2 little tips for things that have either almost cost me.....or made me do strange things......

1. If you hunt with a facemask....and use a kisser button.....you need to be figuring out how you're gonna do both, right now. First deer I took last year....I thought I had practiced it....but it didn't feel right when the moment of truth came. I was at full draw.....pulling the mask down from my mouth. Worked out fine....but it could have easily went the other way.

2. If you shoot a fall away.....and you hunt with moleskin on the prongs.....it's time to add it now....and make sure you're still in tune with the added moleskin on there.

Just a heads up on things that have almost bitten me. Good luck.

The kisser button thing happened to me last year. Before, i used a face mask with the mouth part open and i had no problem shooting. Last year i bought a full face mask with no mouth opening. I didn't really think about it until i drew back on a nice buck and couldn't take the shot b/c ididn't feel my kisser button. This year i have been practicing with my facemask on so that won't happen again.

I hunt with a facemask and I anchor to my fletching. Yeah I know my form is a little off there 31" drawlength however I had to CHEW a hole in my facemask when I got out there because I couldnt anchor to anything.

Yeah, I hate not wearing a facemask. I had a new string put on my bow and they installed a kisser button too, needless to say it didnt last long on there. I just find myself feeling 'out of place' without a facemask on during bow season.

That's why I got rid of my kisser button. I anchor with fletchings tight to the face, and tip of the nose on the string. Seems to be working Ok. I do need to bust out the facemask and start practicing with it!

Good tips. Anyone else?

Wear face paint

Practice with the arrow you are going to shoot at an animal.

Germ - beat me too it I stopped using a face mask and utilize black face paint

Good tip for those using climbers especially with mesh wire bottom sections - put weight on the stand before you actually go hunting - if not it sounds like a bag of popcorn everytime you shift your feet- I quit using the wire mesh stands

Bring toilet paper/babywipes....

I paint my face, but some days the bugs are so bad that I pull the face mask out