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Crossbows at a Crossroads
Crossbow legalization is on the rise nationwide....
By Bowhunt America Staff
Barnett Jackal
Certain bowhunters cast leery eyes toward their horizontal-bowed counterparts in the same manner some fly-fisherman glance at their “bait-chucking” counterparts—perhaps with a bit of suspicion or condemnation. Not all bowhunters carry negative connotations toward the crossbow, but some do.
Gender Bender Bowhunting Shopping
By Kirstie Pike--CEO Prois Hunting & Field Apparel
Ok, ladies…tell me if this has happened to you…
You enter your local sporting goods store. You are looking for something in particular, such as your favorite G5 broadheads or your Limbsaver stabilizer. Regardless of the product, the department personnel look about, try not to make eye contact and busy themselves with the pertinent tasks at hand like dusting bait in the fishing isle. Later, at the cash register, the men in line double-take, then look about for your male counterpart that must certainly be nearby. The sale is complete, a hush falls over the store as you exit…
Expect the Unexpected
Plans don't always come to fruition, but that's a big part of the fun
By Dan Smith
He strolled leisurely across the open field 100 yards away and seemed un-vexed, dipping his head as he gnawed on shoots from a bush. I already wrecked the stealth of my belly-crawl stalk when I let fly a 60-yard shot that missed low, just seconds ago. I strolled with him knowing my presence was obvious. From what I heard about antelope, he should be busting his hooves all gung-ho and charging far away from me. But he didn’t. Only dust puffs from his departure should remain—reminders of my failed stalk. But he seemed downright relaxed.
The reality didn’t match my vision of this hunt, not in the least.
Mongo and the Cavebride
Does man's need to tinker with archery equpiment stretch back to troglodyte days?
By Kirstie Pike--CEO Prois Hunting & Field Apparel
My husband obsessively tinkers with my bow. From his perspective, it is less of a matter of tinkering and more of a constant state of improvement. From my perspective it is nothing short of sabotage. It seems there is always a newer sight, better rest or improved stabilizer that MUST be added to my bow immediately.
The Challenge of Patterning Elk
The Predictability of Wapiti
By Dan Smith
Will the elk strolling above this tree line be doing the same come bow season?
The concept of patterning of elk reminds me of when I got into fly fishing—ask five people and receive the same number of opposing answers. Once, fly fishing seemed to exist on a shining pedestal in the distance. It involved sweeping casts, arcing in anti-gravitational formations launched by a lone man atop a rock in a shimmering river… pure grandeur. My flow of imagination probably fed in part by a stream from the movie A River Runs Through It.
