Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum, but think I've found a group of people of the same mindset as me. I've already spent countless hours rummaging through this forum and attempting to retain all the information I come across. This is now my goto place when web surfing and I just wanted to say thanks for sharing all your knowledge and experience. It's extremely helpful.
Now that I've greased the wheel a little bit, I have a few very new, ignorant-like questions that I hope you all could give me some insight on. Hope you all don't mind me telling a little about myself first, to put things into perspective. I've grown up in SE Idaho my whole life (practically). I was priveleged to have a father who loved being outdoors. Unfortunately, when I was old enough to bag my first deer my dad lost interest in hunting and turned to other hobbies. Fast forward to today, I have now 'settled' down with a house, career, and started my own wonderful family (in SE Idaho). I finally, have the time and opportunity to pick up where I left off long ago. Since my dad was essentially always a road hunter (shhh!), I've sought the internet as a means to really learn to hunt. I hope to make up for lost time and enjoy the whole gammit of hunting opportunities that Idaho has to offer (deer, moose, elk, bear, pronghorn...) and some day hope to pass on the tradition to my children when they are old enough.
With all that being said, I've purchased a rifle and some good hunting boots to begin this journey. What I'm really interested in though, is to learn to hunt with a bow. The problem is, I've never done archery before (Boy Scouts count?). I know I already have a large learning curve ahead of me, but I thrive on challenges. That's one reason this forum feels like such a great fit to me. While I don't have the budget to get into archery for some time (still need to fnd some decent hunting clothes), I figure now is the time to start learning.
So I've been reading and will continue to read the information here, in the meantime though I do have a couple of questions that might get me started in the right direction. I hope they aren't too vague or subjective. So here are my quetsions:
With consistent practice, how long before a person would be ready to properly hunt with a bow?
Before ever purchasing a bow it would be nice to try one out. Do any places rent bows?
What's one of the most difficult aspects of archery?
Can most maintenence on a bow be done by an owner (adjusting draw weight, sights, so forth) or should it be done by a "professional" with proper equipment?
Any great resources for somone new to dive into?
Thank you all again for sharing your knowledge with people like me. Every possible moment I'm out there trying to gain experience so that maybe one day I will have something to share with all of you.
I am new to this forum, but think I've found a group of people of the same mindset as me. I've already spent countless hours rummaging through this forum and attempting to retain all the information I come across. This is now my goto place when web surfing and I just wanted to say thanks for sharing all your knowledge and experience. It's extremely helpful.
Now that I've greased the wheel a little bit, I have a few very new, ignorant-like questions that I hope you all could give me some insight on. Hope you all don't mind me telling a little about myself first, to put things into perspective. I've grown up in SE Idaho my whole life (practically). I was priveleged to have a father who loved being outdoors. Unfortunately, when I was old enough to bag my first deer my dad lost interest in hunting and turned to other hobbies. Fast forward to today, I have now 'settled' down with a house, career, and started my own wonderful family (in SE Idaho). I finally, have the time and opportunity to pick up where I left off long ago. Since my dad was essentially always a road hunter (shhh!), I've sought the internet as a means to really learn to hunt. I hope to make up for lost time and enjoy the whole gammit of hunting opportunities that Idaho has to offer (deer, moose, elk, bear, pronghorn...) and some day hope to pass on the tradition to my children when they are old enough.
With all that being said, I've purchased a rifle and some good hunting boots to begin this journey. What I'm really interested in though, is to learn to hunt with a bow. The problem is, I've never done archery before (Boy Scouts count?). I know I already have a large learning curve ahead of me, but I thrive on challenges. That's one reason this forum feels like such a great fit to me. While I don't have the budget to get into archery for some time (still need to fnd some decent hunting clothes), I figure now is the time to start learning.
So I've been reading and will continue to read the information here, in the meantime though I do have a couple of questions that might get me started in the right direction. I hope they aren't too vague or subjective. So here are my quetsions:
With consistent practice, how long before a person would be ready to properly hunt with a bow?
Before ever purchasing a bow it would be nice to try one out. Do any places rent bows?
What's one of the most difficult aspects of archery?
Can most maintenence on a bow be done by an owner (adjusting draw weight, sights, so forth) or should it be done by a "professional" with proper equipment?
Any great resources for somone new to dive into?
Thank you all again for sharing your knowledge with people like me. Every possible moment I'm out there trying to gain experience so that maybe one day I will have something to share with all of you.