BowCast Blog

Peep sights are one of those little pieces of equipment that are often overlooked.  Little consideration is given to what style we use, what size we should use, where we place them, and how we place them.  I have always said that a bow needs to work as a system in order to ensure maximum accuracy and consistency.  The purpose of this blog is to guide you thru the process of selecting a peep.  Let me stress that is no right answer for everybody and that finding the right system is a process; you will need to determine work works best for you.

Hey Everybody....

If you guys have been keeping tabs on my blog you know that I love to post about first time hunters.  It doesn't matter if it is a kid or an adult, there is something awesome about a first bowkill.

Shannon killed her first doe this year and she is hooked.  She sent me the story and pictures below.

GREAT JOB Shannon!!!!

J-

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I did not grow up in a hunting household like most huntresses. I grew up in San Diego and spent my time showing horses and hanging out at the beach. I always wanted to learn how to hunt but I did not have anyone to show me or take me. I did express interest to my father, and he taught me how to shoot and take care of firearms, which drove my passion to learn more. I attended Oregon State University where I majored in Public Relations. For elective classes I took forest management, animal sciences and other agricultural classes. My passion to learn more about hunting and game management grew. After college I was blessed to land a job in the hunting industry. I was recently invited to hunt with Vicki Cinaciarulo and her Posse members for an episode of Archer’s Choice TV.

As promissed here is the update... 

Well, I got the new cam and mod in the mail in a very timely manner.  They also sent a new string and cable.    So I went down to my local bowshop called the Backwoodsman just to shoot the breeze and to replace everything.  I must admit it wasn't too bad but it did take some work.  I was not able to use the mod that they sent me because it just didn't fit.   So on the bow I have the new cam with the old mod.  Hopefully, this will cure the string biting issue.  

It is often said that 10% of the people take 90% of the game. While I don't know if that statistic is correct, I do know that some hunters are consistently successful. So it leads us to the question, what are they doing differently than the rest of us? Do they go to church more often? Did they sell there soul to the devil? What do they have in common that leads them to be more successful ?

I hope everybody had a great and safe Memorial Day. If you are a Veteran, thank you for your service.

You may have been hearing a lot of buzz around setting your 3^rd axis. Well, that is great and we should set the 3^rd axis but you might be asking yourself, “What is the 2^nd axis and should I worry about it?” Well, yes you should worry about your 2^nd axis. The 2^nd axis is basically making sure that the bubble on your sight is level. It is really pretty easy to check. If you bubble is not giving you the correct reading, what could happen? It can lead you to induce bow torque into your grip, and it will lead to basic inaccuracy. There are two basic ways; one is more reliable and the other is kind of cheesy.

As many of you know I have been in the process of setting up my Blackhawk Bow from Parker.  Rather than stumbling thru the process I decided I would tune first then shoot.  Always looking for the latest and greatest I setout to find some tools that would help me in thru the process.  Other than the usual tools,  I found a neat little product called the BowPlane² by Double Take Archery.

This year I will be reviewing the Blackhawk bow from Parker, but before I get too much into the bow I want to give you some of my background. Traditionally, I have always shot some of the longer ATA Hoyts. Not because I have been sponsored or any of that stuff but because I know they make solid bows. I also think that it is the “Indian not the Arrow." If you ever doubt that just take a look at some of the Professional Hunters on T.V., those guys switch bows more often than I change the fuel filter on my Diesel. Also, other than the Drop-Away rests I personally don’t think that there have been any really HUGE advances in archery technology. Some people say that the Cam and a Half design was a big jump but it has been around since the 70’s when Darton came out with the Darton CPS design and the Single Cam was something that Mathews “borrowed” (from Jennings and Martin). It has been and always be about marketing.

...Back to the Quest 33.

As I mentioned in my last entry, I was very happy with my initial setup of my Quest 33 bow and Sure-Loc Max ST sight. Now I was moving on to setting up my other bow - a Hoyt Katera.

Hope everyone had a great spring weekend in your neck of the woods.  I had a birthday party scheduled on Saturday for both of my daughters (Their b-days are on April 27 and April 28 - I guess I pretty much rut about the same time each year ;-) ) .  The outdoor picnic plans got yanked do to high wind and eventually snow on Saturday.  Weather is always a little tricky in April and in Colorado.  We were able to move the venue back to the house, and the pinata was still operational.