1 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: As a guide and hunter. I've spent thousands of days 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: in the field. This show is about translating my hard 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: won experiences into tips and tactics they'll get you closer 4 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: to your ultimate goal success in the field. I'm Remy Warren. 5 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: This is cutting the distance. Welcome back everyone we are 6 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: it's that time of the podcast, so we are jumping 7 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,599 Speaker 1: to the fabled mail sack and answering your burning questions. 8 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: I really appreciate all the responses we got this week. 9 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: We just finished up if you missed it, kind of 10 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,319 Speaker 1: a little series on becoming a bow hunter. A lot 11 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: of great stuff in there. It's four parts everything you 12 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: need to know from getting set up to being out 13 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: in the field and being consistently successful. And I will 14 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: say I got a ton of response of people that 15 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: are getting into archery. Um, the next step would be, 16 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: obviously go back if you haven't into all the podcasts, 17 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,119 Speaker 1: start finding some of these podcast tips that really relate 18 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: to what you're getting into, get a little bit more 19 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,839 Speaker 1: advanced information, and then obviously there's gonna be a lot 20 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: more info to come. This podcast is focused on all 21 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: sorts of hunting, primarily Western big game hunting, but archery 22 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 1: is a trending topic that seems to pop up a lot, 23 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: so keep tuning in. And a lot of the questions 24 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: this week were archery based. A lot of new people 25 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: getting into it and a lot of people that listen 26 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: to this that maybe started last year and had some 27 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: questions about things that they'd encounter that maybe wasn't covered. 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: So I appreciate all these questions. Let's let's get into 29 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: it right here. We'll start it off with Aidan Sharon 30 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: from Bayfield, Wisconsin. He says, I love your podcast and 31 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: your YouTube. A couple of questions. First, I need some 32 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: help on bow hunting. I had three chances on some 33 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: white tails, but they always spook at half draw. What 34 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: should I do? And then the second question is when 35 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: I'm shooting in the backyard, I could not get a 36 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: good group. I went through all the steps of draw, anchor, breathe, squeeze, slash, release, 37 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: What should I do? Those are great questions. So one 38 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: thing with archery, and I think in the last series, 39 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: I really just tried to cover the fundamentals of the 40 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: things you can do with your bow, maybe not necessarily 41 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: the hunting tactics per se, and we do cover a 42 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: lot of hunting tactics, but one that needs to be 43 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: noted is drawing at the right time. Now, if you're 44 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: getting busted on white tails when you're at half draw, 45 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: you need to think about, Okay, what is it that's 46 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: catching them? If you're in a tree stand you start 47 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: to draw and they look up at you, it might 48 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: be extensive amount of movement. So you're doing that draw 49 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: that I talk about where you're you're struggling sky drawing, 50 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: making a lot of movement, and then that's catching their 51 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: eye and then they're running. Or there's a point in 52 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: your draw cycle that's making some noise. It might be 53 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: the arrow bouncing off the shelf. It might be maybe 54 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: you've got to drop away rest and as it picks 55 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: up the arrow it inks or something like that. So 56 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,399 Speaker 1: it's not a smooth draw and it's making noise. Pay 57 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: attention to those things before you go out hunting and 58 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: see is there something in this setup that's alerting the 59 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,559 Speaker 1: animals to my presence. Another thing is it's super imperative 60 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: that you draw when the animals are not looking. So 61 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: when it's head is behind, Let's say a deer is 62 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 1: coming in and its head passes behind a tree. That's 63 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: when I draw, you know, hopefully it doesn't make a 64 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: noise where then they stop behind an obstruction. But you 65 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: want to make sure that they're drawing when they're unaware. 66 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: Sometimes you might have to let the animal come in, 67 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: calm down, just let yourself sit and kind of I 68 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: almost think of it like acclimating to the environment. You 69 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: want to make sure like the longer sometimes you can 70 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: sit there, the more unnoticed you go. So that calms 71 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: you down, let the deer get settled. It depends like 72 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: where they're at, why they're there, you know, maybe if 73 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: they're moving into drink or something. They're always on age 74 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: at first, so letting them get acclimated, maybe start feeding around, 75 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: looking in a different direction, then make your draw. Those 76 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: those would be the things that I would suggest, because 77 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: if they start to spook half draw, that's no good, 78 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: so something's obviously going wrong. Now to the second question, 79 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: when you're shooting in your backyard, you're having trouble getting 80 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: a good group, you know, you have to eliminate the factors. 81 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: I think of it like this, like if I have 82 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: a problem with my computer, right, like let's say my 83 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: screen on my computer isn't working well, the first thing 84 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: I would do is I would plug in a new 85 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: screen to see if it's the screen itself it's not working, 86 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: or the computer itself is not working. Okay, and then 87 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: maybe that computer works, and I would try the cord. Okay, 88 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: is it can and you can start taking away the 89 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: things that it might not be to figure out what 90 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: the problem is. And I think the same thing would 91 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: happen in archery or shooting. So we need to decide 92 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: whether it's you or the bow. It's generally always you, 93 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: but sometimes it is the bow. So we need to decide, Okay, 94 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: is the bow set up? So we gotta remember is 95 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: our bow and tune? Are we shooting level? Or maybe 96 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: we canting the bow left or right? In the last podcast, 97 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: we talked about that lean and how it affects your 98 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: left and right movement. So decide, how are these groups 99 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: are you? Is it like what I would call spray 100 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: and prey where they're just all over the place, like 101 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: no precision and no accuracy. Um, if that's the case, 102 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: and your bow everything's in tune, everything's right with the bow. 103 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: Let's start eliminating the first thing, which should be the shooter. 