im huntin thick brush with a 68 inch longbow this year and i have trouble getin through it all.id like a few tips and suggestions for brush huntin.
thanks! jake :)
I'd start by going to a shorter bow. What are you hunting?
Some areas lend themselves to hunting from the ground with a bow and some don't. I like to hunt from the ground if there is plenty of cover, but yet plenty of trails where you can walk without alerting everything in the woods.
Jake, your property where you and your dad are I would suggest building a ground blind and sit in it on a hunting stool. Just build it out of some down trees and limbs. I would start practicing shooting sitting on the stool. This is what I used to do with my longer longbows and I still hunt this way with my short bows.
ive been looking for a nice short bow.ive been hunting whitetail in the brushy swamps.
thanks,jake
Oh and I would not look to much into the shorter bow thing. This being you first season with your longbow shoot the bow you have been shooting. You shoot that bow very well!! I would not recommend you shooting anything but that bow.
good plan... but this year im gonna be on the move trying different places. last year i hunted 1 stand and i saw deer but it was so thick.im gonna try a few different places off the ground this year. thanks Tim
jake
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Don't be afraid of short bows. Try them before you dismiss them.
There are several short bow reviews on my site to look at www.peteward.com (http://www.peteward.com) in the trad review section. I recently finished up the sheepeater review and it will definately be a hunting bow along with the Kempf little grizzly. Both are 50" AMO bows.
A short bow will not be near the handicap a longer bow is in thick stuff or blinds. At normal hunting distances a short bow is not a handicap at all.
Pete
thanks pete,
jake
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I would never give up a bow I shot well for something that was "convenient" in the brush.
It's MHO that the whole "brush bow" thing is a bunch of crap. Learn to use what you have in all situations and you'll be ahead of the game in the long run.
QuoteOriginally posted by Charlie Lamb:
It's MHO that the whole "brush bow" thing is a bunch of crap.
C'mon Charlie, tell us what you really think :biglaugh:
:D ;)
After reading Pete Ward's review on short bows,The Stalker by Rodney Wright. I gave it a try.....I love it.. :thumbsup: I can shoot it while sittin' on the ground without even canting the bow. It shoots as good as anything I've shot. BUT it isn't for the long draw guys. 28" and that's it, works for me.. :archer:
Here is a couple nice pics of Jake and his longbow.
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What's the guy on the far right shootin'?
thats jason bobb. he goes by whitebuffalo on tradgang.
guys thanks for the tips!
jake :thumbsup:
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Jason is shooting a newer Bear K-mag in that pic.
whos that good lookin guy on the left with the kohannah??? :biglaugh:
I have to agree with Mr. Lamb.....
If you switch from a 68" bow to a 62" bow you are only loosing 3" on each end.....
Realisticly 3" is not enough to create a problem.
Jake is a Young Man.....He has many years to learn to manuver through heavy cover with his longbow.With time and practice,Jake and his longbow will learn to work together.....As A Hunter!!!!! :archer:
Although I am addicted to short bows...Charlie is right. Don't worry about a few inches. Hunt from a stool or a tree, pay attention to limb clearance. I had a 66" Marriah Chinook for a long time, I never felt handicapped.
I heard that the guy on the left was a little funny in the head... looks aren't everything :bigsmyl: LOL
I also hunted for several years with a 68" longbow and never felt handicapped. Those long bows can be forgiving and a real pleasure to shoot.
Kevin.
Jake, you're a deadly shot with the bow you use now...I'd keep with it.
Make yourself a ground blind and practice from it.
Hope to shoot with ya soon...
Kevin... more than just a "little" funny in the head....