Archery Bow Hunting Blog

With our current economic crisis, it is becoming very difficult to raise the money needed to fight hunger in our country. Instead of donating to a good cause, people are being forced to keep that money for themselves. It’s not greed though… It’s survival. We all have our needs, and most of us are barely getting by

Fortunately, money is not the only thing that can help feed the hungry! The gracious people at HuntOnly.com have donated 15 deer to the FHFH (Farmers and Hunters Feeding The Hungry), which will be enough food to feed 3,000 hungry children and their families!

Deer hunting is a sport that is filled with self satisfaction, and HuntOnly.com has taken that to another level! Not only do they get that tingly feeling in their stomach as they prepare for a shot, but they can also feel great about themselves when the donate their kill to a good cause!

Here Is More Information About HuntOnly.com

Huntonly.com was launched in July 2006. HuntOnly.com is made
up of a team of everyday hunters who are serious about the outdoors and provide new hunting
articles, field journals and hunting gear reviews. The site has an active forum for almost every
aspect of Deer Hunting and general Hunting with over 2,000 members.

a better way on tuning you bow than paper tuning. this method uses levels and a laser. this creates perfect center shot

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The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) is a joint venture between state Departments of Education and Wildlife. Several archery equipment manufacturers and organizations are also partners. The program promotes student education and participation in life long sport of Archery. The program’s focus is to provide International style target archery training in physical education classes, grades 4-12.

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Today, I want to show you guys a very entertaining article that I found at basecamplegends.com. Tom Sorenson, the article of this specific article really put a smile on my face while I read his column!

He talks about the five things that all hunters should know. He doesn’t mention any of the technical stuff that goes into hunting, so dont worry… its not a boring read!

Here is one of the things that he says that us hunters should know:

“Hunt with a bow. This was an easy one. his way you can always blame the wind – always. Someone asks you why you didn’t get anything, you can answer, “Well, you see, I was bow hunting and the wind was just swirling like crazy. I just couldn’t close the distance.” This does several things - first it impresses everyone that you’re accomplished enough to try to pursue game with a bow, and it gives an automatic excuse. Anyone who has hunted with a bow knows that if the wind is wrong, it doesn’t matter how good of a hunter you are - the game is up.”

I thought that you would get a kick out of that one! How many times have you blamed the wind for missing your shot? If you say that you have never done this, then you have probably always hunted in the perfect conditions!

I gave you one of his bits of advice, but I think you will enjoy the other four points that he mentions! You can read the rest of the article by checking out the link right below!

http://basecamplegends.com/blog/2008/08/05/five-things-hunters-should-know

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According to dailyrecord.com, there is a bill in New Jersey that will lower the safety zone for archery bow hunting from 450 feet to 150 feet.

Bill A-595 is a revision to the original bill 595 that says that no hunter can shoot his bow within 450 feet of a structure unless they have permission from the owner of that structure. This revision of the bill has been introduced because law makers believe that archery bow hunting is much safer than hunting with a rifle!

The problem with the bill right now is that animal protection activists are trying to sway the people of New Jersey to vote the bill down, citing that lowering the safety zone to only 150 feet will endanger more animals and humans. However, The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, and the National Safety Counsel say that archery bow hunting is one of the safest sports that we can participate in.

Personally, I dont live in New Jersey, but I really hope this bill is passed! Maybe New Jersey will set the path for other states to follow. If you read this, and you are in New Jersey, dont let those animal activists sway your vote! Lowering the safety zone will not put any more animals in danger, simply because archery bow hunters are known to be some of the safest, well trained hunters out there!

You can read the rest of the article about Bill A-595 at the link below.

http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080725/OPINION03/807250316/1096/OPINION

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Well, the archery hunting equipment argument continues! For years, hardcore archery hunters have been against allowing the much more accurate crossbow hunters to hunt during their seasons. Now, The Pennsylvania Game Commission may decide to make the choice for them!

