practice what you preach...

[Geno C]

Well after a number of comments and threads going around about the lack of effort some may put in prior to the season, weather it be scouting or adjusting equipment or some making changes to there equipment without re calibrating before going into the woods. (no one in particular) just in general..

Well, i made an adjustment a week ago to my peep sight, i brought it down closer to lock into my anchor point. well doing so i shot the bow a bunch of times and had to make some minor adjustments and compensate for shooting a little low. I kept thinking about a deer stepping into range for a chip shot and not being able to hit him right so i took the time to grab the ladder from the shed, climb onto the roof and setup my 3d target starting at 12 yards. i was hitting constantly LOW which is not good from a steep angle. i decided to make an adjustment and BOOM, im shooting dead on again. moved the target out to 20 and shes a go. My confidence is HIGH, right where i want it. The wind is in my sails and im ready for this weekend!!

figured id share that with you guys, its never too late to double check. always good to verify on your own time rather then hit one bad and find out its the hunters gear...

goodluck!

Geno~

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Well I expect to see some pics on Monday then...lol...Good luck

[Geno C]

i hope so lol

slipping out of work early to do a evening hunt tonight. looking to take a doe...

[bushnell]

I will be honest. I took my rifle for granted one year. I thought to myself (why do I need to take the gun out and shoot it. I shot it all the previous years and never had to move a thing.) Well I was wrong. I had a buck come out about 100 yds away. I rested the gun and took the shot. When I walked up to the deer I notice that I had shot it in the back bone. So I had to put an extra round through the neck to finish him off. I was not happy with my shot placement so before I would take the rifle out for opening day in PA I took the gun to the range. I was shooting about 8-10 inches high.

So yes you need to check everything ever year because you have no idea until it is too late. I lucked out and recovered the deer.

[TH41]

Every year I just have to go to the range with the gun or line up the 3d's and shoot especially the last week before the seasons open. But i also shoot during the archery season.And here and there with the gun. For me personally it is more for confidence than anything. I did have one year i didn't get to the range a whole lot during the summer and took it for granted. But when I had a deer in my scope and began second guessing myself on the shot. I didn't like that feeling at all. Good thread.

[WNYBuckHunter]

I took my shotgun for granted once, missed two deer one day at close range before I figured out my scope mount was loose. I will never do that again. I shoot my bow every day through the bow season, just take the BHs off and put the field points on.

[gjs4]

never understood why somany do not practice once the season starts (bow, gun, whatev)...

You reap what you sow....

just my $0.02 that came from worse instances than yours 

[NYBuckHunter87]

practice makes perfect and also builds confidence, something that really helps when the pressure is on.

[crappyice]

I too needed a major adjustment prior to friday evenings hunt. For whatever reason, i told myself to shoot before I went in the woods. Good thing. I was consistantly 6" high and 3" to the left. I guess my site got knocked around.

[fasteddie]

It certainly doesn't hurt to take the bow out back and take a few shots to make sure everything is okay .