104 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: So what I want you to do. I want you 105 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: to go out and maybe have someone that lives with you, 106 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: your friend or whatever kind of help you. So what 107 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: you're gonna do, You're gonna draw back safely. You're gonna anchor, 108 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: and you're gonna just focus on the target. And if 109 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: you have a trigger release, all I want you to 110 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: do is continue to keep it on the target. You're 111 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: gonna communicate with the person once you're on target. Okay, 112 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: you just keep holding it there, and then I want 113 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: the person behind you to just reach up and tap 114 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,119 Speaker 1: the trigger set the bow off. This really only works 115 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: with a wrist release. Um it could work with a 116 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: thumb button release where they could push the thing on 117 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: the thumb. So you're gonna be focused on there. You know, 118 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: you're obviously be in a safe direction and do this safely. 119 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: But what we're what we're trying to get there is 120 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: you're just going to focus on the trigger, and I 121 00:05:57,839 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: don't want you to be able to know when that 122 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: bows going to go off. So you're there, and then 123 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: they're just going to kind of hit a surprise release 124 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 1: for you. Okay, did that arrow go where you were aiming? 125 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 1: If you do that three to five times, right, and 126 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: you're like, wow, okay, I'm shooting pretty good. When I 127 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: don't know the bow is going off, then we can 128 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: pretty much figure out that you have some form of 129 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: target panic, and that's highly likely. It happens to a 130 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: lot of people. It's essentially what's happening is your brain 131 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: is telling yourself to jerk your arm in a certain 132 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: direction right before that shot goes off. So if that's 133 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: the case, then you're gonna have to start considering it's 134 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: really hard to break, so you're gonna have to start 135 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: to think about ways that you can fix that. That 136 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: might be changing the type of release, changing the type 137 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: of site um, and maybe just kind of calming yourself 138 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: down and going through that shot process a little better, 139 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:49,119 Speaker 1: the pulling through and and not moving. Now, let's say 140 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 1: you do that and it doesn't help, then maybe it 141 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: might be the bow and you know, or maybe you 142 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: aren't holding in the right spot as well. So another 143 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: thing to think about is kind of changing your your 144 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: dis stance as well. So start shooting really close and 145 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: just see like, all right, when you're really really close, 146 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: are those groups where they should be? Are you? Like, 147 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: I mean, go five ft from the target and just 148 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: shoot at the bulls, eye bowls, eye bowls, eye bowls, 149 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: eye bowls. You should be able to get them all 150 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: really close together. I mean so close that you probably 151 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: don't even want to shoot multiples at the same spot 152 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: for fear of breaking an arrow. If you're really close 153 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: to the target and it's not hitting where you want 154 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: it to, then it's probably not the bow. Because even 155 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: bows that are not tuned properly or whatever it very 156 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: close ranges, they're gonna pretty much stack arrows and they're 157 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: fairly similar. So you'll know that that's another way to 158 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: eliminate whether it's the bow or you. Now let's say 159 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: that it's the bow. Then you can kind of go 160 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: through and make sure everything's right with the bow. Start 161 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: with paper tuning, see if that tunes right on the bow, 162 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: Double check your level, make sure your sites level. Re 163 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: go through everything that we talked about, and maybe you 164 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: could even you know, I don't know, if you know 165 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: somebody that's got a bow the similar size, try shooting 166 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: that um replace the oh with you shooting. If you 167 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: can find one that's set up similar to the it 168 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: that's really hard to do, but you know it might 169 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: be possible. So those are some options, and I say, 170 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: once you get that figured out, you'll be well on 171 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: your way to shooting better groups. Alright. This next question 172 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: comes from Paul Swan Valley, Montana. He says, Remy loved 173 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: the podcast, especially when you include a personal story to 174 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: illustrate your point. On a recent podcast, you said you 175 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: shoot your bow with both eyes open. His question is 176 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: do you shoot your rifle this way? And if so, 177 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: could you give pointers for both? Yeah, so that's a 178 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: that's a great question, and I actually had quite a 179 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: few questions referring to the both eyes open and left 180 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: or right hand. Yes. I I do shoot my rifle 181 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: with both eyes open a scope rifle as well as 182 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,599 Speaker 1: open sights or anything. Everything I shoot, I try to 183 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:54,439 Speaker 1: shoot both eyes open. Shotgun, rifle, pistol, bows, doesn't really matter. 184 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: It might take it a little bit of practice, but 185 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: you're gonna be a better shot that way. I think. 186 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: Now some people think, well, why with a rifle scope 187 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: would it matter. I've found that when I shoot with 188 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: both eyes open through the rifle scope, I actually kind 189 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: of take a more calm approach than the squinting and 190 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: the focusing in so hard. Um. It allows me to 191 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: kind of focus on the cross hair and the target. 