According to the Daily Item, The Pennsylvania Game Commission is seriously considering legalizing the use of crossbows during archery season!

Some hunters believe that this decision by the PGC does not have the hunter in mind. Instead, they are trying to create a bigger profit for the equipment manufacturers.

Also, the feeling amongst the Archery Hunting communality is that bow hunting, compared to crossbow hunting is a skill that takes a lot of work and practice. They believe that is unfair to allow crossbows into their seasons, because they are much more accurate and take a lot less skill.

http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_215234608.html

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Since I am a two time Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran with the 101st Airborne, I was very pleased to see the latest archery hunting equipment news from bowhuntingmag about the Bowtech’s new addition to their family of outstanding bows, the 82nd Airborne.

The 82nd Airborne is considered our (The 101st’s) brother division, and I am very proud to say that. The rich history of the division started back in 1917, and they are still one of the elite divisions in the US Military.

With the archery/bow hunting season quickly approaching, if you are in the market to get yourself a new bow, then you should really consider checking out Bowtech’s 82nd Airborne. Bowtech will be donating a portion of the profits from sales of this bow to an organization called TAPS, or the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors.

I have seen first hand what TAPS does for the families of the soldiers that are killed in Iraq. Take a second and imagine how difficult it must be for the families emotionally. Now, I want you to imagine how difficult it would be financially! Most of the time, the soldier is the person that brings the bread home to the family, and when they are killed in Iraq, it really puts the families in a tough spot financially!

About The bow

This is not your typical bow by any means. Most hunters drool over the fact that their bow has arrow speeds of 320 or 330 fps, but this amazing bow has an arrow speed of 350 FPS! This bow is one of the most deadly bows I have see, thats for sure! You may be thinking… with this fast of an arrow speed, you wont be able to shoot it accurately, or you might hurt your wrist when trying to shoot it, but thats not the case with the 82nd Airborne!

Just like the division, this things strikes fast! Don’t take my word for it though. Watch this thing in action!

If that video doesn’t make you excited, I dont know what will! To read more about this outstanding bow, head on over to the Bowtech website!

*I am in no way affiliated with bowtech. I am just trying to get the word out about helping the soldiers, and also give you a chance to get one of the best bows ever created!*

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I was lucky enough to find an amazing article at bowhuntingmag.com, written by Eddie Claypool, on archery bow hunting, called The School Of Hard Knocks. We have all attended our own School Of Hard Knocks somewhere in our lives, but in this particular article, Eddie Claypool talks about the struggles that he has gone through to get where he is today as one of the most respected bow hunters to walk the woods!

Throughout the past 20 or so years, Eddie Claypool been able to kill more than more than 50 record breaking, world class animals using the skills that he has acquired while archery bow hunting. During his journey, he has gone through so many learning experiences, all which have made him a smarter, better prepared hunter!

He generously shares with us some of the lessons that he has learned, in hopes that you too may be better prepared to handle such situations, when you are confronted with them.

He talks about the evil inner voice that is inside of every human being. You know which one I’m talking about! The one that tells you to take an unnecessary risk to get something that you desire. Sometimes, that voice is not giving you the best advice.

When it comes to archery bow hunting, he says:

“Leave macho-man at camp; listen to that still-small voice inside your head, and heed it’s warnings, because if you don’t, you’re gonna have to be really thick-skinned!“

He learned this lesson one cold day, when he listened to his evil inner voice telling him that it was a good idea to walk across the ice covered wetlands, instead of listening to the small, much smarter voice in his head that told him that it would be a lot safer to just walk the half mile hike around the ice! I’m sure that you can predict how he learned this specific Hard Knocks lesson!

I wont ruin the rest of one of my favorite columnist’s stories, instead follow the link below to read the rest for yourself! You are sure take something of value out of his learning experiences that will better prepare you for the endeavors that you may face while on your next hunt, or hunts in the future!

http://www.bowhuntingmag.com/tactics/BH_schoolofhardk_200806/index1.html

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