Tag Archives: bowhunting equipment

Bowhunting Shot Placement: 5 Vital Zones Every Hunter Must Know

Quick Answer: For bowhunting, always target the heart-lung vital zone in the lower chest cavity just behind the front shoulder. A broadside or quartering-away shot gives you the largest margin for error — aim 4 inches behind the front leg crease, one-third up from the belly line. Avoid frontal and quartering-toward shots; shoulder bone blocks […]

Deer Grunt Call: 7 Sequences That Pull Bucks Into Bow Range

Bowhunter holding a deer grunt call tube in fall woods

A deer grunt call is the cheapest piece of gear in your pack that can flip a hunt from boring to filled tag in under thirty seconds. Used right, it pulls cruising bucks off the line they were already walking and bends them toward a treestand inside 25 yards — bow range. Used wrong, it […]

Spot and Stalk Bowhunting: 7 Tactics to Get Within Bow Range

Spot and stalk bowhunting success with pronghorn antelope and compound bow

Spot and stalk bowhunting closes the gap on mule deer, antelope, and elk in open country. 7 tactics for glassing, wind, terrain, and the final 50-yard decision.

Archery Peep Sight: Installation, Alignment & Troubleshooting Guide

If you’ve ever drawn back your compound bow only to find your peep sight completely out of alignment—or worse, you can’t see through it at all—you know exactly how frustrating this small component can be. The archery peep sight is one of the most important yet often misunderstood accessories on a compound bow. Get it […]