Wed, Nov 25 2009
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Outdoors Insider, with Dale Sunderlin: ’Tis the season — to think about your bows DALE SUNDERLINStar Beacon While you’re at it, you’ll need to assess your stabilizer, silencers, quiver, release and grip to ensure that everything works efficiently.
Lastly, decide on a broadhead that shoots well from your bow. This may take some doing and put a dent in your pocket book because there are so many brands and styles on the market nowadays. Once you’ve found and decided on one and are totally satisfied, stick with it. Having confidence in our broadhead can make the difference between a harvest and an all night search for your harvest. Practice, practice, practice As I said a couple of weeks ago, practice, practice, practice. Every bowhunter has been presented with this counsel. Yet few practice as much as they should. I myself suffer from the “I’ll fling a few tomorrow” syndrome. Although this year Janie and I are actually hitting the targets at least two, to three times a week, so far. We’ve done enough shooting on the ground that soon we’ll be ready to head to the tree stand we have set up in our side yard. Once in this situation, I change my mind set. I act as if the 3D target is that monster buck I’ve been waiting for all my life. I tell myself everything is riding on this one shot. Absorption becomes crucial; you must become totally engrossed in making that one shot count. As I draw, I try to maintain proper form, and aim at one particular spot on the deer. You need to make every effort for a perfect shot, concentrating on sight alignment, breath control and trigger squeeze or, in this case, release. Lastly, but just as important, is follow through. Hold your form and watch that arrow hit your target. Though most of my practice is within my maximum bowhunting range of 30 yards, I will ultimately see what my bow will do if pressed to the limits. For most of you, range guesstamation skills are also vital. When you set your targets, don’t pace it off or measure the distance. As I said, I use a Keller Pendulum, so for me this is a mute point. Before each shot, guess the yardage. Afterwards, use a rangefinder or pace it off to find out what the range actually was. As the season draws closer, try to practice while wearing your hunting garb. Also, shoot from awkward positions, as if a deer looped behind you. Try shooting off to the hard left or right. In addition, always try to move slowly and purposely when coming to full draw, just as you would need to do in the tree stand. You probably practice differently, and that’s OK. There are hundreds of inventive ways to do so. As long as you are missing the kill zone or loosing arrows regularly, keep practicing and trying to imitate hunting situations. Strive for exactness in each shot; you’re doing a service to yourself and the deer you hunt this autumn. Scout early 
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