Author:
Jake Oravetz
It is now the week before Thanksgiving and a good majority of bowhunters have probably hung up there gear for the year either because they filled their tag or they have had enough for the year. This can be a real tough time to hunt for several reasons across the midwest, your deer could be getting a lot of pressure from too much activity in the woods (ex. people cutting wood for the winter, firearms season or just people out enjoying the few last days before the snow flies ) regardless of what kind of pressure it really doesn’t matter to the whitetail any pressure is enough to drive them to hiding and to become nocturnal. Read the rest of this entry »
Author:
Jake Oravetz
As I sit and look at all of my bow hunting gear laid out on the floor for the upcoming season, I can’t help but laugh at all of the “stuff” us bow hunters need nowadays to hunt. It got me thinking a little bit about what products I could leave at home and still feel confident that I could have a good chance at harvesting game. There are a few things in my bag of tricks that most likely will just take up space in my Badlands pack all fall, only getting used once or twice with no measurable results. Read the rest of this entry »
Author:
Jake Oravetz
You will have to excuse the delayed second part of this article, I was going to sit down and start writing some things down when I got called to leave town for a few weeks for work. Oh well better now than during the hunting season!
I think I speak for all of us at Back 40 when I say none of us would feel real confident if we walked into the woods or sage country without knowing our equipment was dead on. It is very surprising to me the number of so called bow hunters that I have talked to that think it’s funny that they don’t “dust” off the old bow until the day or maybe the day before the season opens. This is about the least responsible Read the rest of this entry »
Author:
Jake Oravetz
As most hardcore hunters our season starts when it is still hot and most average guys aren’t even thinking about deer season yet. As I write this I am well aware that our arrow slinging brothers to the west are already in pursuit of a trophy blacktail in the hills of California.
We here at Back 40 have exactly a month and two weeks before we head to the badlands for Mulies and whitetails, every year there is a ton of planning and excitement that goes into this hunt and I thought it would be neat to make a several part article on what we are doing to get ready to the countdown.
As with most western hunts, the working out factor never really stops. We are either snow shoeing in the winter or hitting the pavement and the gym in the summer. Being in good shape can make or break your hunt. Working construction full time can make it tough to have the motivation and time to want to work out after work, but knowing what the hills have in store for you out west can keep just about anyone motivated. The way I look at it is this if I can just run a mile or two and hit the weights for a hard 40 minutes every other night that is better than coming home and sitting on the couch. I would love to be able to have a set schedule for a hard work out regimen but having a familiy to keep happy that doesn’t really work out.
Stay tuned to next week when we talk about our shooting sessions and what we do to get ready for some tough western shooting.
Posted on: January 23rd, 20102010 ATA Show
Author:
Jake Oravetz
On my way to Columbus OH for the 2010 Archery Trade Association show I started wondering what kind of turn out we were going to have, with the recent state of our economy I expected a pretty slow show. I wouldn’t say it was gangbusters but it seemed to me that everyone was staying fairly busy through out the show. It goes to show that the archery industry is going strong.
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