Target Arrows vs Hunting Arrows “515 Rule” It wasn’t until recently, the past 1-2yrs, that I realized simply replacing your field point with a broadhead does not take your arrow from target arrow to hunting arrow. At least not an efficient effective hunting arrow! I was the guy that would take off to the woods each year with a new broadhead hoping for better results than the year before. I don’t think I can [...]
It’s been a few months since I wrote a blog. The primary driver has been the wave of support from folks placing orders to get their WEDGEHEAD broadheads. To those who have ordered from EL&B Outdoors so far, I cannot tell you how much that means or say thank you enough! The last month was wild. Many of you saw the independent review of the WEDGEHEAD by John Lusk on his YouTube channel, [...]
This one is short and sweet. Practice with your broadheads! I realize this might be a duh huh kind of statement but not everyone understands the significance! I use to be one of those that would shoot field tips all the way up until hunting season and then shoot just a few times with my broadhead. If I hit the target I considered it good. Most of the time I was so [...]
Disclaimer: For all those ready to keyboard shame for advocating unethical long range shooting. That’s not what this blog is about! This article is about practicing at distances that are much greater than you would ever take in a hunting scenario so you’re as proficient as possible when the time comes for the right shot hunting. Every single hunter has to determine what that distance is for themselves. As I’ve mentioned in [...]
As you can see this week is part 3 of Practicing ALL WRONG. If you missed Part 1 & 2 just scroll down catchup and Part 3 will tie it all together. I've never really practiced out of my hunting stand! Yeah, mind blown! When I stopped and thought about it I realized that I've never actually practiced shooting out of any of my stands. Box Blinds, ground blinds, ladder stands, lock-ons [...]
If you didn't read last week's Part 1 blog scroll down and check it out then come back to Part 2. So if the concept I laid out last week was news to you like it was to me then this next "ah ha, duhhh" moment might be as well. Not only did I plan practice time, therefore being mentally prepared to shoot and then warming up with close shots but I [...]
First off, I'm no expert in this field. Never claimed to be. That said, I've been shooting a bow now for nearly 25yrs. I've been bowhunting off and on for nearly 20yrs. In that time I've certainly learned a thing or two. Most lessons were from doing something wrong. I had a real light bulb moment towards the end of last hunting season. I committed to change my approach this year and am [...]
By July 4th, here in NC, most bucks are really starting to show what they're going to have in terms of headgear. Eight points or maybe ten. Wide or narrow. Brow Tines for days or barely there. The whitetail's velvet antlers are one of the fastest growing things in mother nature. They change daily and the best way I know to have fun and take inventory is using trail cameras. If I [...]
As I move stands around and check on existing standings it's a good time to cut shooting lanes or touch up old lanes. I recommend doing this late morning or early afternoon to avoid spooking any deer that already have a well established summer pattern. If there is a downside to cutting summer shooting lanes it's the ease of cutting too much. By June and July the woods are about as thick as [...]
While many early season bowhunters are starting to think about picking up their bow for the first time since last season, June is also a great time to pick up some herbicide and hit the woods. I'm not talking about super complex formulations for your food plots either. Rather a simple solution of broad spectrum herbicide like glyphosate, most commonly referred to as Roundup. In most of the US, by June, whatever pesky [...]
