So after hunting with my compund for the last twelve years I decided I need a new challenge. I bought a #50 Fred Bear Kodiak with some gift cards that I had to Cabelas. I got the bow back in March and have been shooting it pretty frequently since then. I'm not the best but not the worst shot either. Got a hog hunt coming up and hoping to get my first kill with it. Any tips or tricks out there other than just keep practicing would be greatly appreciated.
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keep your head down and get close, Good luck ... really is nothing to it. Look at the goofy fellows on here that kill stuff all the time. -
remember the movie" The Patriot" aim small miss small, i really improved my shooting when I purchased some plastic golf balls, tied them to an old arrow and stuck them in a target. plus it breaks up the monotony of shooting at a target all day long. Good luck with your Hog hunt. let us know how it works out for you.Comment
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I've been shooting balloons (bout the size of a softball) at 20yrds and I'm hittin about 5 out of 10 on the average. Of course balloons and animals are a little different.Comment
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Keep that bow arm still after the shot. Helped me a lot with my groups.Comment
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You can learn a lot spending some time with an experienced trad shooter too. Even thought it is instinctive, shooting a trad bow well still requires good form and shot mechanics.
Mike Westvang (Dryad Bows) is an experienced trad shooter and I hear he's a good shot...makes a real nice bow too.Comment
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I have that exact bow and got my first trad kill this year with it. Just go out and shoot'em up.
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pick a spot and follow throughComment
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like mentioned above... the biggest part of the shot is seeing that spot and not the animal behind it.
i also like to aim low.... thats just me though
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Attend some of the Trad TBH get togethers. There is a wealth of knowledge here. I still have a long ways to go but I have improved and mostly from the guidance and help here. These TBHers can spend a matter of seconds with you and have it all figured out for you. It is not about right or wrong, it is about what works for you.
Good luck and welcome to the Trad section!Comment
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The best piece of advice I can offer up is to keep your shot close. For your first hunt you probably will be a little nervous. Keep within your effective range even if that is less than 10 yds. I can shoot well out to 20yds pretty consistently but rarely ever take a 20yd shot at an animal. Somewhere between 10-15 would be my average. As stated above, concentrate on THE SPOT, and practice enough that the shot mechanics are automatic when the opportunity arises.
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I can't add to this, it is Bisch after all (Originally posted by Bisch View Post
) but he hit on something that has helped me with both compound and barebow. I like to do alot of practice beyond my effective range or what I prefer to shoot. With my recurve this is 20 to 30 yards. I feel my max range right now is about 15 yards so when I practice alot at 20 to 30 then move up to 17 lets say, I tend to go on "auto pilot" as some say and the shot just happens and USUALLY hits real close to "the spot" I am staring at. I have yet to make this happen at longer ranges but I think the longer range practice really makes those closer shots feel easy (if there is such a thing). Like mentioned I do this with the wheels too...heck I used to even shoot my rifle out to 300 and 400 yards just to build confidence.
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I'm gonna take the recurve out tonight and see if i can't eradicate some coons that continue to get fat on my corn. It should be some good pracitce.Comment
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Dead coons, good coons. Keep your shots close, make sure your bow is still up at full when your arrow hits the target and just go killem.Comment
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