U don't get many opportunities of spotting the same deer twice in 24 hours. The buzzing flies made me think about how bad the bugs where here last spring & summer in MN. I wasnt expecting to see a gocky & large dark/brown thing on this video 😳 .
Well no wonder, your bow was upside down.. or was that just your quiver😂. You've scared me.. I've been really getting into trad hunting lately, and now you've made me doubt myself! 😊 I'm just kidding. That was a great video, and hopefully, next time you get em. Everything else was perfect!
The upside down quiver balances really great. The bow just jumps straight forward at the shot. But definitely a little goofy looking 😂. I knew there'd be this type of risk with traditional for sure. What I look at for myself in review is shot quality. Left/Right was good, and the mental process was strong. I just held too high, which is always a risk without sights. On my next opportunity I made a stronger effort to acknowledge arrow tip while pulling through on a doe and hit her perfectly.
@DIYSportsman are you aiming or instinctive? I'm torn between the 3 methods of gap, string walking or instinctive. Leaning towards a mix of string walking and gap. But haven't really committed 100% to one way yet. Which do you think is best?
Sort of gapstinctive. I learn my gap initially and then set it during my shot process by look (I don't mentally measure 12", I just put it where 12" should be by memory if that makes sense) then switch focus to executing the shot. Fixed crawl is a compromise. Aiming is easier but I find tuning to be more finicky, and it's tough to make the bow ultra quiet. And it's tough to tame the vertical nock travel so I see both vertical and horizontal flex in slow motion. 3 under is tougher to aim but easier to tune and quieter once tuned for me. On this particular shot, I set my aim and moved to execution, but lost subconscious awareness of where that aim was. So it drifted up during my shot execution. When I later shot my longbow doe on another video, I set my aim and switched to the execution, but was still aware of the point hanging out down by the deer's knee through release.
The strugglestik strike again! lol love my recurves though. What state is that you have a cow elk and northern lights! Great vid, watched your vids for a long time and you really have done awesome, appreciate you doing the vids man Cheers
It's a Backwoods Composites HIT19 and MOAC 2.0 limbs, 42# @ 28". The arrows I was shooting at the time were a customized rip xv to get a long length for tune, but I've since switched the arrow setup to a full length 300 spine Daysix HD with 335 up front. Though I may try next year to get a 350 spine setup going so I can leverage my pile of 125gr heads and end up close to the 160-170fps range. I was shooting faster than that here but slower currently.
The footage on the camera is some of the clearest and crisp on youtube. Excellent job
Tough break Garrett, going old school cost you on that one. At least you got a clean miss. Real hunting from a REAL HUNTER !
That's why they call it the struggle stick! Keep at it Garrett.
Early September hunts are the toughest in my opinion.
A Buck stare just before your ready to release can certainly mess you up ! Great hunt no matter what.
U don't get many opportunities of spotting the same deer twice in 24 hours. The buzzing flies made me think about how bad the bugs where here last spring & summer in MN. I wasnt expecting to see a gocky & large dark/brown thing on this video 😳 .
Well no wonder, your bow was upside down.. or was that just your quiver😂. You've scared me.. I've been really getting into trad hunting lately, and now you've made me doubt myself! 😊 I'm just kidding. That was a great video, and hopefully, next time you get em. Everything else was perfect!
The upside down quiver balances really great. The bow just jumps straight forward at the shot. But definitely a little goofy looking 😂. I knew there'd be this type of risk with traditional for sure. What I look at for myself in review is shot quality. Left/Right was good, and the mental process was strong. I just held too high, which is always a risk without sights. On my next opportunity I made a stronger effort to acknowledge arrow tip while pulling through on a doe and hit her perfectly.
@DIYSportsman are you aiming or instinctive? I'm torn between the 3 methods of gap, string walking or instinctive. Leaning towards a mix of string walking and gap. But haven't really committed 100% to one way yet. Which do you think is best?
Sort of gapstinctive. I learn my gap initially and then set it during my shot process by look (I don't mentally measure 12", I just put it where 12" should be by memory if that makes sense) then switch focus to executing the shot. Fixed crawl is a compromise. Aiming is easier but I find tuning to be more finicky, and it's tough to make the bow ultra quiet. And it's tough to tame the vertical nock travel so I see both vertical and horizontal flex in slow motion. 3 under is tougher to aim but easier to tune and quieter once tuned for me. On this particular shot, I set my aim and moved to execution, but lost subconscious awareness of where that aim was. So it drifted up during my shot execution. When I later shot my longbow doe on another video, I set my aim and switched to the execution, but was still aware of the point hanging out down by the deer's knee through release.
@@DIYSportsman that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation! I appreciate it!
Brother, I hate that happened. But I really appreciate you sharing your video.
The strugglestik strike again! lol love my recurves though. What state is that you have a cow elk and northern lights! Great vid, watched your vids for a long time and you really have done awesome, appreciate you doing the vids man Cheers
Thank you! This is ND
What bow and arrow set up is that? I checked your gear list, but only saw your compound set up.
Thanks.
It's a Backwoods Composites HIT19 and MOAC 2.0 limbs, 42# @ 28". The arrows I was shooting at the time were a customized rip xv to get a long length for tune, but I've since switched the arrow setup to a full length 300 spine Daysix HD with 335 up front. Though I may try next year to get a 350 spine setup going so I can leverage my pile of 125gr heads and end up close to the 160-170fps range. I was shooting faster than that here but slower currently.
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The elk was cool...Too bad on the shot...what state has elk AND oak trees?
I think to my knowledge ND, MN, and WI all have that mix in certain parts of the state but not sure of any others.
So you were in ND or WI :)@@DIYSportsman
This was ND
MI and maybe PA and maybe KY?
Yea good point I forgot about those and how many states east of the Mississippi have small herds.
Dang that was a really nice buck😢 good try 👍🏼