192 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: I kind of it's it's a way of me just 193 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: calming down and focusing on putting the cross air where 194 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: I want without so much a strain. So I definitely 195 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: think it's good. Now. If you're especially like muzzleloader open sites, 196 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: anything open sites, you absolutely want to shoot with both 197 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: eyes open because you're gonna be able to see the 198 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: target in your site at the same time. So it 199 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: is good to get in the habit of doing. For 200 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,439 Speaker 1: everything obviously have to be using your dominant eye, so 201 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 1: if it doesn't work for you, you need to use 202 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: your other eye. If you're already ingrained and shooting a 203 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: scoped your rifle with your non dominant eye, it's not 204 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: worth switching at this point. It's not worth getting a 205 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 1: left hand and trying to figure that out because I 206 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 1: think that that muscle memory is just gonna be too 207 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: hard to overcome. And you can shoot a rifle with 208 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: your non dominant eye because of the looking through the scope, 209 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: So I think that you'll be fine with that. But 210 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: I would say if you're just if you're shooting with 211 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: your dominant I you want to start learning shoot both 212 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: eyes open. Do an approach where you kind of get steady, 213 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 1: you look through with one eye closed, then you kind 214 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: of open that eye and kind of start to squint 215 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: your other eye, and over time you're gonna train your 216 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: dominant eye to take over and look at that site picture. 217 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: And I think by training yourself to do that, in 218 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: the long run, you're gonna be better off and and 219 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: take better shots. And also, I do believe that shooting 220 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: rifle with both eyes open helps control target panic in 221 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: many ways, so flinching, and that's a problem that happens, 222 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: and I think it happens when you're so focused in 223 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: you're so hyper focused on everything that's going on that 224 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: your brain reacts in a negative way to the anticipated 225 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 1: kick when you have both eyes open. What I like 226 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: to do and when I'm shooting a rifle, I think 227 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,319 Speaker 1: of this all the time, and I think of the 228 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: thought don't blink, So I you know, you think about it, 229 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: but you instinctively blink, and that's the first step in 230 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: making a flinches, your eyes closing. So what I've done 231 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: in the past, I try to film myself taking a 232 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: shot and see if I can shoot through the entire 233 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: shot without blinking, where I'm focused on the target and 234 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: I'm watching the shot as it happens. By doing that, 235 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: you actually be surprised that, you know, if you aren't 236 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: fully zoomed in, you can see the impact, You can 237 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: see everything because you aren't missing that. And it takes 238 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 1: a lot of training, but it's a way that I've 239 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: found to kind of calm myself down, make a better 240 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: shot and not necessarily lose sight acquisition or target picture 241 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: while I'm shooting. So keeping both eyes open helps with 242 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 1: that for sure for me personally. So the next question says, Hey, Remy, 243 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,959 Speaker 1: I'd like to hear your thoughts on arrowweight and four 244 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: foc so front of center. I used to be big 245 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 1: into bow hunting as a teenager, and I'm currently trying 246 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: to get back into it at forty two years old. 247 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: Things have changed since then. I'm mostly whitetail hunt, but 248 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: also about once a year ago on an elk hunt 249 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: out west, so I'm looking to build a do it 250 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: all arrow. Thank you for all the grade infot Tommy Vance, Radford, Virginia. 251 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: That's a good question, Tommy. Um, a lot of people 252 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: will talk arrows to death, in my opinion, So if 253 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: you don't even understand what front of center. Is what 254 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: that is is just if you take an arrow and 255 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 1: you balance it, where is the weight of that arrow? 256 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: So if you for just ease of math, you've got 257 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: a twenty in charro, which most people don't have, but 258 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: a twenty incharrow, half of that would be at ten inches. 259 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: You know, if you were to put that on a point, 260 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 1: is that arrow going to balance at the center? Is 261 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: that arrow going to balance a little more forward of 262 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: center or backup center? So you have to think of 263 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: it in many different ways. I think that there's a 264 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: certain percentage, and I would say it would be ten 265 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: to fifteen percent weight forward, where it flies really good 266 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: but has a little bit more energy at the tip. Now, 267 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: if you put too much weight forward, think of it 268 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: like this, You've got like a noodle spaghetti noodle pushing 269 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: like a brick. And you don't want that because what's 270 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: gonna happen is you'll actually, you know, you're gonna start 271 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: diving off with your trajectory. So you want kind of 272 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: a good balance where you've got a flat trajectory but 273 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: a very stable arrow in the air. And the stability 274 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: just refers to the fact of like how it's spinning 275 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: and where that arrow is going Is it going straight 276 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: where it should? And that's what you want, um. But 277 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: also you know, you want that kinetic energy and that 278 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: hard hitting. When you've got a little bit more weight 279 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: in the whole arrow itself, you're gonna have more energy, 280 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: so you're gonna have probably deeper penetration. Actually, one thought 281 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: to think about is a heavier arrow actually quiets down 282 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: your bow set up. So if you've got a real 283 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: loud bow, maybe think about using a heavier arrow because 284 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,559 Speaker 1: it will quiet down that bow a little bit. I 285 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 1: definitely notice it on like extremes when I've got an 286 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: arrow from my bow I shoot. I primarily shoot the 287 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: same arrow all the time, So I've got day six arrow, 288 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: I shoot three veins, but I'm kind of thinking about 289 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: maybe trying the four veins out here this year. I 290 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: like to lay around. I've got a little bit more 291 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: weight forward, so I definitely shoot a front of center arrow, 292 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: and I think that that's pretty standard. Um. But I 293 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: also think, like if you're really freaking out about exactly 294 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 1: how much weight in your arrows or whatever, you're just 295 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: kind of missing the point. You don't necessarily have to 296 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: get too specific with it, you know. One thing I 297 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: would do is it's pretty easy to figure out. If 298 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: you're shooting front of center. You can just kind of 299 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: put the arrow on your finger balance it, and then 300 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: you can try different tips in different weights to get 301 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: that balance where you want. Um, it's pretty easy to do. 302 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: I would say, definitely you want something a little bit 303 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: front of center. I found that it flies more accurately. 