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Bow hunting for if the SHTF (input welcome)

 
General Troll, US Shillitary  (OP)

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Re: Bow hunting for if the SHTF (input welcome)
Just something I learned this morning: make sure you investigate every little noise you hear. Sure, it may just be another pesky squirrel or a leaf falling, but it could also be that animal that you have been waiting for and you don't want to be caught off guard. hf
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Funny you bring it up....

I've got a compound bow that I can pick up at any time for virtually nothing. Just needs a $20 part and I'm set.

OP SEC has been on my mind more and more these days....to the point of selling a shotgun so I can go get my bow, get the part needed for it....and then go over to the sporting goods store for the arrows and broadheads.

If you are looking at bow hunting in present time (that'd be pre-SHTF) get your camo and learn how to track your game.

Also of great necessity is learning how to properly dress it out. Deer are a real pain in the ass the first few times. They're big, if you get an older deer the hide is a bit tougher to cut....and your really need to be quite careful in how you dress it. Steady movements are key. Otherwise you'll risk tainting the meat if you rupture an intestine or rupture the bladder when you go to split the pelvic bone. Properly butchering the deer to maximize use of the harvest is key as well.

I ran across a good video for beginners, but I am not just gonna toss it up here because it is kind of graphic.

And OP is right. Scent is a *huge* deal in hunting, especially deer. Noise is a big difference maker as well. They can hear great.

I air out my hunting clothing for a couple days out in the country. I also wash a container in scent masking soap and then air it out with the clothing as well (you'll understand why in a second). After I am done initially airing out the container and clothing, I go back into the woods with the container (w/ the clothing in it) and layer a piece of clothing and then leaves, acorns, and walnuts. I make two layers like that and then close the container up and leave it either outside or on the back porch like that for two days prior to the season. Before I started that routine, I'd find myself wondering why the hell I didn't see anything the whole first day of the season. I looked behind myself in the tree stand once...and found out that they must have detected scent from me or my gear....and were standing behind me trying to survey the situation.
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Far easier and more effective to just hunt INTO the wind.
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thats one hell of a buck
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Just something I learned this morning: make sure you investigate every little noise you hear. Sure, it may just be another pesky squirrel or a leaf falling, but it could also be that animal that you have been waiting for and you don't want to be caught off guard. hf
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good advice...nothing like learning it first hand thohf


OP...did you happen to notice this thread was bumped to the first page but no reply was here since the last one yesterday?
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Just something I learned this morning: make sure you investigate every little noise you hear. Sure, it may just be another pesky squirrel or a leaf falling, but it could also be that animal that you have been waiting for and you don't want to be caught off guard. hf
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good advice...nothing like learning it first hand thohf


OP...did you happen to notice this thread was bumped to the first page but no reply was here since the last one yesterday?
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I did. Not sure how that happened though dunno


I've gotten in the habit of bringing on field point arrow in my quiver, and as I finish waiting in a blind/stand/stalking, I pick something out and shoot it (stump, leaf, etc.). I think it's helping me out a bit with gauging distances. I didn't have a stand this summer when I was practicing, but next year I'm definitely going to practice shooting from the stand more.

Also, I've found out that a little bit of string wax in the pockets and on the assembly bolts of my take down recurve, combined with the "cat hair" silencers, some stick-on "limbsavers", and a hunting stabilizer have made my bow whisper quiet. I don't think it'd be quiet enough for a second shot, but hopefully I don't need to find out if I make that first one count. hf
"What you have just said, is the most insanely idiotic thing I have ever heard. At no point, in your rambling incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul."





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