Who likes to bow hunt / archery?

Neglected to mention what I shoot. Prime Centroid. Easton carbon target arrows.

I used to have an outoodr TV show all about Arizona hunting, fishing, camping, gun dogs, off road, and more. Big focus on family and heritage, and telling the story of reall hunters. It was a passion of mine.

I still wingshoot and waterfowl each year. I greatest love is quail hunting. I track those little buggers from Sonoran desert to Pinon and Juniper forests. Love it.

Bowhunter here! I live in Dallas and hunt near my hometown in southwest Oklahoma. I shoot a PSE Carrera, goldtip arrows and Vortex broadheads. I have been bowhunting about 30 years. I was in the Air Force in AZ late 80's-early 90's and have harvested bull Elk, javelina and Mule deer with my bow including one trophy Mule deer in velvet. In Oklahoma I have been fortunate enough to arrow quite a few deer(biggest is a 10pt), hog and turkey. Hunters in the know take a doe! They taste great and numbers are way up in our part of the state. You are right about needing to be in shape to optimize your bowhunting opportunities! The mystical flight of the arrow never gets old. May your arrows fly true and blood trails easy to follow. Good hunting!
I also hunt with a custom made longbow and a Bear recurve.

spiralated wrote: »

Actually - I'd like to start archery (I've been shooting since I was young) but I'm unsure what kind of equipment to start with and its so hard to get service in the stores as a girl sometimes....

Depending on where you are, find a good local archery shop or club and discuss with them your interest. Most shops will setup a bow for you to test shoot so you can find what you like and what works for you. Heck, if you were close, I'd give you a couple of recommendations.

As for myself, I'm an avid Archer. I shoot compound for hunting, 3D and paper targets. I shoot recurve for 3D and paper targets. Shoot year round, leagues during the winter and 3D shoots both locally and around the US.

Compound bows:
2014 Hoyt Carbon Spyder Turbo (hunt/3D)
2015 Hoyt Podium-X40 (target)
2008 PSE Rogue-X (old bow used for hunting and 3D)

Recurve bows:
2015 Hoyt Dorado (takedown recurve for 3D and plan to hunt in next year)
2014 Hoyt Fusion Ion-X (Olympic recurve)

I also have a number of "play" composite plastic bows for teaching people to shoot as well as playing around (safely of course!). Used to hold a level 2 USA Archery coaches certificate but let it expire as didn't do much with it and prefer to teach people to shoot for fun rather than pay.

ServusChristi wrote: »

I had to give up hunting due to my morbid obesity -- but now that I've lost 155 lbs, I'm looking forward to hunting this fall! I just finished assembling and camo-painting a ladder-stand, and I'm ready to practice with my old Bear compound bow. Between whitetail deer and ringneck pheasant, there's plenty of hunting to do out here in western Minnesota.

Which reminds me, I need to go break some clays with my Browning A-5 if I'm going to hit any birds this season!

Awesome accomplishment! Good luck this fall. Be safe in your tree stand!

Archery and rifle hunter here...Mathews Mission Craze during archery, 6.5 creedmore during rifle season. The only thing fall is good for is sweater weather and hunting season.