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A Comical Approach To Archery Bow Hunting
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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New Bill Lowers The Archery Bow Hunting Safety Zone
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
Archery Bow Hunting – Learning The Hard Way May Be The Best Way
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