304 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: But it also if you get too much weight out there, 305 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: you start to get a lot more drop in your trajectory. 306 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: And you don't necessarily want that either because you know 307 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: you might be a yard or two off on the 308 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: range or something like that, and you don't want to 309 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: make a bad shot or miss because of it. So 310 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: I think that there's a good balance. I think that 311 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: the best to be like that ten to front of 312 00:14:56,760 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: center for what I found for hunting purpose is the 313 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: next question, says Remy. I've listened to a bunch of 314 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: podcasts you've been on and just recently started listening to 315 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: Cutting to the Distance and your bow hunting series. I'm 316 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: gearing up for my first archery l hunt. This fault 317 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: most likely solo. I've been shooting the same boat for 318 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: sixteen years. I've had it since I was fifteen, it 319 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: was my first hoy and thinking I'll stick with a white. 320 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: In your opinion, what should I be looking for in 321 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: a new bow, really hoping to get another fifteen plus 322 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: years out of a new one, Zach, Western New York. 323 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: That's a good question, Zach. I mean there's a lot 324 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: of people out there that I mean, I probably myself 325 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: if I didn't, if I didn't work with bow companies 326 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: that probably just shoot the same bow forever because you 327 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: get used to it. There's a lot of things that 328 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: you like about it. But there's also so many great 329 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: advances in technology of bows, so it doesn't really matter. 330 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're gonna stick with the same company 331 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: or whatever, that's great. You know there's Bose that you like. Um, 332 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: they've probably changed a lot since that bow that you have. 333 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: So I would say one thing that I like to 334 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: do is I kind of like to if possible, And 335 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: I know this might be hard now in the state 336 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: of everything, but if you can shoot a few different bows, 337 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: feel what feels good to you. And if you have 338 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: the same bow for a very long time, a bow 339 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: that is the same axle to axle length is probably 340 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: going to feel the best that's just because you're used 341 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: to that string angle. You're used to that bow so 342 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: much so that something else might be uncomfortable. I I 343 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: know when I started shooting a smaller axled axle bow, 344 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: it felt really terrible and I didn't shoot it well. 345 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: You also want a bow that kind of feels similar 346 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: or something that feels comfortable. Now there's a couple of considerations, 347 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: something like you know, whether you have a deeper shallow valley, 348 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: so when you get to full draw, whether that thing 349 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: kind of wants to jump forward, or whether it's got 350 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: a lot of play in there where you can be 351 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: a little bit more loosey goosey with it. And that 352 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: might just depend on what you're used to shooting and 353 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: the new bow out there. Maybe look forward, the latest 354 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: and greatest model. I think that that's a great way 355 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: to go. Like the newest bows are generally the most advanced. 356 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: There are always every company has got good years like 357 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 1: boom and bust years of like where they just figured out. 358 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: Then they make some tweaks the next year and it's 359 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: not as good, but the next year they kind of 360 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 1: go a different direction, and there you're always chasing that. 361 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: So I think that you just find a bow that 362 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: feels comfortable for you, and then obviously one that fits you. 363 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: You may won't even just remeasure your draw length again. 364 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: You know, in fifteen years you might have grown a 365 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: little bit. Maybe you're shooting a bow that's a little 366 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: short for you at this point as far as draw 367 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: length goes. So make sure everything's right and going to 368 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: be really good, because probably the next fifteen years you'll 369 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,360 Speaker 1: you'll grow less and have less changes in everything than 370 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: than your previous boat. So definitely think about getting a 371 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: bow that kind of feels good to you and go 372 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 1: from there. I hope that helps. Next question says Hey, Amy, 373 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: huge fan, been with cutting the distance from the start. 374 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 1: Thanks for all the free knowledge that I know has 375 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: really increased my odds of success. He says, I have 376 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 1: a New Mexico barbary sheep tag and I'm really considering 377 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: giving a shot with my bow. Any advice for putting 378 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: a stock on these particular animals to get within bow range? 