/r/bowhunting

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A subreddit to discuss all things bowhunting! For beginners to masters and eveyone in between, post questions, comments or pictures. Happy Hunting!

A subreddit for bowhunting topics. Post questions about bows in general as well as hunting tips, etiquette, and advice.

Sub rules:

  1. Reddit rules and reddiquette apply.

  2. Every discipline is welcome.
    Please refrain from discriminating based on another user's style of shooting or choice of bow. PVC bows are archery as much as FITA compound. Yes, crossbows are allowed here as well.

  3. Post must be bow hunting related
    Effort and content policies are left to the voters.

  4. No buying or selling Buying or selling of any kind is not allowed in this sub. If you have a bow or bowhunting related accessories for sale, feel free to post over at r/archeryexchange. Any buying or selling posts will be removed, and offenders will be banned at mod discretion.

  5. No spam.
    This includes product/affiliate links, blog posts, links to your website/podcast, or anything else that the mods deem self promotional. When in doubt, run it by the mods before posting.


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They just know how to not get shot.

Cam is on my stand tree. Got up in the tree at 5 this morning, buddy showed up 30 minutes later an hour before legal shooting time.... it's like they know lol

2 Comments
2024/10/05
12:25 UTC

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First one with a bow. 30 yards 138”

0 Comments
2024/10/05
12:21 UTC

58

Statewide Opening in PA

That is all. Happy hunting!

14 Comments
2024/10/05
11:25 UTC

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LOOKING TO BUY A LONG BOW

I'm looking to get my first longbow. I'm about 5'10 and my reach is 29.60 after doing the math. Being a 3 under shooter what size longbow is right for me if I want it to be a little on the longer side?**

0 Comments
2024/10/05
10:15 UTC

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GoPro or action cam for hunt

Looking for a camera, thinking a GoPro or similar for hog hunting with my bow.

I’d like multiple angles, attaching to a tree to view hunter is easy enough. For chest/head mount does anyone have any experience or found what works best for good shot videos?

0 Comments
2024/10/05
03:07 UTC

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My buddy just sent this.. thoughts? I think low. Blood at 50 yards but not a lot. He pulled out

53 Comments
2024/10/05
00:29 UTC

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Marsupial fully enclosed bino harness.

I’ve been eyeing this harness and j see it has great reviews but the disclaimer for the magnets throwing off compasses worries me. Has anyone experienced this harness actually messing with their compass?

5 Comments
2024/10/04
23:20 UTC

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suggestion: Pin a post with helpful guides to collecting, reporting, cleaning, and quartering a deer.

Alot of new hunters will be passing through the sub over the next few weeks. We should extend helpful info on how just not to hunt, but also deal with post hunt. Just a suggestion. Lets grow our community with good info and a helpful hand.

3 Comments
2024/10/04
22:48 UTC

5

My seasons over

I need to vent I broke two fingers at work this morning.. on both of my hands. My pinky on my right, and my middle finger on my left.. is a broken bones a reason to use a crossbows untill I’m healed up?

36 Comments
2024/10/04
22:20 UTC

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Looking to get a new camo set for bow hunting! Anyone have recommendations? Something kinda lightweight and quiet.

Hunt in Arkansas/Texas. Going to be warmer but will get pretty chilly late season.

21 Comments
2024/10/04
21:06 UTC

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Question for those who use hang on sets

Do you use a lineman's belt to tie off once your in the stand? If so how?

I bought 3 cheap hang on stands last year and loved hunting from them but they were too heavy to be mobile, so i bought a XOP cold world with X2 climbing sticks this year to be able to jump around to different spots. last year i just used a lifeline type system to tie off which was great for permanaent set ups, but that won't be simple to setup with my new mobile setup.

5 Comments
2024/10/04
20:58 UTC

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Harvested my first Deer

Was really excited and far more nervous than I thought I’d be, thank you Big Girl.

24 Comments
2024/10/04
19:44 UTC

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Hunting from ground with chair

I had posted a while ago about hunting in a tree stand during high winds, 8-20 mph with gusts 35+. I'm a little sketched out to sit in my tree stand, but I'm thinking about just hauling a gray metal folding chair into my woods and posting up somewhere on the ground.

I have a good idea of where to sit with good visibility into my little clover plot, but I would be high exposed and will stick out like a sore thumb. What do people think? I'm thinking time in the woods is better than no time and I might get lucky.

20 Comments
2024/10/04
16:20 UTC

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New to bow hunting

Just now getting to where I can consistently hit the smallest spray paint dot I can make with a spray can and am wanting start getting into the mid range of pricing arrows,broadheads and fletchings possibly kit to do my own arrow cutting and so on. Any information/suggestions to help push me in the right way would be amazing

4 Comments
2024/10/04
13:57 UTC

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Ground hunting thrill

Last night was my first time hunting from the ground without a blind or tree stand. I sat against a tree and didn’t move. I was on public land and tried a random spot. Had a hunter walk past me so I moved 100 yards in the opposite direction he was heading. After sitting two hours right before dark I had a nice 8 point walk right in front of me 20 yards. I flung an arrow and went right over his back. He runs off and puffs twice and then comes right back to me even closer trying to figure out what I am. This time it’s too dark to see my pins so I just sat there waiting for him to leave when two more deer walk in behind him. 3 deer 15 yards away. Eventually one of them blew again and they all ran out but wow it was a rush! I’m hooked now. Can’t wait to go back and not miss this time lol

32 Comments
2024/10/04
13:52 UTC

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I found my arrow 2 years later.

So I found my arrow I shot at a turkey Fall 22. It’s an Easton Axis. Send it?

2 Comments
2024/10/04
04:05 UTC

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Dang it I have to work on Monday!

3 Comments
2024/10/04
11:37 UTC

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Any ideas what is making the noise? Heard a grunting noise of some sort when I was out this morning. No clue what made it. Later found a sleeping fox in that direction, could it have been that? For reference I’m in PA.

20 Comments
2024/10/04
02:18 UTC

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Shoot or pass?

7 Comments
2024/10/04
02:15 UTC

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Been Trying to Grow My Hunting IG But Think I’ve Been shadow Banned

I’ve been trying to grow my instagram hunting page for the last couple years but I think I’ve been shadow banned after posting several pictures of dead animals. Ive been bow hunting now for 5 years and am 100% self taught using YouTube as my primary learning resource. I hunt exclusively on public land primarily in Kansas and Missouri but will be heading to Oklahoma next week to hunt for two weeks and will be uploading pictures throughout my hunt. If anyone is interested in following my hunting journey I’d really appreciate you following @the_hunting_freak_inc_ Pic is of last years Kansas archery buck. I

22 Comments
2024/10/04
01:07 UTC

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WV public

Pretty jazzed up

8 Comments
2024/10/04
00:55 UTC

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can we post for sale?

if so, i am selling a lattitude method 2 saddle

3 Comments
2024/10/04
00:18 UTC

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What to use for calling

Best calls to use for early bow season?

9 Comments
2024/10/03
23:24 UTC

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