How to Keep Busy After Bow Hunting Season Ends
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Once our bow hunting seasons close and the winter weather sets in, it’s all too easy for us to just fall into our couches and take the winter off, so to speak. We definitely still watch our favorite hunting programs on television, but that’s about the extent of hunting activity most of us get. Many bow hunters don’t continue practicing their archery form throughout the winter, and most just toss their hunting gear into their basement, garage, or shed to sit until the weather improves next spring. This is a critical mistake.
If you want to stay at the top of your game and keep your gear in tip-top shape, you’ll need to postpone your winter hibernation a little while longer. Make a weekly goal of doing something that revolves around hunting. It could be shooting your bow at 2 to 3 yards in the garage to practice your release; it could also be washing and organizing your hunting gear. As long as it’s related to bow hunting, you’ll get a lot more accomplished over the winter than you might think. Here are some quick suggestions.
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Don’t just hang up your bow and walk away at the end of the season. Keep it available and practice throughout the winter. Just take a couple shots each week – that’s all. You do want to give your body some recovery time in the offseason, but don’t want to wait so long that your form gets sloppy. If you can safely practice short shots in your garage, do it! Otherwise, head to an indoor archery range, which will help break up winter’s monotony anyway. Use fun archery drills to keep it exciting and challenge your skills.
Also take time to do any necessary bow maintenance at this time. Make sure your parallel cams are working correctly, all your peeps are aligned, your bow string looks good, and so on. The new Rize bow from Prime has features that will make the maintenance easier, including 82X aluminum risers and a Flexis FlexShock damper for smoother shooting.
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