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[adamA]

Hey everyone.  My name is Adam.  I'm new to the site.  I've been hunting for a couple of years now in the Wurtsboro/Sullivan county area.  Last year I finally got a bow, and want to venture into the bow hunting world.  I live in the Bronx, and am interested in bow hunting some public land in Westchester.  I would love some tips, or recommendations on bow hunting as its all new for me.  Thanks in advance!

[GreeneHunter]

Welcome

[turkeyfeathers]

welcome aboard Adam

[Elmo]

Welcome to the forum.

[adamA]

Thanks guys.  

[grampy]

Welcome! Great to have you join us! Some good hunters from down your way on here, that will give you some tips, I'm sure. Good luck this season!

[wolc123]

10 minutes ago, adamA said:

Thanks guys.  

Welcome to the site.  Here are a couple of free tips:   1.) Aim low on the deer (for the heart area).  If they catch a glimpse of your draw, they get very alert.  That causes them to drop fast (just in time to catch the arrow mid-lung) when they hear the bow release the arrow.  If you aim much higher, your arrow may hit too high, in the shoulder blade or the thick meaty area above the spine, just behind the shoulder, neither of which is fatal.   2.) Get yourself some of that CSI-type tracking agent (bloodglow, etc), that makes blood glow in the moonlight or starlight.   It is almost always best not to go after a deer for at least a half hour after you hit it, and this stuff lets you wait until after dark, even if it is raining, on afternoon hunts.  The best thing about having it in your pack is that it lets you hunt right up until sundown, and still have confidence in a recovery.  Deer activity usually peaks at dusk during most of archery season.    

[greg54]

Welcome!

[adamA]

13 minutes ago, wolc123 said:

Welcome to the site.  Here are a couple of free tips:   1.) Aim low on the deer (for the heart area).  If they catch a glimpse of your draw, they get very alert.  That causes them to drop fast (just in time to catch the arrow mid-lung) when they hear the bow release the arrow.  If you aim much higher, your arrow may hit too high, in the shoulder blade or the thick meaty area above the spine, just behind the shoulder, neither of which is fatal.   2.) Get yourself some of that CSI-type tracking agent (bloodglow, etc), that makes blood glow in the moonlight or starlight.   It is almost always best not to go after a deer for at least a half hour after you hit it, and this stuff lets you wait until after dark, even if it is raining, on afternoon hunts.  The best thing about having it in your pack is that it lets you hunt right up until sundown, and still have confidence in a recovery.  Deer activity usually peaks at dusk during most of archery season.    

good to know.  thanks

[tuckersdaddy]

Welcome... Best advice I can give is practice, practice, practice...

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