shooting like you hunt
 

OK guys i plan to do some bow hunting from a pop up ground blind.
i do not plan to use the shoot through mesh

Should i do some practice with my bow from the blind. say with the chair i will be sitting in and everything like i was hunting.
Also do you guys ever shoot in rain if you plan to hunt during the rain.

RE: shooting like you hunt
 

I would definately recommend practicing from a blind. It takes some getting used to so you don't want to deal with that your first time out. I never really practice in the rain. Maybe a slight sprinkle but not during a downpour. I usually see little or no movement until the rain stops and then things pickup.

RE: shooting like you hunt
 

You definetly want to practice from your blind. Even though your sight window looks clear make sure your arrow is clear. I know numerous people who did this. And you dont want it to happen on a buck of a lifetime.

RE: shooting like you hunt
 

Always shoot like you hunt. I used to do stupid things like run hard for 30 seconds to get my heart pumping hard, then shoot my arrow. I now hold a beer, put it on the ground, then shoot. ;)

RE: shooting like you hunt
 

Biggest thing about practicing shooting out of a blind is practicing shooting out of the same chair you're going to hunt sitting in.

Big thing is the height of the chair....and how that affects your sight window.

RE: shooting like you hunt
 

I would i was practicing to go turkey hunting with a bow and i was going to be sitting on a bucket when i shot so i got the target out and on my first shot i wasnt paying enough attention to how i had my bow and when i shot the cam came down and scraped my knee pretty bad i almost dropped my bow. it is not worth injuring a deer or your self because you are not prepared.

RE: shooting like you hunt
 

thanks guys all good points and tips.
I can just see my neighoors now i am sitting there in a pop up shooting my bow in my back yard in the middle of town.
i got a lot of looks when i set the stand up in the tree. i did so to clear out space in the garage.
But then i thougt hey i can shoot from it now.

RE: shooting like you hunt
 

Yeah, like everybody else said practice the shots you expect to shoot when hunting. If nothing else it will improve confidence at the moment of truth.