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MOST LONGTIME bowhunters have owned their fair share of bows, and just about everyone has a few all-time favorites. Thinking back over my nearly three decades in archery, a handful of memorable bows come to mind. My very first hunting bow — a used PSE Mach 8 — will always hold a special place in my heart. Other rigs I favored over the years include a PSE Scorpion, Bowtech Admiral and Hoyt Carbon Element. I was even a big fan of the Mathews NO CAM HTR, a 2015 model widely panned as being too slow; but I loved it for its uber-smooth draw and consistent accuracy. Bows are certainly a matter of personal taste, and what qualifies as a “shooter” to one archer may not be appreciated by another. That…
IT’S A QUESTION I contemplate every season — will I hunt with a compound or pick up the traditional stick and string. I love hunting with traditional tackle, and though my sum total of success — half a dozen whitetail bucks, a few black bears and countless wild Texas pigs — is far lower than the number of critters I’ve taken with a compound, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every ounce of traditional bowhunting success and even found joy in the many failures. There’s just something special about feeling the string slip from your fingers and watching the arrow glide away. I know I’m not the only compound bowhunter who enjoys carrying a lightweight longbow or recurve afield on a regular basis, as it seems more and more “modern bowhunters” are being…
I DON’T KNOW exactly where the bowhunter featured in this photo is, but I do know it was taken during a DIY moose float somewhere in the Canadian bush. Regardless of the exact GPS coordinates, it’s safe to say the location is a proverbial “thousand miles from nowhere,” with no prayer of making it to a pro shop without a float plane. In remote bowhunting locales such as that, you need a bow you can rely on — one that is solid as a rock, super-dependable and deadly accurate. Truth be told, every bowhunter needs a bow that fits that description. No matter whether you regularly travel to farflung bowhunting destinations across the globe or simply pursue whitetails in the Back Forty, you can’t afford anything less than peak performance…
WHEN YOU look at hunting, and by extension bow-hunting, there is no doubt the participation of women and youth is essential to the sport’s long-term viability. As with all activities, kids are the future of the sport, and starting your son or daughter off early, and on the right foot, is an excellent way to help ensure their love for archery today translates into a passion for bowhunting tomorrow and beyond. As far as women are concerned, while the overall number of hunters has declined over recent decades, the number of females participating in archery and hunting continues to rise. In fact, according to statistics from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, 3.1 million, or 22 percent, of the 14.4 million people…
UNLESS YOU have been firmly planted under a soundproof rock, you’ve likely heard the buzz surrounding the meteoric rise of crossbows within our ranks. Love them, hate them, use them or don’t, they are here to stay and gaining a growing following every year. As is true with any product-driven market, it’s the advancements in technology and innovation that keep this train moving forward. The current state of crossbow technology is the result of both incremental improvements that steadily build year after year, as well as those awe-inspiring advancements that ignite a firestorm of chatter at the annual Archery Trade Association show. How far have we come? Well, I took a look at 10 random crossbows from 10 years ago and found some interesting similarities and differences compared to the…
WITH TENPOINT CROSSBOW TECHNOLOGIES celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, it seems fitting that the crossbow community would be treated to a technology tidal wave from the industry icon. A company that has gained legendary popularity and achieved undeniable successes through innovation and technological advancements might be tempted to sit back and enjoy the spoils. TenPoint, however, refuses to rest on its laurels. In addition to introducing the fastest production crossbow on the planet with the new TRX 515 that shoots an eye-opening 515 fps, the company has reinvented its riser platform, said goodbye to the traditional rail, hit the next level in cocking aid performance and more. Let’s dive in! Twin-Riser Technology For 2024, TenPoint has changed the game with its all-new Twin-Riser Technology on the TRX 515 and…
