BowCast Blog

Hey Guys....

   I am still burning the boot leather scouting out new areas for Coues deer.  I have been hanging cameras in different types of areas like creek bottoms and areas where I have seen scrapes in the past.  Unfortunately, my success has been pretty limited as far as trail cam pictures have gone but I feel good about my effort because at least I know where the deer aren't. :)  Last year I hung camera's at water sources at I was able to find deer but once the rut kicked everything changes and I was left chasing scrapes.  This year my goal was to stay off the water sources and learn new areas.  As far as my physical scouting goes it has been pretty good.  I have found several really nice sheds and I have glassed up or jumped several Coues deer does.  I have found a pocket of deer that I am going to key in on.  The big challege now is to wait until a few weeks before the hunt and cover some country looking for scrapes.  Once I find a scrape I need to hang a trail cam on it and see what happens.

Friends, please check out my little highlight reel from this fall's hunts. We hunted ID and MT and had a great time. I can't wait for next year and I will get back to posting fitness tid bits as the season comes to end shortly.

DIY Montana Antelope

Although I was not able to attend Hoyt Night, I was able to shoot their new bow the AlphaMax 32 inch at my local pro shop.  I really wish I had the opportunity to shoot this bow set up with accessories and test it out at a few  3-D shoots and with broadheads in the field.  But I will gladly shoot it at the pro shop and enjoy the new features that Hoyt has shot into this new bow.

2009 PSE Bows

I hope everyone is having a great whitetail season and possibly some late season elk.  I will be chasing both the next two weeks and keep you posted on my efforts.  During the next few weeks I am going to try and shoot as many of the new 2009 bows as possible and give you my thoughts on how they compare.   

I am hoping I don't need this pack in Montana next week :-). Awesome picture that was sent to me by Badlands - I hope they put it an upcoming catalog - it's an awesome pic! Click on it to enlarge the picture.

I had the chance to shoot the 2009 Bowtech Admiral, Captain, and 82nd Airborne a couple of weeks ago at Sportsman's Warehouse.  All great shots - anyone in the market for a new 2009 bow should definitely make the rounds on the Bowtech line.

Taking Quality Photos

Part 1-Making a Paper Tuner

I am still working on building my home bow shop like I'm sure many of you are.  There is a great PodCast, episode #53, on what tools and supplies you will need to start your own home bow shop.  One of the items missing from my shop was a paper tuner.  I have tried many times to quickly tune my bow shooting a piece of paper taped to my ladder rungs.  NOT a good idea and one I would NOT recommend as I put a few holes in the wall of my basement and was out a few arrows.  This blog entry will show you how you can make your own paper tuner by simply going to your local hardware and grocery store and spending around $30.

Gear Review- MSR Hyperflow

Tonight I got whooped by a workout at Crossfit with Dan Staton!   I didn't even finish the workout as Dan wanted me to come back so he only made me do 3 rounds of the 5 round workout.  Thanks Dan.  I haven't worked out that hard since highschool 10 years ago when we did circuit training for football.  I think it made me realize how out of shape I really am and where I need to be for hunting season.  It also made me realize that the elk I ate for dinner tasted better going down then coming up.

 This summer I was running almost every day and shooting my bow daily but that was not nearly enough.  I have slacked off and I can tell my legs are smaller and my lungs weaker.  Not where I wanted to be right now but with a 6 month old son I have been spending my evenings with Hunter.

 My review of the 2009 Bowtech Captain;

Hey guys, well after an unfortunate series of events, I had to get a new bow. I picked up Bowtechs brand new 2009 Capain, in 70lbs with a 30" draw.

          Greetings Bowcasters,

For my first blog I am going to give you a quick breakdown of my equipment and a few of the topics you can expect to see in the upcoming months.  If you have a specific topic that you want covered in more detail please let me know and I will do my best to include it.  In addition to the topics below I will be posting some video blogs, gear reviews, and pictures from past seasons.

     Upcoming Topics

Back in the Saddle

First off, I want to apologize for not keeping my blog as up to date as I would like to over the last few weeks. A lot has been going on around my house and with my family, and I am in that "Guilt" phase between all the September hunting I did for Elk, Mule Deer, and Antelope - and the upcoming whitetail seasons as well as my trip planned for Mule Deer up in Montana. My apologies, but I think I am back on track.

Folks,

As a prelude to an upcoming episode of BowCast - I have included an article written by Mark Land who is involved with Bowfishing Promotions as well as a Technical Support Specialist at Muzzy. Mark will be joining Anthony and I to talk Bowfishing in a few weeks. In the meantime, Mark shared the following article he wrote....good stuff for those of us (like me) considering getting into more bowfishing. In addition to the article below, Mark recommends the following resources for folks wanting to get into more bowfishing: