Could You be Ready?

Wannabe1 · August 17, 2014, 12:38:00 PM

Thanks Dave! Getting some silencers on the string today and more shooting time in after church. Need to check on fire hazards for the area I'm hunting in as we've had some pretty hot and dry weather. Anyway, gonna give it my best shot.

ChuckC · August 17, 2014, 03:36:00 PM

I would go even if I wasn't ready. Nothing says you actually have to shoot at a critter. You can stump shoot all day long out there and enjoy the hunt in other ways. Smell the roses too.
CHuckC

**DONOTDELETE** · August 17, 2014, 03:48:00 PM

I don't think i'd hunt elk with that rig, but blacktail are fine. Oregon has a 50# minimum for those big boys & girls....

Go get em boss!

Bowwild · August 17, 2014, 03:52:00 PM

I've averaged shooting every day from the first of the year until July 3rd this year. Then a minor, unexpected surgery shut me down on July 15th. I will start shooting again on Sept. 2nd, 4 days before deer season opens.

I expect my shooting to be perfectly fine. As long as I haven't lost muscle strength in this short of time off there shouldn't be a problem because my shooting process is securely locked in. Results follow the process.

My challenge will be to proof the tune of some new arrows/broadhead combos in just a day (Sept. 2nd) and then practice.

Wannabe1 · August 17, 2014, 04:21:00 PM

Hope you have a speedy recovery and all is well! Let us know how it goes.

Cwilder · August 17, 2014, 06:59:00 PM

I've been ready since the season closed.

August 17, 2014, 07:55:00 PM

You can do it! Just be honest with yourself about your maximum effective hunting range, and don't shoot beyond that! Even with shooting almost every day of my life, one day my max hunting range might be 20, and he next day 14, depending on how things are going.

Oh yeah, and good luck on the black tails!

Bisch

jkm97 · August 17, 2014, 07:57:00 PM

I could now...but I couldn't from scratch. Still, I shoot better when I shoot a few groups a week, but I find the muscle memory comes back very quickly once you develop solid form and anchor.

jkm97 · August 17, 2014, 08:01:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Bowwild:
I've averaged shooting every day from the first of the year until July 3rd this year. Then a minor, unexpected surgery shut me down on July 15th. I will start shooting again on Sept. 2nd, 4 days before deer season opens.

I expect my shooting to be perfectly fine. As long as I haven't lost muscle strength in this short of time off there shouldn't be a problem because my shooting process is securely locked in. Results follow the process.

My challenge will be to proof the tune of some new arrows/broadhead combos in just a day (Sept. 2nd) and then practice.

I broke my pelvis the last week of May, and could not shoot for about five weeks. I was afraid I'd be really rusty, but much to my suprise I had no trouble at all, shooting as well after the layoff as I had prior to it.

Thumper Dunker · August 18, 2014, 05:32:00 AM

Go get them.

BEN · August 18, 2014, 06:13:00 AM

Go get 'em TW! Bowhunting is in your blood----don't sit it out.
2 weeks of steady practice and you'll be good to go.
I thought I was going to sit out this year also as a shoulder injury early in the year and a motorcycle wreck banged up my knee. ....but now, season is a little more than a month away--I'm chompin' at the bit already, though I haven't been in the woods yet due to a still shaky knee; But, 1st day off after opening day--I will be in the woods. Can't wait! :cool:

Keep your head up buddy. Praying that all is well for you and your family!!

elkken · August 18, 2014, 10:54:00 AM

Good luck to you ... Even if you are not 100% ready getting out there will get you the rest of the way pretty quickly. Kill a few stumps, breath in that fresh air, remember hunts of the past and enjoy the days afield. That blacktail will come and you'll be ready.

Wannabe1 · August 18, 2014, 12:05:00 PM

Of course ya'll are correct and I'm already starting to get that fever! Bow is setup and I'm going to hit the field camping with the family this Thursday. Will be taking it along and slaying some trophy stumps. I plan to practice my shots as much as possible to 20yds.

Ben: Sorry to hear about the knee. Just glad it wasn't worse! Hope you and your family are doing well also. Who knows, maybe someday when we are two old men, we'll share another elk hunt together!

BrownA5 · August 18, 2014, 12:10:00 PM

Looks like you are making great progress. I agree that you should get out there. Just being in the outdoors is therapeutic! Keeep us up-to-date with your progress and how the season goes for you!

Wannabe1 · August 18, 2014, 08:03:00 PM

Ok, I was set to use 145gr heads as they were shooting pretty straight but, as soon as I put on the string silencers, bow quiver and the weight of the three arrows, I was all over the target! Couldn't get one in the center. :mad:

On a whim, I went and got 3 125gr field tips and BOOM BABY! All three arrows, fletch touching and in the center! Shot some more to make sure it wasn't me and still stacking them pretty good at 18yds. I am now going to use the Muzzy Phantom 125gr 4 blade head for hunting.

Funny how just a little adjustment can change things. :rolleyes:

NY Yankee · August 19, 2014, 01:24:00 PM

Yes, if someone wanted to go with me on the opener. I perform better under pressure. With a deadline, I would be all over it. Without? Maybe.

pdk25 · August 19, 2014, 11:40:00 PM

That is strange. I would have expected you to need more point weight rather than less after adding string silencers and a bow quiver. Go figure. Good luck with your hunt

pdk25 · August 19, 2014, 11:42:00 PM

That is strange. I would have expected you to need more point weight rather than less after adding string silencers and a bow quiver. Go figure. Good luck with your hunt.

Wannabe1 · August 20, 2014, 12:29:00 AM

Patrick, I got to thinking about this myself. I can only assume that when I started the 125gr tips were already fine. When I moved up to the 145gr. I was still shooting a relatively short distance and the arrows were not behaving as well as I thought. Once I went out to approx. 18yds, they showed their true flight and the 125gr is what I should have stayed with in the first place. Does this make sense? :rolleyes: