How Much Draw Weight Do Bowhunters Need?
Draw weight, or poundage, is a measurement of the force needed to draw a bow. You might hear someone say, “I shoot a 40-pound bow.” That means their bow’s draw…
Bowhunting Questions You’re Dying to Ask
We asked to hear your bowhunting questions on Instagram. We’ll answer them in detail in this video. Some of you asked how much draw weight you need to hunt, how…
Make a Bow-Repair Kit
Whether you’re hunting near home or far away, a bow-repair kit can save your day or the entire hunting trip if screws loosen, strings fray or other bad stuff happens…
Bowfishing: Making the Shot
You’ve found some spawning carp or a snakehead finning on the surface. Now comes the fun part: making the shot. To bowfish, you’ll use the same archery form you use…
Calling or Ambushing Turkeys
Bowhunting turkeys involves two primary tactics: silently and patiently waiting in ambush; or moving and calling to locate them, and then coaxing them to your setup. The tactic you choose…
Start Bowhunting Today!
Millions of Americans bowhunt, and if you’re not one of them, you’re missing out. Bowhunting fills freezers with delicious meat and extends hunting seasons. You’ll also spend more time watching…
Advanced Shot Placement
Many factors contribute to ethical bow-kills, including arrow weight, broadhead design, draw weight, draw length and shot placement. Of those, the most important is shot placement. In Shot Placement 101,…
How to Find Turkeys
The first step in a successful turkey hunt is finding turkeys through careful scouting. In this video, The Hunting Pubic show you how to identify turkey habitat, sign and hunting…
Making Lethal Shots on Turkeys
Once you’ve coaxed a big tom into bow range, your next big challenge is making the shot. It’s the last thing standing between you and a delicious dinner. If you’re…
Turkey Scouting 101
Thundering gobbles echoed through the Wisconsin woods as sunlight pierced the horizon on a late-May morning. Three toms gobbled from their roosts in large white oaks on a ridge point…
