Bow Hunting Advice

yep no problem man. im young, only 22, but have been doing this shit since i was 14. and bow hunting since 16. and i love helping people out, especially people trying to hunt bow.

its a lot to take in for sure, luckily i leanred it all through the years with my dad. but im still learning so much from others and still my dad.

if you even need anything let me know. or are ever up in norcal and wanna do some pig hunting or just shoot.

 

bradley..how old are you?

you have some great spots down in Socal. i'll pm you one..you tell anyone. i bet it is two hours from your house. let me find the turnoff. as a bowhunter willing to hike..you can find deer easy. lots of car hunters at this place. LOTS of black bear too!!

 

For sure man, I will definitely bring my bow any time I head up north! and you the same, whenever your down south let me know and we can grab a brew or go shoot or something.

I am looking forward to the upcoming learning experiences I have!

I am 24.

I would appreciate it if you would sent me the "secret" area your talking about. I wont tell anyone so your secret is safe with me buddy. I live out in Simi Valley which is in Ventura County. I have absolutely no problem hiking so hopefully I can find some remote locations that no one goes to and has an abundance of animals Black bears are fun! fast little bastards but most of the time you can scare them away... just gotta be smart with those guys!!

 

UPDATE: Should get my bow in this week hopefully!

My dad and I made a bow stand outta PVC for when we shoot. Put 2 arrow holders on it and have the arms wrapped in foam so it doesnt harm the bow when we have them hung up. Cannot wait to start shooting!



Oh yeah and I also bought a dozen new Carbon Express Mayhem Hunters 350's off of ArcheryTalk.com for $100

 

I bought an old CSS bow of this site for a steal of a deal. It is straight up deadly at 40 yards now. I needed a whisker biscuit and a new release but other than that it was solid. I think it's possible to get into this sport for under 200 arrows and all. I haven't picked out my next bow yet but I found a pro shop I like. After a few kills I will upgrade to the best deal.

 

Right on man, I think I saw the one you bought actually! was that your first bow?

 

That is hella nice bro! I gotta build me one of those

 

Yeah it took about an hour to make, super easy!

Here is a list of what I used:

-2 1"x10' PVC pipe
-2 4"x24" ABS Pipe
-2 4" ABS Caps
-4 1" T's
-4 1" Caps
-2 1" 90 Degree Elbows
-1 1" Pipe Insulation
-2 5/16"x2" Bolt
-2 5/16" Locking Nuts
-4 5/16" Washers

6 Pack of your favorite brew and your set!

 

Awesome buddy thanks! That will give me something to do this weekend

 

No worries! I didn't glue anything down either so I can break it down and change it up if I want. I can give you measurements too if need be! Pm me if you have questions!

 

Yup. I am having a good time with it. I can't hit bullseye every time but I'm within a bowling ball area at 40 ish yards. That's close enough to kill. I am eagerly awaiting deer season.

 

Just got my Carbon Express Mayhem 350's today!!! CANNOT WAIT FOR THE BOW NEXT WEEK!

 

Arts booyyyyyy!!!

 

Do you guys order custom sized arrows or cut them yourselves?

 

custom. its too easy just to let them cut them and put the inserts in.

 

Dido. Do em yourself. Just make sure u have the right cutting equipment. If u have a pro shop tho hell just have em do it for ya. It's convenient for me to have my buddy do it since he owns a shop. But I do all my own inserts.

I do this for one little minute reason. I screw a broad head into the into the insert and stick it in. Then line up the blades of the head with the fletching. Take a silver sharpie and make a mark on the insert and arrow, remove broad head from insert then glue it in lining up your marks.

Picky, I know, but I feel it gives that tad bit more straightness and accuracy.

 

What broad heads are you guys using? I have one walmart one my buddy gave me and a set of ram cats. I use the fixed blade with the mindset that they would perform better for both hogs and deer.

 

I use g5 t3. Mechanical. They are devistating. Multiple pigs. Leave great holes. Buddy shot a deer with em, thing ran no more then 40 yards and was done. But for fixed, I used to shot the g5 montec, but they came out with the g5 striker, same as montec just replaceable blades.

And u can never go wrong with muzzy.

But it comes down to shot placement. Double lung anythig, or heart, it's dead no matter what your using. Even a field tip.

 

Those ram cats are a SICK broadhead. I've always shot g5 Montec's or rage 2 blade. I'm gonna give the new rage chisel tip a try this season I've read alot of killer stuff about em. But to each is there own when it comes to broadheads. It's like a Chevy or a Ford thing.

 

Or toyota... haha

but ya, mainly, see a few u like, try em out. as stated many-a-times in this thread, people tend to get very brand oriented, but i found thats mainly cuz what they have has worked for them. Try a few things, see what flys well FIRST and is CLOSE as possible to field tip, then field test it.