Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Hunting Equipment


What kind of equipment is preferred for hunting? Many archers chose to use a compound bow while a handful still continues the traditional way of hunting by using longbows. Using a compound bow greatly increases your chances of a successful kill, but at close ranges and in the hand of an experienced hunter a longbow can be just as effective.
One thing that many hunters will agree on is that you should have a camouflage or a natural looking bow. These are preferred because they are flat and blind in well with the natural setting. If you do chose to use a colored bow then you need to make sure that when you are hunting the sun does not reflect off of your bow. If the sun does it the bow the deer will be able to see the reflection which may cause them to stay away from this foreign object.
Another popular piece of equipment when hunting is a bow quiver. A bow quiver allows the archer to have access to arrows at a moment’s notice. A bow quiver also makes it a lot easier to climb into a tree stand. While in the tree stand the bow quiver tightly secures your arrows keeping them from falling to the ground. A piece of equipment that has been useful to many hunters is a Whisker Biscuit which is a type of arrow rest that is made up of a circular disk that has fibers in it. These fibers allow the arrow to fly through it without affecting the flight of the arrow. Another advantage of the Whisker Biscuit is that it does not allow the arrow to fall out of the arrow rest when the hunter is in the tree stand.
The color preference of the fletching on the arrow differs from archer to archer. Some archers prefer their fletch color to be natural so it blends in with the trees while others prefer the fletch color to be bright so they can find their arrow in the ground after they shoot it. If you are videotaping the hunt you may want to use a bright color like white so the video camera can pick up the arrow in mud flight.
The kind of site that is preferred by most archers is one that has three or four fixed pins. These pins are sited in for a range of distances allowing the hunter to accurately shoot a target from many distances. An additional piece of equipment that is becoming more popular is a light that attaches to the site. This light illuminates the fibrotic pins allowing the hunter to see the pins in poor light conditions.
When selecting hunting equipment make sure that you keep your prey in mind. It is important to keep in mind the senses of the game you are hunting, some will be more developed then others. In the case of deer you need to make sure that you by equipment that is quiet and equipment that blends in to the natural environment.

1 comment:

huntingfever11 said...

I recently purchased a whisker Biscuit. I love it. No more worrying about my arrow falling off my rest. I wish i would have got one sooner.