Archive for the ‘Bow Hunting’ Category

MD Bow season off to a good start

Question:
Sat. was the opening day of Bow season for deer.  Maryland has such a bad problem with deer over population that in my part of the state they have changed the reg. to say that you can take one buck and then you have to take two antlerless deer before you can [...]

Tree stand suggestions

Question:
I am looking to buy a safe good stand for bow hunting and gun hunting that is safe and quite.I am thinking about summit viper or python .Does anybody have any experience with either of these or any other suggestions.

Response:
I have an API climber that I like very much.  Two part climbers [...]

New to Muzzleloading, need some advice

Question:
I have tried to sent this message 3 times now, and still has not posted. So here goes one more time. I am a seasoned hunter with nearly 20 years hunting whitetails with rifle in Virginia and Pennsylvania with some excursions to Colorado and Wyoming for elk, muleys, and ‘lopes. In [...]

Bullet Expansion

Question:
  Hey,,,  I was wondering what is the most common way to perform a bullet expansion test. I shot a 180 grain 30/06 Nosler Partion bullet thru 5 one gallon jugs filled with water,with somewhat disappointing results. I saw it done this way in a magazine. The core of the bullet [...]

Brand of Bows

Question:
> >Greetings all, >I’ve recently become interested in bow hunting and would like some feedback >from experienced bow hunters.  The price of bows range anywhere from $200 up to >$450 from what I’ve seen.  Are certain brands better than others?? Are there >some I should stay away from??  I don’t even [...]

Tree Stand Advice

Question:
Thanks all for the treestand advice. I used a friends Grand Vision the other day and it was easy to use and quiet. I will probably get that or the Viper XL. Roy, I’m hunting in the swamps of the upper St. Johns Marsh, mostly around Kenansville, the Stick Marsh area [...]

Ontario/Canadian bowhunters I need your help

Question:
Newbie question. I am living in eastern Ontario and am looking for a subscription to a bow hunters magazine (local ?). Also are there any web sites dealing  in bow hunting for this area? I searched  for awhile but have not been able to find anything. thanks. Visit the [...]

Arrow Rest on Compound

Question:
Can anyone tell me why you need to adjust the spring return on the rest,  so long as its stiff enough to hold up the arrow ?  Providing clearances etc are OK, the arrow should barely touch it on release.  I wonder why they need to move at all. I’ve tried [...]

Bow Hunting for BUCKs!

Question:
Ok I just took up BOW (Crossbow) hunting this year and I’ve been out about 5 times and seen lots of Deer mostly does and Fawns four or five bucks but never within range or out of bushes. I’m looking for suggestions as to the best way to set up to get [...]

Opening Day Archery / Texas

Question:
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hey Bunny, > I read your post on the rec.hunting group, I have never much thought about > the observations you made during opening weekend. See I too have just > started bow hunting. I have gun hunted all my life and [...]