I filmed my latest session of traditional archery practice. I was shooting my 55# @28" draw ChekMate Falcon 60" recurve bow with some aluminum arrows fletched with turkey feathers. I am getting better than when I started and my 20 yard groups are starting to get respectable.
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Good Training Idea for Sheep Hunters
I found this article, and it seemed very informative. If you have a sheep, goat, or alpine mule deer hunt planned this workout regime would be perfect. It is a 6 week schedule so start early to prevent breaking down phsyically on your once in a lifetime sheep adventure: http://www.wildsheep.org/pdf/six_minute_hill.pdf
German Hunter Bags Huge Moose in Canada
I just read this story on CBC news. A German hunter was in the North West Territories of Canada and Harvested this giant moose! http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/01/13/nwt-moose.html#socialcomments I think that is incredible, good on him for such an adventure. I am glad we (Canadians) can showcase our wonderful country to the world. Some hunters believe all hunting …
My ChekMate Falcon Arrived
I went to the post office today and picked up my recurve. It is a Falcon ChekMate Recurve 60" long and 55# @ 28" draw. I was sent a dozen arrows with it so I began shooting indoor at the archery range today. I was not consistant with it, but sometimes I showed a little …
Excellent Argument for Hunting
This article is spot on and a very good argument against the anti-hunting community. I agree with everything said in this article and actually have found myself using arguments that are parralleled in this article. My favorite part is when the author says if he loved just killing animals he would buy a carton of …
Untangling Big Bucks
I came across this story on a forum that is quite interesting. A good person helped free this buck from its demise: http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=30062
Wood Arrows as a Gift
Today my father in-law presented me with some traditional wood hunting arrows with glue on fixed broadheads fletched with real feathers . He bought them off a friend who found them for a bargain price at a garage sale. You never know what you will find there. The arrows are painted with a little cresting …
Using a Howitzer for Deer Hunting?
I just came across this crazy idea on the web: http://www.buckstix.com/howitzer.htm This guy is suggesting you to use his blue prints to assemble a mountain howitzer to hunt deer. Not only does this seem unethical and unsportsmanlike, there must be some laws against using military cannons for sport hunting. He shows pictures of one of …
Waiting for my ChekMate to arrive!
Since my compound bow and all my bow hunting stuff was stolen, I have to start all over again. I have long thought about shooting traditional archery and figured this is a great time to invest traditional archery tackle and begin a new relationship with a more primitave method of hunting. I found this used …