Tag Archives: archery season

Bowhunting Public Land: 7 Tactics That Actually Work

Bowhunter in the field on public land with compound bow

Quick Answer: Bowhunting public land works when you go deeper than other hunters, run a mobile setup, and treat wind control as a hard rule rather than a suggestion. The 640 million acres of publicly accessible land in the U.S. hold mature deer — the gap between success and failure is almost always access and […]

Europe’s Youth Stars Shine in Rome | Archery Weekly Jul 20–26

Simon Moritz of Germany competing at the 2026 European Youth Archery Championships in Rome

Quick Answer: The 2026 European Youth Archery Championships wrapped July 25 in Rome with 377 athletes from 40 countries competing across recurve, compound, and barebow divisions. Elsewhere this week: Cara Kelly claimed the IBO Women’s Triple Crown after a dominant three-leg season with Team Mathews, Pope and Young took a firm stand against Alaska’s proposed […]

State-by-State Hunting Regulations: A Bowhunter’s 2026 Guide to Tags, Seasons & Gear Laws

bowhunter tree stand

A bowhunter’s breakdown of how state-by-state hunting regulations actually work — tags, seasons, equipment laws, and the rules that keep you legal across borders.

2026 Elk Archery Season Regulations | State-by-State Changes Every Bowhunter Must Know

Majestic bull elk with large antlers walking through tall grass in western mountain habitat

Montana, Colorado, and Idaho have rolled out major 2026 elk archery regulation changes — boundary shifts, quota cuts, draw system overhauls, and weapon clarifications. Here’s your state-by-state breakdown with deadlines, draw odds, and application strategy before time runs out.

Compound Bow Tuning: 9-Step Checklist

Spring compound bow tuning setup outdoors with archer preparing equipment for the season

Follow this 9-step spring compound bow tuning checklist to get your setup shooting accurately. Covers string inspection, cam timing, paper tuning, broadhead testing, and more.

Bow Tuning Guide: 7 Steps to Arrow Flight

Archer setting up compound bow for spring tuning outdoors

A complete 7-step spring bow tuning checklist covering inspection, measurements, paper tuning, and broadhead alignment to achieve perfect arrow flight for the new archery season.