Category: Archery

Remove All Doubt with GutCheck® Arrow Wipes

There’s no denying that modern archery equipment is making hunters more capable with each new technological development. Having faith in your archery equipment may be the single most important factor in determining a hunter’s success. When that pivotal moment finally comes together, when all of your practice and preparation are combined with being in the right place at the right time and you’re able to take that one shot at your next trophy, GutCheck® Indicators will be there with you to ensure your shot hits exactly where you want it.

There’s an indescribable feeling we experience immediately after shooting a big game animal. That remains true regardless of how much time you’ve spent in the woods or how many big game animals you’ve harvested. However, it’s never truer than when hunting with archery equipment. In those moments immediately after a shot an overwhelming rush of feelings and emotions can consume a hunter. Archery hunters all over the world have experienced this feeling. In those moments after seeing your game run off, it’s not uncommon to experience some level of question and concern about shot placement. “Is he down or should I wait?” “Did I hit it a little far back?” “Was it a lung shot or a gut shot?” “Should I back out until morning?” Now, thanks to technology from GutCheck® Indicators, your arrow can hold the answer for you as to where the animal was hit and offer some insight into appropriate next action.

Whether you’re hunting to add food to your family table or mounts to your wall, or a combination of the two, taking an ethical clean shot is always the goal. With arrow wipes from GutCheck® Indicators you can instantly confirm whether your shot placement made a clean pass through the vitals or through the digestive tract of the animal. With that important piece of information, hunters can determine whether it’s safe to pursue the animal or best to back out and wait for the animal to safely expire before beginning to track the blood trail. Take arrow wipes from GutCheck® Indicators with you on your next hunt and take away the guesswork. Read more

Archery

Optics and Ethics of Technology

Relative to hunting, the term “fair chase” could be defined in many ways depending on the subjective perspectives of sportsmen and women across the land.  Fortunately, conservation groups such as the Pope and Young Club have already put a lot of thought into hunting ethics as a guide to those that want to do the right thing afield.  Of course, ethics is another conceptual idea that needs boundaries apart from the written law.

With the ever-increasing advent of electronics and all manner of technology being incorporated into hunting gear, it becomes easy to blur the line between what’s fair and what is not.  A new product named the Omega is one such sighting device that uses a mil-dot sight, real-time rangefinder up to 600 yards, and HD Video camera.  All this comes in one neat package that accommodates vertical bows, crossbows, shotguns, rifles, black powder, or even handguns and it comes with all the necessary hardware to mount it accordingly.

The first ethical question should be is it legal in Michigan (or any state that you may hunt)?  In terms of Michigan regulations, since it employs a common mil-dot reticle in its scope, there’s nothing unfair about that aspect of the apparatus.  There is also no rule against recording a hunt with a camera, nor are rangefinders prohibited.

The Omega addresses an issue I’ve had with my crossbow since the day I began using it:  ranging an animal with a separate rangefinder.  To do so, requires movement on the part of the hunter – a distinct disadvantage to taking game.  While today’s fast bows minimize rainbow trajectory, crossbows – especially lower velocity models like mine – are problematic.  Compared to typical, conventional vertical bows, the crossbows ‘ arrows/bolts shed velocity faster than vertical bows’ projectiles when weight for weight is equal.  That means a slight miscalculation in distance to the target could mean a miss or worse yet, wounding an animal.  Nobody wants that.

Digging deeper into the ethics questions, a position statement from the Pope and Young Club may help.  The Pope and Young Club is a non-profit North American conservation and bowhunting organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of bowhunting by striving to increase awareness and appreciation of bowhunting foundations, principles, and values. The Pope and Young Club is focused on Fair Chase hunting ethics that support the ethical pursuit of free-ranging, wild game animals without unfair advantage, while promoting the conservation of both habitat and wildlife. (The Club also maintains the universally recognized repository of records and statistics on North American big game animals harvested with a bow and arrow.)

Before taking any shot, it is paramount for any sportsman to consider if the shot will result in a humane kill.  If not, it may be legal but certainly is not ethical, and in my book that makes it unfair.

Therefore, the Omega sight checks the boxes of fairness and if $400 fits into one’s budget, it may be worth investigation.  Manufactured by Lil Bow Peep, LLC, of Medina, Ohio, information and purchase information is available at www.omegasights.com.

Archery, Firearms, Hunting

Omega Sight from Lil Bow Peep

How many times have you wished that your sight had a built-in rangefinder? Well wish no more… Not only does this sight have this tremendous feature, but it also has an integrated Hi-Def 1080p video camera that will record all of the action and allow instant playback, all on its large LCD screen. We call it the Omega, the newest and most innovative accessory since the scope. The Omega boasts all three devices all-in-one…a mil-dot Sight, real-time Rangefinder up to 600 yards, and HD Video Camera. This lightweight, water-resistant innovation, provides technology that will provide better shooting accuracy, more humane shots, and memories you can share.

