Bow Hunting Advice

Damn that is FAR! lol Let me know what you buddy says about other dealers on those bows though

 

Grinch. Your friend is an elite dealer? In Petaluma? I thought I would drive to Gilroy. What is the shop's name?

 

Avid Bowhunter.

On Petaluma blvd by the Petaluma outlets.

Elite, Mathews, PSE, bowtech, diamond.

http://www.avidbowhunter.com/AVID_BOWHUNTER/Welcome.html

Very honest and straight forward guy. Hans Olufs is the owner.
Worth it. And I hunt with him year round. Got a buck on opener of b zone last year.

 

Where are u located.

 

i just got the call my new insanity cpxl is ready!! i custom ordered it from the factory, and got it all setup with some new parts i wanted to try.
i will post pictures when i go get it Saturday but for now here is the run down

black ops 60-70lbs insanity XL
custom Flo orange speckle and gray speckled strings (so they should be Flo orange, gray and black)
limb driver pro V rest
11.5 fuse carbon blade
and the one i am most excited about (i have been on spot hoggs shooting staff for years and just got released this year so i get to try new stuff)
axcel amourtech vision pro 5 pin sight (i hope it is a nice as i have heard)

 

im not sure where you are located but there is a store called blue line ammo in ventura and they do the hunters safety class once or twice a month for $20, its real easy and the teacher is cool. Thats the only class you are required to take

 

Thats Awesome! keep us posted on when you get it and how you like it! Im heading out to AZ on the weekend of the 10th and probably going to be purchasing a bow when im out there. Found some really good shops in Kingman which I will be passing through..

Alright, thank you very much! im out in Simi BTW. I will take that and then apply for tags and get going on more range time and practicing. Thanks for everything and let me know when your going out, it would be nice to get some pointers once I get my bow.

 

East bay. I bowhunt lake Sonoma all the time.

 

AZ? You owe yourself a visit to the PSE factory. They sell blemish bows cheap. My first bow I got there. It was fun buying like that.

 

Well grinch?

 

Ha, nice we got property out that way. Def check out his shop

 

What is the name of the shop? Maybe an iPhone prob and I missed it?

 

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Duh. I missed that post. Sorry

I'll call them tomorrow. Thx

 

Sounds good. Tell him Sean told ya about it. they are open 4-7

 

best advice i can give ya is make a good shot and use sharp broadheads. all bows nowadays are pretty decent you dont need a $1200 bow when you can get a bear for around 4-5. matthews are nice but theyre so dang high. actually just sold my bow last year for a crossbow, people hate em, until they shoot them. they are easier than a compound to shoot, but nowhere near a gun as people say they are. and you only get one shot because they are LOUD where with a compound you can get off multiple shots if you arent seen.





and before the "you arent a true hunter because you use a crossbow" comments start, i hunt to eat. we usually clean 5+ deer a year and eat them year round. its easier for me to put a deer down with a crossbow than a compound so i use one.

 

i think crossbows are sweet! only reason i wouldn't own one is because the crossbow season is the same as rifle, and I've always wanted a bolt action 223 or 308

 

Nothing wrong with a crossbow, hunt with what you want does not matter what anyone else thinks.

As for the bows, you can kill with any bow but there is a difference between a $400.00 bow and a $1000.00 bow. There is a reason target pro use the top of the line bows and fashion is not it. Again nothing wrong with a $400.00 bow but there is a difference.

 

I used to shoot a lot, I haven't shot in probably a year, I need to start shooting again.

But I used to shoot a reflex growler, its now sitting in a case under my bed waiting to be shot. it is definitely worth paying a bit more to get a really good compound bow (if your going compound, traditional is fun too). It makes a huge difference. I went from a 150$ (browning micro midas 3)bow to the growler. I will never go back. I have shot a friend of mines whisper creek that is tricked out for competition, and it worth probably 1500 and the difference between it and bow half that is pretty big. You don't need anything that expensive for hunting though.

good arrows make a big difference too, trust your local archery shop on those though, I don't know what is good anymore. I highly recomend finding a local archery shop versus Bass Pro

and make sure you get a good release, they help more than anything.
I love T handle releases, they are much more consistant for release the string. I switched from a wrist strap to a T handle and cut my group size in half. I like the Trueballs, they aren't cheap, but they are awesome

this is what I have, I got mine through a sponsored organization for 60 instead of 90, but it is definitely worth it.


http://www.amazon.com/Ball-Diamond-Release-Standard-Caliper/dp/B000KOVFBE/ref=pd_sbs_sg_4


the bow I used to shoot, except this is a stock picture of a bare bow



Sites and rests are personal preference, I like glow pins sites and drop away rests or shoot through rests. Avoid whisker biscuits unless you are using blazer vanes (short vanes), they shred your fletching otherwise....

I got mine from here actually, they did a good job, it surprised me. I ended up changing one thing on the bow (rest, since it came with one I didn't like). but it was well tuned, and set up well for me. Heck, the pins were even on pretty good for range wise.

 

Although those releases are nice they at pretty difficult to shoot for me, but that's prob because I'm so used to a wrist release. Benefit of the wrist release is u strap it on and it's always there. I'd prob lose that thing in the woods. Especially the mornings I fall asleep on a tree! Haha