Went scouting today. Just looking for a feel of the land and figure out some possible deer spots. There were a good amount of tracks. No rubs or scrapes yet, but I think it's a little early for that. However I'm completely new to scouting for deer, so I don't have a good ground of knowledge to base that off of. Regardless, it was a nice walk and there are some great spots that I think we're going to find some deer.
I also shot from a tree stand today. It was a 20 yard shot and I was trying to aim over a branch without a safety harness on. Definitely not something I would recommend to anyone. Especially after trying that, I would certainly have a harness the next time I'm in a stand. Also make sure you have a shooting lane. These are all things you learn in the bow hunter's education course and if you do some research it's pretty simple. But it definitely makes sense when you try it yourself.
The guy that I was with was pretty knowledgeable about the land and he's bow hunted before. He also turkey hunts the land, so it is definitely good to have all of that experience.
After today I am really looking forward to hunting season and as much effort as this is going to be, I think it will pay off great in the end. Thanks for reading.
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Sunday, July 21, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
It's like riding a bike...
When your parents taught you to ride a bike, hopefully it was a good experience. Honestly, I don't remember learning to ride my first bike. But it is true that no matter how long I go without riding a bike, getting back on one is easy. You never forget how, hence the phrase. But is it because riding a bike is easy?
The reason you never forget how to ride a bike is because you (usually) went through a long process to learn the balance and motions for riding a bike (except those of you freaks of nature out there). The many repetitions that you went through, trained the motions and balance into your muscle memory. I read somewhere (for those of you skeptics) that it takes some ridiculous number [5000] of repetitions to commit a certain motion to muscle memory. That's where the phrase "practice makes perfect" springs from. Now personally I like the phrase "perfect practice makes perfect" a little better because you can develop bad habits very quickly, but I digress.
So 5000 repetitions eh? That's a lot. How many things do you think you have done, or want to do 5000 times?
I just got my first compound hunting bow yesterday and let me tell you, it was quite the experience. I used to shoot kids bows and small compound bows back when I was in Cub Scouts and in Boy Scouts. My sister even got a compound bow when she was younger and we all got to use it as kids. But that was a long time ago. I hadn't shot a bow in years (probably over a decade), let alone drawn back a full size compound bow. Now I consider myself a pretty fit individual. Definitely not a bulky, strong he-man, but I grew up a farmer and I play hockey so I've got a little meat on my bones. But this bow kicked my butt. I shot 10 or 12 arrows in total and the placement wasn't bad for an amateur, but it's going to be a while before I'm shooting 50 in a row, let alone 2 inch groups at 20 yards.
Hunting is a great pastime. It puts you out in nature and it is a great way to practice conservation. I'm a hunter and I've gone hunting for deer, squirrels, woodchucks, and the like with shotguns and rifles. Bow hunting was always another genre I wanted to get involved in for various reasons: you have to get closer to the animal, it doesn't disrupt all of nature with its noise, there is a greater challenge from the variable of the bow, and let's be honest it's badass. Don't get me wrong, hunting is hard no matter how you skin it (get it?). It's called hunting, not killing. This blog will follow my journey into this newest aspect of hunting which I hope will be a large part of the rest of my life.
Thanks for joining me.
The reason you never forget how to ride a bike is because you (usually) went through a long process to learn the balance and motions for riding a bike (except those of you freaks of nature out there). The many repetitions that you went through, trained the motions and balance into your muscle memory. I read somewhere (for those of you skeptics) that it takes some ridiculous number [5000] of repetitions to commit a certain motion to muscle memory. That's where the phrase "practice makes perfect" springs from. Now personally I like the phrase "perfect practice makes perfect" a little better because you can develop bad habits very quickly, but I digress.
So 5000 repetitions eh? That's a lot. How many things do you think you have done, or want to do 5000 times?
I just got my first compound hunting bow yesterday and let me tell you, it was quite the experience. I used to shoot kids bows and small compound bows back when I was in Cub Scouts and in Boy Scouts. My sister even got a compound bow when she was younger and we all got to use it as kids. But that was a long time ago. I hadn't shot a bow in years (probably over a decade), let alone drawn back a full size compound bow. Now I consider myself a pretty fit individual. Definitely not a bulky, strong he-man, but I grew up a farmer and I play hockey so I've got a little meat on my bones. But this bow kicked my butt. I shot 10 or 12 arrows in total and the placement wasn't bad for an amateur, but it's going to be a while before I'm shooting 50 in a row, let alone 2 inch groups at 20 yards.
Hunting is a great pastime. It puts you out in nature and it is a great way to practice conservation. I'm a hunter and I've gone hunting for deer, squirrels, woodchucks, and the like with shotguns and rifles. Bow hunting was always another genre I wanted to get involved in for various reasons: you have to get closer to the animal, it doesn't disrupt all of nature with its noise, there is a greater challenge from the variable of the bow, and let's be honest it's badass. Don't get me wrong, hunting is hard no matter how you skin it (get it?). It's called hunting, not killing. This blog will follow my journey into this newest aspect of hunting which I hope will be a large part of the rest of my life.
Thanks for joining me.
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