Deer Hunting

Bow stand selection keys

Archery season is open in many areas and fast approaching in others, and hopefully, most bowhunters have their archery equipment set up and dialed in. But what about the tree stands they will hunt from?  […]

Hunting

Get things stabilized

When I first started shooting a compound bow almost 30 years ago, many archers shot without a stabilizer. Bows were generally longer and heavier, and they didn’t generate nearly the torque and power of today’s bows. […]

Hunting

Live with target panic

Archery is a sport that requires extreme mental focus, as well as proper form and muscle memory developed through lots of practice.  For these reasons, I often compare it to golf. Also like golf, it is a game of mistakes: he or she who makes the fewest mistakes wins. […]

Hunting

Give yourself the shaft

With all of the annual hype and focus on the latest and greatest compound bows, the arrows they shoot are often an afterthought. In reality, the arrow is just as important, if not more, than the bow it is shot from. […]

Hunting

It’s an exotic thing

January marks the end of hunting seasons across most of the country, with some ending at the first of the month, some at the end. Bowhunters are often at a loss when they realize they’re face a long offseason, wishing they were in a tree stand. […]

Deer Hunting

Get to know a crossbow

Although crossbows have been around for thousands of years, until recently, their use for deer hunting has been legally limited or restricted in most of the country. […]