379 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: Thinks keep up the great work on the podcast, Lorenzo 380 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 1: from New Mexico. Yeah, that's that's a good question. Uh. 381 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 1: Barbary sheep are are one of those animals that I 382 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 1: think is really cool that you can actually hunt those 383 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: on free range, over the counter, or even just draw 384 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: units in New Mexico. Any kind of sheep hunt, any 385 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 1: kind of goat hunts, I think one of the things, 386 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: and one of the secrets to getting close is getting 387 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: above them. They are alpine type animals and they One 388 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: thing you'll notice about mountain goats, about big horn sheep, 389 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: about other goats is that they generally are looking down 390 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: for danger because they're used to being at the top 391 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: of the mountains, so their main vulnerability is going to 392 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 1: be from above them. It's really handy to have a 393 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: spotter because you know, if you have somebody help directing 394 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: you into where you're going, that's always good. It's it's 395 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: very difficult sometimes if the animals move to get into 396 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: position them above, because you're approaching it a place that 397 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,400 Speaker 1: they you can't really see what's below you and they 398 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: can't see what's above them. Another good tactic is kind 399 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: of waiting until they get below a cliff band. That's 400 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: the easiest way to get close. Now. Oftentimes they go 401 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: below bands where the wind is not in your favorite 402 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 1: it's going downhill. They kind of pick the side, but 403 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:27,199 Speaker 1: the rougher terrain and then getting in from above is 404 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 1: going to be your best chance at getting a close shot. 405 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: And I think that by doing that, you're going to 406 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: really trick many of their senses and you should be 407 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 1: able to get within bow range. It's you know, it's 408 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:40,719 Speaker 1: obviously gonna be a little bit tougher, but sometimes you 409 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: know a rifle hunt where you're you're planning on shooting 410 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: across the canyon, you stop your hunt when you get 411 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 1: to that point. If you only have the option of 412 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: taking your bow along, it's gonna be a little bit 413 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: more challenging, but you probably will be able to do 414 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: it because you're doing it. I will say, on a 415 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: hunt like that, where you could take a rifle or 416 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: a bow, you always think, oh, I'll take both. I've 417 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: found in the past I've taken both, and I always 418 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 1: end up using the rifle if that opportunity presents itself. 419 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 1: So on that tag, because you can hunt so long 420 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:10,680 Speaker 1: in the season, I would say, try it with a 421 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,479 Speaker 1: bow for a few weekends or however, you know, take it. 422 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: Just go with the bow, and as long as you're 423 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: okay with going home without something, you're gonna have a 424 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: really really good time. Enjoy yourself. So good luck on 425 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: that and keep me posted. Love to hear how it goes. 426 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: Question says, Hey, Remy love the podcast and many shows 427 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: and videos you've done. Also as just this is me 428 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: saying this. Um, you know a lot of people talk 429 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: about the podcast and the videos. If you guys want 430 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: more videos, please find me on YouTube. UM. I'd love 431 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:41,360 Speaker 1: for you guys to follow me there on my own 432 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: channel as well as solo channel, but searched Remy Warren 433 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: YouTube channel. I should come up, you should find me. 434 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be putting a lot more videos there in 435 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: the future, so some of the stuff that I talked 436 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 1: about here you might see some cool stuff and tactics 437 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: and just some entertaining stuff on there. So make sure 438 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 1: to subscribe. Little plug for myself. Okay, back to the question, 439 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: your podcast has taught me more in a year and 440 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 1: a half than my twenty years of hunting previously. I've 441 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: got a question for the mail sack. He says. I've 442 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: gotten out of state spring bear hunt this year and 443 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: plan on backpacking with a couple of buddies. If one 444 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: of us is successful on the first day, that could 445 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: mean we'd have meat on the mountain. For about six days. 446 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: Tempts are supposed to be between thirty and fifty degrees 447 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,919 Speaker 1: with elk, deer, et cetera. I wouldn't worry about it, 448 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 1: but I know that you aren't typically supposed to here bear. 449 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: Do you think it would be okay to hang that long? 450 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: Obviously well shaded, etcetera. With all the other tips you've 451 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: given in the past. Thanks a ton and keep up 452 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: the great work. Brandon from Nevada. That's a good question, Brandon. 453 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: You know, it really depends on how the temperatures are 454 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 1: out there. I will say bear meat tends to spoil 455 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: faster than other meat, particularly in the fall, because of 456 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: the fat. Now, if you're hunting early in the spring, 457 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: you probably will encounter those cooler temperatures, and I think 458 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: that it would be okay. You know, and probably spring bears, 459 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: you gotta realize, are not going to be very fatty. 460 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: I think that that's that fat traps the heating and 461 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 1: that's what makes it so. I would say one thing 462 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 1: you do if you get a bear that's real fatty, 463 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: I would take the fat off the meat so it 464 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: allows it to cool better. I would make sure that 465 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: it's hanging obviously. Uh, in game bags separated out, and 466 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: you know at night you've got it clearly hanging, and 467 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: then you know in the daytime the sun's not hitting 468 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: it and baking it. You know, you want to make 469 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: sure that it's got good air circulation, all those things 470 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:33,359 Speaker 1: with everything else, and you'll be fine. I put a 471 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: spring bear that I shot last year in I've got 472 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: like an upright fridge thing. I actually let it kind 473 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: of dry age for about seven days and it was great. 474 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: It was still all good, nothing wrong, but that was 475 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: in a controlled frigerated environment. Six days is about the 476 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 1: max that you want. I really wouldn't want to go 477 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 1: further than that. You know, you might want to think 478 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,679 Speaker 1: about the possibility, you know, if it's if it's warm, 479 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: you know, maybe send a guy out where you can 480 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: get in and kind of have somewhere that you can 481 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: get it to frigeration. But outside of that, I think 482 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: that you guys will be fine. Those fifty degree temperatures 483 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: I would start to worry about, but you know it 484 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: might not be. That might be the ambient temperature in 485 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: the sun and you've got more shade and whatever, then 486 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: it's gonna stay cool. Something to think about, you know, 487 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: make sure that you've got something some form of actually 488 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: checking the temperature. And you can even take a meat 489 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: thermometer with you because if you're gonna eat I do 490 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: this one on spring bear hunts when I backpack in, 491 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: I just bring a little meat thermometer because I actually 492 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: temperature gauge the meat that I'm cooking over the fire. 493 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:37,679 Speaker 1: Like if I'm gonna cook up some bear steak for 494 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: dinner or whatever, especially over a fire, I actually will 495 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: thermometer it and make sure that I hit that over 496 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: that hundred and sixty degrees, so I know that I'm 497 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: not going to get trick gnosis. But I've used it 498 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: before to probe meat as well and to say, okay, 499 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 1: is that meat staying under that forty degree threshold? Like 500 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: is it staying cool? Is it? Is it cool enough? 