Got my moose draw

[Kurt505]

Season doesn't open until September, just wondering how long before season do you guys start practicing? I could get 2" groups pretty consistently last fall.

[Slicktricker]

I've shot my reign probably 1500-2000 times I practice daily so I keep form good, dad could pick his bow up August 24th and out shoot me any day for not shooting for a year 😬

[Kristopher10]

I've been shooting at least 20-30 arrows a day for the last couple weeks. Will continue to do so until the opener. Unfortunately a busy summer helped the bow collect a lot of dust this year.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Start? I never stop

LC

[Morbius131]

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

Start? I never stop

LC

Have to say this is how I have been since I got my Reign. I enjoy it so much so it doesn't matter if I am shooting at 8 yards or 80 yards, I shoot.

Shoot until you are confident and be honest with yourself.

Morb

[nube]

I've been doing about 4-6 hrs of shooting a week. I got some catching up to do but I feel like I got a good start. I feel confident hitting a target to 60 yards 9 times out of ten that would easily be in vitals. That is with Field points. My next step is to get broadheads to fly the same and then practice sitting , standing, kneeling, upside down both uphill and downhill till it's time to kill a sheep and I hope to heck all the practice will pay off when the time comes.

[jcrayford]

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

Start? I never stop

LC

^^^ Simple, to the point, accurate advise right there.

While I don't shoot as much from December - May, I never stop. Never stop thinking about shooting and my form either. My mental checklist is now refined down to about 1.5 seconds while my bow arm is coming up (relax bow hand, hit anchor point, quick check on torque, slight exhale, light finger pressure, aim aim aim aim..... there it goes!)

From May to September, I'm remembering smaller things like how wind / grass will affect flight and how to quickly guess yardages without using the rangefinder. And just about all of August is dedicated to practicing with BH.

Nice post LC! Pretty simple.

J.

[Stinky Buffalo]

And play some rounds of golf, too!

I tell myself that it helps with figuring out real-world yardages in the field.

[Knotter]

3 shot group the night before and call it good. just field points. Take your broad heads out of the package when you get to your spot. Just grease up the leatherman so it don't squeak much when you cut em open. JOKES!!!!

seriously, congrats on the moose draw. practice till your confident. what's wrong with trying for 1 inch groups.

Here's a good hunting drill... I get my son to stand a few yards behind me and pick a number between 20 and 50. He counts in his head from the moment I get to full draw. When he gets to the number he says 'Now' and I let fly. practice holding your draw and just breathing through it.

[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by Knotter

3 shot group the night before and call it good. just field points. Take your broad heads out of the package when you get to your spot. Just grease up the leatherman so it don't squeak much when you cut em open. JOKES!!!!

seriously, congrats on the moose draw. practice till your confident. what's wrong with trying for 1 inch groups.

Here's a good hunting drill... I get my son to stand a few yards behind me and pick a number between 20 and 50. He counts in his head from the moment I get to full draw. When he gets to the number he says 'Now' and I let fly. practice holding your draw and just breathing through it.

Take the broad heads out of the package????

They're still rusted onto my arrows from last year!

I'm kidding. Although I still bow hunt every year, I always looked forward to moose hunting. Since it went to draw only about 3yrs ago I've noticed that my interest in archery has somewhat declined. I normally start practicing just after the snow melts in the spring but I haven't made any effort to get out practicing yet this year, which is a first for me.

I'm hoping I get the itch soon because I've finally got a moose tag and the season is just around the corner. Maybe if I get the video camera out it will inspire me to take a few long bombs and rekindle the passion.

[gitrdun]

Originally Posted by Kurt505

Season doesn't open until September, just wondering how long before season do you guys start practicing? I could get 2" groups pretty consistently last fall.

Can't help you. But I just want to say congradulations and best of luck.

[58thecat]

Lucky bugger, I was so spoiled when I could just buy the tag across the counter, love the archery moose season, poking around the back forty, calling, bow in hand...as for shooting I would shoot all the month of August, a few arrows every night...30 yards max for me...good luck.

[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

Lucky bugger, I was so spoiled when I could just buy the tag across the counter, love the archery moose season, poking around the back forty, calling, bow in hand...as for shooting I would shoot all the month of August, a few arrows every night...30 yards max for me...good luck.

Ha! I just said to my wife that hunting season starts in 13 days and I'm allowed to shoot moose this year. My whole family loves moose so everyone here is happy about the draw.

I've shot about 3-4 sessions so far this season and it's like riding a bike. Pretty sure I won't have a problem making the shot when the time comes.