| The options for bows, arrows and the associated | | | | larger game. Broadhead styles themselves now are |
| gear for bow hunting deer today has progressed by | | | | available in an uncountable number of types, each |
| leaps and bounds from the time archery was first | | | | with its own advantages or disadvantages for the |
| discovered. | | | | intended use. |
| The history of wooden bows and arrows covers | | | | When you are looking for a new bow, especially for |
| more than 15,000 years of recorded history. Our | | | | hunting bigger game, the first consideration is the |
| ancestors discovered how to make these weapons, | | | | draw weight of the bow. This is the amount of |
| and over the millennia changed and modified them for | | | | power you have to provide to draw back and hold |
| use in both acquiring game and battling their fellow | | | | before shooting. While most modern compound bows |
| man. In the last 100 years more changes and | | | | can be set to really reduce the amount it takes to |
| improvements have been made to archery | | | | hold the drawn bow, the overall draw weight is still |
| equipment than in all the centuries preceding. | | | | your primary consideration. |
| A hundred years ago, the state of the art was still | | | | Also consider the weight and style of the bow. The |
| limited to wooden longbows or wooden and bone | | | | heavier it is, the harder to carry during a long day in |
| recurve bows. Today we have the modern | | | | the woods. And shorter more compact bows are |
| compound bows. Originally invented in the 1960's, | | | | easier to maneuver. If you will be using a compound |
| compound bows have totally changed the amount of | | | | bow, the draw length of the bow needs to fit to |
| options available for various hunting uses and have | | | | your physical size. |
| highly increased the accuracy and ease of use for | | | | If you want to get started finding your first bow, |
| the hunter. | | | | research resources abound on the internet. There are |
| And the same advances found in bows has also | | | | many bow hunting forums where you can pick up |
| happened with modern arrows. Rather than the old | | | | great information. There are also pro shops for bow |
| wooden arrows with feather fletching used for the | | | | hunting and some of the larger sporting goods stores |
| previous thousands of years, modern arrows are | | | | offer help in picking and sizing the right bow for you. |
| made from materials such as fiberglass, aluminum and | | | | Many of the pro shops also have indoor archery |
| carbon/fiber or carbon/aluminum combinations. | | | | ranges where you can try out your bow before you |
| And the arrow heads or tips have evolved as well. | | | | buy. |
| There are numerous options available, each geared | | | | Bow hunting deer is sometimes extremely challenging, |
| for the type of game and the use the archer intends | | | | but learning and mastering it is an excellent |
| to put them to. Heads are specially made for target | | | | experience and very rewarding. Take your first steps |
| shooting, small game hunting and for for big game or | | | | now on your journey to master this sport. |