Whether your choice is a vertical bow, crossbow, shotgun, rifle, black powder, or even a handgun, the Omega comes with all of the hardware needed to mount to your shooting device. It also has a remote control feature that allows operation with little to no hand movement. You can shoot from any angle, even shoot without shouldering your shooting device.

Manufactured by Lil Bow Peep, LLC, of Medina, Ohio, the Omega retails for an amazingly affordable $399.99. To learn more about how you can get the new OMEGA SIGHT, go to: www.omegasights.com or contact Tim@OmegaSights.com.

Range it! Film it! Shoot it! Read more

Archery, Optics

Introducing Axe Crossbows

Performance. Optimized.

Superior, WI – Forged for the fury of the field, Axe Crossbows have been engineered from the ground up to deliver an unparalleled shooting experience. Balance, accuracy, safety, speed, durability and stealth – like nothing the hunting world has experienced before. Compact by design, but colossal with its features, the new Axe AX405 crossbow is best characterized as; Performance. Optimized.

Thousands of hours in research and development have culminated into a configuration that widely departs from average in look, feel and efficiency. Historically, balance, weight and sound have all been the bane of crossbow designs and use. Axe cuts through those barriers with an optimized system that leverages the sum of all parts to deliver unprecedented performance and accuracy. With industry changing specs, the AX405 boasts 69% less felt recoil and 92% less sound resonance than comparable models.

At a compact and maneuverable 27.75-inches long and less than 10-inches axle-to-axle (cocked) the weight of the crossbow is centered over the shooter’s hand by way of a balanced shoot-through stock and riser design combined with a reverse limb system. This configuration empowers the most efficient part of the AX405’s split limbs to deliver bolt speeds in excess of 405 feet-per-second, from just 13-inches of power stroke. A proprietary cam system is linked by cables that run parallel to each other, rather than from the top of one cam, to the bottom of the other. This unique configuration eliminates cam-lean, limb torque and is further enhanced by an exclusive cable brace that engages the riser to aid in the limitation of flex away from the center of the crossbow. When combined, these features allow the string to move along the same plane throughout the entire power stroke. Unlike the one-piece aluminum rail concepts of conventional crossbow designs that rob speed, efficiency and bolt life, the stock of the AX405 eliminates the rail and utilizes dual carbon guide rods along the entire length of the stock. When combined with the shoot through riser and a tunable roller rest on the bow’s front end these features create a free-floating arrow system that mitigates contact, friction and torque along the arrow’s entire path further enhancing efficiency, accuracy and speed output. Amplifying the bow’s performance is a proprietary and industry-first small diameter (.166 I.D.) bolt system constructed to deliver extreme accuracy, durability, penetration and safety at a head-turning 17-inches long. The interaction between the bolt’s premium aluminum capture nock system and the bow’s string create an audible sound to note full connection and preparation to interface with the trigger system. Read more

Archery

Enter for Chance to Win Wicked Ridge M-370 or $100 TenPoint Online Gift Card

Mogadore, OH. Pre-season crossbow practice is one of the most crucial elements to a successful and ethical hunting season and industry leader TenPoint Crossbow Technologies has set out find the most accurate pre-season target shots in the #TenPointAccuracy Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes runs from July 15th to August 15thand will reward (1) lucky contestant with a new Wicked Ridge M-370 w/Rope-Sled crossbow package and (2) lucky contestants with $100 Online Gift Cards.

Contestants may enter the sweepstakes by:

  • Uploading a photo to Instagram, and/or Twitter using the hashtags #TenPointAccuracy and #Entry. Photo must include the crossbow, arrow grouping, and target.

-OR-

  • An additional entry may be earned by completing a review on a product on the TenPoint website.

For a complete list of Rules and Regulations, please visit https://www.tenpointcrossbows.com/sweepstakes-rules-and-regulations/ Read more

Archery

TrueTimber Announces “Diverge with Strata” Giveaway with Partner Bear Archery

INMAN, S.C. – July 15, 2020 – TrueTimber has teamed up with Bear Archery for the Diverge with Strata giveaway beginning today. One lucky winner will receive a Bear Divergent EKO in TrueTimber Strata Camo and a $500 gift card to the TrueTimber online store. The giveaway will run July 14 through July 24 and will be hosted through Instagram and Facebook on both TrueTimber and Bear Archery’s pages. This giveaway can be followed through the hashtag #DivergeWithStrata.

“We are really looking forward to this giveaway with our close partner, Bear Archery,” said TrueTimber CEO Rusty Sellars. “The Bear Archery name is synonymous with the roots of archery hunting and they have been delivering superior bows for decades. We know without a doubt the winner of this competition is going to get a really great bow wrapped in our popular Strata camo pattern.”

