Bowhunting Tips

Make sure you have a string on your bow and use arrows and not sharpened sticks you break of the branches of trees.

Gary

Practice BEFORE the season, and only take shots at 25 yards or less.  You will get more venison that way.

BEAR

Shoot long ranges in practice like 60 yards make a 20 yard shoot easy. Helps me get ready for hunting season little mistake are big at 60 yards.

Only shoot 10 good shots a night not 100 bad ones it works.

Any one contemplating an archery hunt in Idaho I hope this info helps

In any hunt,including general any weapon seasons and short range hunts,

It is unlawful to pursue or kill big game animals:

With arrows or bolts having broadheads measuring less than 7/8 inch in width and having a primary cutting edge less than .015 inch thick

With any bow having a peak draw weight of less than 40 lbs up to or at a draw of 28 inches

With an arrow wherein the broadhead does not precede the shaft and nock

With any chemicals or explosives attatched to the arrow or bolt

With arrows or bolts having expanding broadheads

with arrows or bolts having barbed broadheads, A barbed broadhead is a broadhead that has any portion of the broadhead forming an angle less than 90 degrees with the shaft or ferrule

With any electronic or tritium powered device attatched to an arrow or bow

With any bow capable of shooting more than one arrow at a time

With any compound bow set at more than 65% let off

With an arrow or bolt and broadhead with a combined total weight of less than 400 grains

With an arrow less than 12 inches from broadhead to nock inclusive

ARCHERY ONLY SEASON

Any person hunting in an archery only season, including controlled hunts, must have in possession their license with archery permit validation.During an archery only season it is illegal for hunters to use any firearm, crossbow, or imlement other than a long bow,compound bow, or recurve bow or:

Use any bow equipped with magnifying sights

Use any device that holds a bow at partial or full draw EXCEPT handicapped hunters possessing a permit may use a device that holds a bow at partial or full draw..applications are available at IDFG offices

This is a synopsis of the regs only. i hope this is the right place to post it and i hope it helps any one planning an Idaho bow hunt

Mike

 

 

 

When practicing your bow for the upcoming archery season consider your practice targets.

I usually use a large sight-in target to get myself tuned up before season.  Some folks can shoot year round, either through competition or indoor ranges and that's great if you have access to them.  I don't.  So, I usually start a few months before hand.  I use a very large target, like the "Block 4X4" or something similar with round targets on it.  As Chuck Adams mentioned in Bowhunter's Digest, it's great to use targets that are completely covered by your pin at the distances you're shooting.  The perfectly sized targets force you to concentrate harder.  It works too! 

After getting practiced up for some time and everything sighted in if it needs it, I'll move to actual game targets.  For me, my primary animal taken with a bow is whitetail deer.  So, I've got a lifesize foam deer target made by Blue Ridge Archery to practice on.  I honestly think this to be CRITICAL.  As any hunter can tell you, deer don't have bullseyes.  By having the target, I can practice aiming and shooting on deer.  When I first started using deer targets, I was amazed at where I was holding that consistently missed the heart.  I was always in the lung/liver region - a killing shot, but still a heart-shot, if possible, is the best.  Foam game targets also allow you to practice from elevated positions (such as from treestands) and also allows you to practice on various angles the game may be presenting you in the field while hunting.

So, invest in some good quality targets of these two types and you'll be one more step ahead in the ballgame.

Good luck!

Don't forget to put your broadheads on, before you go out on opening day!

 

Don't ask me how I know!

Edited by MT GUNNY