Building a future bowhunter
Illinois
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All that hard work is beginning to pay off....8^)
looking good-best of luck to him-Hap
Working on treestand shooting form & placement
Working on treestand shooting form & placement
Cubscouts helping train them early.
Cubscouts helping train them early.
Several yrs ago, just learning some basics at Cub scout camp.
1st Robinhood
1st Robinhood
Now he getting good enough he is starting to cost Dad some money on New knocks & arrow
$ well spent......8^)
Robinhood with 36# don't drive in far.
Robinhood with 36# don't drive in far.
But it did drive in far enough to split the first carbon arrow
Looks like you are doing a great job of teaching, and he is doing a great job of learning, Lynn. You better draw you a couple more spots for him to shoot at, on that bag target, or its going to get real expensive. LOL. Congrats!
That's awesome! I don't group my shots anymore, carbon arrows cost too much $$
Thanks guys...Wyatt is shooting ~5 times a week now. Last week we had Wyatt's draw length changed from 22" to 23", because he was getting a bigger bend in his elbow & was ready for a longer draw. With no change to limbs, it also changed his draw weight from 36# to 40.5#. He liked the increased draw, shot well with it & had a BIG increase in arrow speed!
This spring he started pulling 27#, with a goal of pulling 40# ! Now he has pasted his goal & this bench mark. Now I feel his bow set up AND his shooting ability, is capable of killing a deer!
In the next few weeks we are shooting a lot at our 3d deer from different angles, ranges, from treestands, shooting from his knees, from hold his draw for extended times, to taking a quick but not rushed shot, ect.......as close to real bow hunting shots as I can create to get him ready for what he is face.
He already has 4 seasons of muzzle loader hunting under his belt and has done great with it but, this is going to be a much higher challenge and so far he is working super hard to up his game to the highest level. VERY PROUD of all his hard work!
I have Coached him and his buddies in baseball & basketball since they were 4yrs old & have instilled in them to never be satisfied with were you are at because there is always more to learn, room to improve & bigger challenges to take on.....
Monday morning ( Columbus day) Wyatt had this fawn come right under our stand, about 5 yards out & made a very nice double lung shot, from 20ft up. The doe ran ~60 yards crashed.
Monday was the last day of youth firearm season, that is why we had to wear orange, even though he was bowhunting.
#hardworkpaysoff
#noschool-gohunting
Congrats on your success. All your practice payed off and you should be proud. Best of luck the rest of the season.