501 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: And that's something to think about as well. But honestly, 502 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: I think that you'll be fine with the kind of 503 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: what you've laid out here. But the six days is 504 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 1: kind of getting close to it, but would also mean 505 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: that you got successful in your first day, So you know, 506 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 1: I think I think you'll be fine. This next one 507 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: is just more of a testimonial, says Kevin from British Columbia. 508 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: He says, I love the podcast. I just started watching 509 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: Solo Hunter. Just listening to the first thirty eight podcast 510 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: has inspired me to be a better outdoorsman. Stay well, 511 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:27,640 Speaker 1: keV appreciate that. I I really enjoy all the feedback 512 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: that I get from everybody like that. So thank you 513 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:34,120 Speaker 1: guys all everybody that sent in something. Next question comes 514 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: from Jimmy. He says, I've been following your archery startup 515 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 1: series often not just you referred to finding your shot 516 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: with a rifle at fifty to heaven forbid five yards. 517 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: I know where I can shoot and not hit the 518 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: gut or just wounded animal. If a deer's facing me, 519 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: it's seventy five yards head on and I'm about level 520 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 1: with him, I'm not scared to take the next shot 521 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 1: and snap the spine with And so his question is 522 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: with archery, can I do the same if the deer's 523 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,360 Speaker 1: milling around under me in a tree stand? Is there 524 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: a safe shot straight down? And then he asked can 525 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: I get a broad head to penetrate or even clip 526 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: a shoulder blade and still take both lungs? So he 527 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: says he's been into archery for years, never hunted though, 528 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: just started putting together his bow and tackle and training 529 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 1: for the next bow season. Those are good questions if 530 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:26,479 Speaker 1: you're primarily a rifle hunter, can you make shots that 531 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: are you know, maybe not the vital area and be 532 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 1: successful at taking down that animal? Uh, the answer is 533 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: yes and no. So here's here's the truth of the matter. 534 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 1: There's a lot of areas on a deer or other 535 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 1: animal that an arrow will stick into and not penetrate 536 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: and not kill um. It will wound, it will do whatever. 537 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 1: Now whether it will be lether lethal or not, I 538 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 1: mean that remains to be seen. I have shot deer 539 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: under write circumstances in the neck with a bow and 540 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: find them and killed them immediately. But it's very difficult 541 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 1: to do because it's something that moves. It often happens 542 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: sometimes accidentally where you clip the spine or something else. 543 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 1: But I would not recommend it as a shot on 544 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: a deer. A better shot would be like if you're 545 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: on level ground in the chest. That shot gets taken 546 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: a lot by archers on both meal dear but primarily elk. 547 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: Just understanding where that kill zone is is a little 548 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 1: higher than most people think. I mean, that's not a 549 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: bad shot to take. I take quartering two shots often 550 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 1: in water hole or especially an antelope, they tend to 551 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:32,959 Speaker 1: come into the water hole kind of facing the blind, 552 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: but I definitely try to shy on the inside if 553 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 1: it's like facing me on the inside of the shoulder blade. 554 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: The shoulder blade is tricky because if you've got a 555 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: really powerful setup, you'll probably get through it enough to 556 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: get one lung. But most those setups, a lot of 557 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,399 Speaker 1: guys hit that shoulder blade and that arrow stops and 558 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:50,879 Speaker 1: that's the end of it, and there's a big blood 559 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: trail and they think that they should be getting something 560 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:54,959 Speaker 1: and they don't. So if you can be more patient 561 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: and wait for a better shot, do it now. Shooting 562 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: straight down, you know, you can't aim for right. I 563 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: mean like it have to be straight straight down, like 564 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 1: something where it's right below your tree stand. At that point, 565 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: it's so close, I mean you would be like ten yards. Yeah, 566 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,639 Speaker 1: you could definitely shoot between the shoulder blades straight down, 567 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: and that's not a bad shot. You're gonna be hitting 568 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: the vitals and probably spine the animal. But you know, 569 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: if you clip the shoulder, you just want to make 570 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 1: sure that you're a close ranger, you've got enough penetration. 571 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: I actually, I mean, I know my setup will hammer 572 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: through the shoulder of most game animals out to a 573 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,439 Speaker 1: decent distance, So I actually kind of put it on 574 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: the shoulder in some instances, like in that pocket of 575 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: the shoulder, but I'm not afraid of the shoulder blade 576 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: itself with my personal bow set up. If you know 577 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:44,120 Speaker 1: that you've got a lot of penetrating power, a lot 578 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: of energy going through there, and it's going to break 579 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: through the shoulder, yeah you'll be fine. But I definitely 580 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: would err on the side of staying away from the 581 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 1: shoulder if possible and making that vital shot. So I 582 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:59,920 Speaker 1: hope that helps this question. Says, Hey, Remy, this is 583 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: Mike from Texas. I'm loving your podcast, brother, and have 584 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: been keeping up with you for a few years now. 585 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: I do have question for you about bow hunting. He 586 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: says he hunts in East Texas with a traditional bow 587 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: from a tree stand and wanted to know if there 588 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 1: are some things that I could go over for that 589 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 1: style of hunting since almost everything I do is by 590 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,959 Speaker 1: stock only, you know, honestly, and this is good for 591 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: everyone like getting into it to hear I think one 592 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: of the best ways to start out bow hunting is 593 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: from a standard blind and because you have a little 594 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,160 Speaker 1: bit closer shots in a little bit more controlled environment, 595 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: the animals coming in unaware of you, and so you 596 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about so many other things. You 597 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: can really focus on taking your shot. I know, with 598 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: traditional gear, I I don't hunt from tree stands often, 599 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: but I have and um I found that it's a 600 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 1: It's a great way to be successful and get close 601 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: and get that shot. And one thing that I will 602 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 1: say with any bow for me, maybe especially with traditional gear, 603 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 1: is to practice shooting from that elevated position. If you 604 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: wherever you practice, if you have the room to practice 605 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: shooting from a tree stand or whatever, I think that 606 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: that is gonna really help you make a good shot. 607 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: And another thing to think about is just kind of 608 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: like being at that angle where you're bending at the 609 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 1: waist first and then drawing to your anchor point and 610 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: releasing some things that you know you might not think 611 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 1: about shooting at that angle, or when you're just getting 612 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: started into bow hunting, you're practicing a lot on flat ground, 613 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 1: but that should translate to the same as shooting from 614 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: a tree and The nice thing about shooting at a tree. 615 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:33,959 Speaker 1: You know you're you're shooting it at the animal at 616 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: an angle, So you want to kind of practice that 617 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: on a three D target or whatever you have. But 618 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: it's a great way to get close and get some 619 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: good ethical shots and some good action, especially starting out. 620 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: This question is kind of in that same vein, but 621 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: I think it's uh, it's worth reading here. It says, Hey, Remy, 622 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: I'm Robbed from Montana, a new bow hunter. With podcast question. 623 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: He says, I want to start by hunting white tailed 624 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: does in units around this place in Montana. Uh that 625 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 1: has long seasons and over the counter tags. It's actually 626 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: a place that I know well. He says. There's a 627 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: lot of country in that zone, and I'm finding it 628 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: difficult to narrow down what type of train to hunting. 629 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: I prefer spot and stock with a rifle, but I 630 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: feel like the best place to start with the bow 631 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: is ambush style hunting in a standard blind, specifically in 632 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: the river bottoms. Do you agree that this is sensible 633 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: way to start bow hunting or is there something else 634 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: I should be thinking about? Thanks? Yeah, that's a great question. 635 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: I absolutely think that starting out stand or blind is 636 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: a great way to go. Um, I get those these 637 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: same over the counter archery dough tags that this person gets. 638 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: I often try to do a little bit of spot 639 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 1: and stock on them because I just think it's it's 640 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 1: fun for me. But if I was just starting out, 641 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: definitely doing a ground blinder stand has its advantages. One 642 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: thing that I look for is well two things that 643 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: I look for. I like to focus in on betting 644 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: areas as well as travel routes. So you gotta figure 645 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: out oka where are they feeding, where are they betting off, 646 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: and they're gonna betted and really thick stuff. And I 647 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: found a lot of success doing this where I kind 648 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: of go in on almost like a scouting mission where 649 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 1: I I move and I okay, I bumped deer in 650 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: the middle of the day. You know, this is like 651 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: big country type stuff. If you've got a small plot 652 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 1: of land, you probably don't want to do this, But 653 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: you gotta figure out where they're betting, and they often 654 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: will bet in the same kind of thick areas, So 655 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: the middle of the day when they should be betted, 656 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 1: kind of start still hunting through these areas and you 657 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: might blow a few deer out and you're gonna go, Okay, 658 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: here's where they're betting. So what you're gonna do is 659 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:33,239 Speaker 1: you're gonna either figure out where they're getting to that 660 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: area from or just setting up in that area where 661 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: you've got good shooting lanes. You know they will filter 662 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 1: back through their incoming days. So if it's somewhere that 663 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 1: you can get into quiet without blowing them out, or 664 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: get into in the morning while they're out feeding, and 665 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 1: then wait for them as they move into these betting areas, 666 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: that's a great tactic. Um It also works really well 667 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 1: with ground blinds. I think tree stands are better in 668 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 1: some ways because you have a little bit better view. 669 00:31:57,840 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: You aren't just so narrowed in. You can kind of 670 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: see around on you if possible. I know on late 671 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 1: season hunts, you know, something to think about is maybe 672 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 1: just more feeding areas, so where they come out and 673 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 1: where they feed. It could be on the edge of 674 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 1: your culture, but it also could be river bottom stuff. 675 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: They tend to feed out in those open areas of 676 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: the river bottom, especially late, so you'll see them even 677 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: just traveling the river bottoms as well, So little creek, 678 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: little creeks, little funnels, things that funnel and move the deer. 679 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 1: Kind of focus on those, find trails, find areas that 680 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: they're moving, sit and wait. And I think that's a 681 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:31,400 Speaker 1: great strategy for bow hunting, especially when you're just getting 682 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 1: started because you want something. I mean, hunting does is 683 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: a great way, like where you can have multiple tags 684 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 1: and a lot of opportunity, anything where you get a 685 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 1: lot of opportunity to take those skills that you've learned 686 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 1: and be successful with it, that is a great starting point. 687 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:49,160 Speaker 1: So I think kudas to you for for giving that 688 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: a try, and I think anybody that has that opportunity, 689 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 1: it's a great way to go. The question says, Hey, Remy, 690 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 1: I appreciate the archery series. I just listened to the 691 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 1: two O one and another podcast with Tom Clum For 692 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 1: those of you that don't know, he's a really good 693 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: um resource for traditional archery. So he says, it's been 694 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:11,760 Speaker 1: good to be reminded these tips. I've been successful this 695 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 1: season with my bow by taking some grouse in Colorado 696 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: and a few hogs in Florida. Today, I decided to 697 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: put the rifle down and take my bow out for 698 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 1: a late Alabama deer hunt and try to get a dough. 699 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: Last night, three doughs came out at thirty yards easy. 700 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 1: I thought I missed over her back. Can you talk 701 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: about shooting in low light situations? Thanks Alex from Alabama. Yeah, 702 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 1: that's a good question. Now. I think often I would 703 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:41,640 Speaker 1: say more animals, especially from an angle, get shot or 704 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: missed over the back. There's two things that went wrong there. One, 705 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: you know, you could have been aiming in the wrong spot. 706 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 1: Um shooting down, you know it's it's easy, but also 707 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 1: the animal could have jumped a little bit. So hit 708 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: that range. Even though it's close, it's far enough that 709 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 1: an animal can completely move out of the target. I 710 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: like to aim for the heart when I'm shooting, especially 711 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: down or in those evening situations, maybe they're coming out 712 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: at the feed it's it's low light. They're more going 713 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 1: to be apt to jump towards sound because their site 714 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 1: is going to be slightly impaired, so they're gonna hear 715 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:14,440 Speaker 1: that bow go off and then they're gonna get out 716 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 1: of the way of that arrow. So one thing you 717 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:17,880 Speaker 1: want to think about is, like we talked about in 718 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,960 Speaker 1: our two oh to make sure that bows quiet, and 719 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:23,760 Speaker 1: then picking an aim point that's a little bit lower 720 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: that will help kind of from that over the back miss, 721 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,279 Speaker 1: which is probably the most commonplace that an arrow goes 722 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 1: very rarely or things shot under, but it does happen. Um. Now, 723 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: as far as low light, you know, I guess there's 724 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:39,360 Speaker 1: a couple of things you can think about. I actually 725 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:42,480 Speaker 1: tend to shoot better in low light because the brightness 726 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: of my sight is not you know, it just depends 727 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:48,400 Speaker 1: on on your site, because sometimes the brightness, like if 728 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,399 Speaker 1: you've got a light on your site or other things, 729 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 1: it makes that pin too big and it makes it 730 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: too hard to see the target. But you also need 731 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:55,840 Speaker 1: to be able to see your pin, So it depends 732 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,120 Speaker 1: on how low the light is, what are legal shooting 733 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: hours in your area. Whatever, one thing you want to 734 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:02,719 Speaker 1: think about is not getting that pin too bright and 735 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 1: not getting that pin too dark, being able to focus 736 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: on the target. So you need to be able to 737 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: shoot at something that you can see very clearly. Now, 738 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 1: if it's too dark to do that, it might just 739 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 1: be bad timing and you might want to have to 740 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:16,719 Speaker 1: wait for a different shot opportunity, or a closer shot opportunity, 741 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 1: or just have to pass that opportunity up. In general, 742 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 1: like if it's too dark to shoot. It's too dark 743 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:23,439 Speaker 1: to shoot, whether it's legal or not. There's been many 744 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:26,319 Speaker 1: times where I've been hunting or especially in a ground 745 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 1: blind where it's it's not legal shooting. Lights still out 746 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,719 Speaker 1: and I draw back. I go it's too dark. I 747 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 1: can't see my pins, the animals too dark. I just 748 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 1: gotta wait and try to find a better opportunity next time. 749 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:37,920 Speaker 1: But I think if you kind of take those other 750 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:41,279 Speaker 1: things into consideration next time, maybe uh, you know, make 751 00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 1: sure everything's quiet, aim a little bit lower, anticipate a 752 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:47,279 Speaker 1: little bit of a jump, you might find success on 753 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:52,560 Speaker 1: that same shot in the future. I appreciate all the 754 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:55,399 Speaker 1: questions that came in. As always, feel free to reach 755 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,160 Speaker 1: out to me via social media. You can find me 756 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:00,759 Speaker 1: at remu Warrant on Instagram. You can check out some 757 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:04,720 Speaker 1: YouTube videos by just searching my user name Remy Warren. 758 00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:07,959 Speaker 1: You should be able to find some some cool stuff there. 759 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:10,919 Speaker 1: Thank you guys all for tuning into the podcast week 760 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,799 Speaker 1: after week. I really appreciate that. Next week, I think 761 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:15,919 Speaker 1: we're gonna start talking about some of the We're gonna 762 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:18,360 Speaker 1: break down a few of the states and application things, 763 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 1: and that way we can kind of get everybody ready 764 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,000 Speaker 1: and in the mindset of if you're thinking about applying 765 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 1: for tags, kind of the type of things you need 766 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: to consider, some prime dates, all that good stuff, so 767 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:32,799 Speaker 1: you're ready for your hunt this fall, whether it be 768 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: with a bow, whether it be with a rifle, whether 769 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: it be something new, something old, elk, mule, dear antelope, 770 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:42,759 Speaker 1: white tails, whatever you got spring bears. Um. We want 771 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 1: to make sure that you get all the information you 772 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:49,280 Speaker 1: need to be successful and get that starting point of Okay, 773 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 1: how do I get started, how do I get in 774 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 1: the field, And that first step is getting those tags. 775 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:58,360 Speaker 1: So until next week, keep those questions coming and we 776 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:00,200 Speaker 1: will catch you all later