Contestants can enter via Facebook, Instagram or both. On Facebook, entrants must like both the TrueTimber and Bear Archery pages and like any of the giveaway posts. On Instagram, entrants must follow both the TrueTimber and Bear Archery pages and like any of the giveaway posts. Entrants can enter on both platforms for multiple entries. One grand-prize winner will be chosen from all entries received on Facebook and Instagram. This giveaway is open to residents of the continental U.S. that are age 18 or older. Other restrictions apply. Read more

Archery

Carbon Express Unleashes The New D-Stroyer Arrow Series

SUPERIOR, WI —Further enhancing a reputation for delivering the world’s most accurate Dual Spine Arrows Carbon Express has once again broken the mold with the introduction of the new-for-2020 D-Stroyer hunting arrow.

With three distinct options to choose from the new D-Stroyer line from Carbon Express maximizes the performance of exclusive Dual Spine Weight Forward technology to deliver twice the accuracy and unprecedented performance when compared to traditional single spine arrow construction.

D-Stroyer MX Hunter

One Arrow, Two Spines for Twice Accuracy, Durability, & Strength

  • Standard Diameter
  • Dual Spine Weight Forward – Patented 2 Spine arrow shaft that reduces oscillation by 50% vs single spine and has TWICE THE ACCURACY
  • Buff Tuff Plus – Patented outer layer construction of 100% high modulus carbon weave for excellent strength and spine consistency constructed on the back 1/3 of the shaft
  • Camo Buff Tuff – Patented outer layer construction that provides the world’s toughest and quietest carbon arrow finish that’s easier to remove from targets & constructed on the front 2/3rds of the shaft
  • BullDog Nock Collar – Exclusive Feature made of aircraft grade aluminum that prevents impact damage
  • Laser Match Set – Pack sets are sorted & matched by spine and weight for best-in-class consistency. Spine sorting tolerance +/- .0025 & Weight sorting tolerance +/- 1.0 grains
  • +/- .002” Real Straightness – Laser checked for straightness to a remarkable 1/10,000 of an inch
  • LaunchPad Precision Nocks – Controlled arrow release and integrated shaft alignment for more consistent accuracy
  • 2” Quadel Raptor Vanes
  • Available in 400, 350 and 300 spine configurations

400 = 8.0 grains per inch

350 = 8.9 grains per inch

300 = 9.7 grains per inch Read more

Archery

Rage Broadheads Upgrades The Hypodermic +P To Include NC Technology

SUPERIOR, WI – Rage® continues to enhance their industry-leading product line with the introduction of the new-for-2020 Hypodermic NC +P – a broadhead designed for extreme penetration on even the largest of big game.

With dramatically swept back blades post deployment and a slightly narrower cutting diameter, Rage Hypodermic NC +P broadheads provide unprecedented penetration on large and dangerous game with standard archery setups, while offering an excellent option for those using lower-energy bows for regular big game. The newly incorporated NC (No Collar) technology utilizes cutting-edge finger-like tabs on the blades’ Slip Cam™ pivot point to “anchor” the blades in place while in the closed position. This technology completely eliminates the need for a Shock Collar, dental band or O-ring, while still providing a 100% reliable blade retention system. Upon impact, the machine stamped, razor-sharp blades instantly deploy to a gaping 1.75-inch cutting diameter, to deliver exceptional penetration, a huge wound channel and devastating blood loss. Read more

Archery

Barnett’s New Blackcat and Wildcat Recurve Crossbows

Grand Prairie, TX – Barnett is keeping the heritage of crossbows alive with their all-new Blackcat and Wildcat recurves, offering a classic, easy-to-use design with contemporary cutting edge technology. Whether you’re a new crossbow shooter, a small-framed hunter, or merely prefer a simple, straightforward design, The Blackcat and Wildcat offer a pair of extremely affordable options.

Rugged limbs and a sturdy, yet simple, single string provide plenty of speed and power, even for deer hunters. Safety is always emphasized at Barnett, and these bows are no exception with features like an Anti-Dry Fire (ADF) trigger system to ensure the bow only fires when you want it to, and finger safety reminders to keep fingers below the string path. Barnett’s Soft Lok™ Floating Bristle Arrow Retainer holds arrows securely against the flight track while three Picatinny rails offer ample options for mounting optics and other accessories.

Blackcat and Wildcat recurve crossbows come mostly assembled in a ready-to-hunt package featuring two aluminum arrows, lightweight quiver, and lubrication wax. The Blackcat comes in Black Strike finish and a Red Dot sight while the Wildcat comes in Strike Camo with a 4×32 multi-reticle scope. Read more

Archery

BowTruk for Archery Gear

Travelling with archery equipment poses special challenges. The BowTruk was designed from the ground up with innovative functionality to conveniently secure bows, arrows, and archery gear. BowTruk has two full-size main bow compartments, built for full-size compound bows up to 47 inches in length. There are eight interior and exterior accessory pockets with dedicated compartments for stabilizers and arrow storage. The BowTruk has a hybrid hard/soft shell that offers 360-degree content protection, allowing for equipment to be kept safe during airline handling and transport. It also offers easy toting capabilities with triple field-replaceable roller bearing wheels. A double seatbelt system securely anchors bows and three internal pockets keeps gear organized. Read more

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