step, it will slowly turn around and backtrack or will snort and take off ASAP.
