Busy Week

I apologize for my late post, this is due to the fact that the semester comes close to an end my work load is increasing and I have less time to post blogs. 

With that said I will give a pointer to all those who are interested in taking up archery.  One main practice that archers should practice, and that I practice, is to be consistent in everything they do in archery.  Your stance and release is what gives the archer their accuracy, so the more consistent you are in these aspect, the better chance you are in hitting your mark.  However, being consistent is a difficult thing to do since there is so many factors involve and it differs between people.  Also, the make of the arrow helps, but you can't control that unless you make your own arrow and/or assemble it yourself.  The distance in which your arrow flies depends on how you tilt your bow before the release.  Also, the strength of the tension the bow and string can generate on the draw back will determine the distance of the arrow but that can be corrected by tilting the bow higher for more distance and lower for closer distance.   

Start Of The Hunting Season

With the fall season upon us the hunting season begins. Bow hunting is mainly about being able to track down the target animal before and after you hit it with an arrow. Majority of the time in bow hunting you won't make a clean kill and the animal will get away with a wound and if the wound is sever enough and on the right spot the animal will hemorrhage and die of blood loss. This is probably one of the most cruelest way to hunt in my opinion.

I only started bow hunting last year and went with my grandpa and uncle. Out of all the times I went I had only gotten two chances to shot an animal, first chance was a white-tail deer and the second time was an elk. I didn't hit the animal either times though. The first time I didn't judge the distance properly and fell short. The second time I clipped a tree branch enough to knock the arrow off course missing my target. I don't really plan on going bow hunting this year since I picked up archery mainly for recreational purposes and hunting wasn't one of them. However, I will go if I have the time, but I will go with the intent of testing my tracking skills and not really plan on shooting anything. I let my uncle or grandfather or whoever I'm with do the actual shooting.