Hey guys,
I haven’t bow hunted since 10/2016, but recently got a new (to me) Halon 32 with the goal of extending my range for Western Archery hunting. Not much need for range in my neck of the woods with shots rarely exceeding 20 yards.
Here goes-
Current max range: 30 yards
Bow: Mathews Halon 32, 325 FPS
Arrows: CE Maxima Hunter 250
Release: Scott Little Goose
Quiver: Mathews
Stabilizer: None, but B Stinger slide on order
Day 1
Morning, hot and muggy in South Louisiana. No wind.
Day 2
Morning, 78 degrees and humid again. The hardest part of this challenge is waiting a day and not practicing. I definitely wanted to fling another one after this result. I’m predicting a complete miss tomorrow to make up for the kissing cousins from the first 2 days, lol.
Day 3
Exact same conditions as yesterday. Not a bad shot, but my dream of being a prodigy at the 1 shot/day game is dashed.
Day 4! Still in the killzone for deer-sized game. I’ll need to get a little closer for squirrels or rabbits...
Day 5 I only have 4 arrows in this set, so I removed day 1 to shoot this morning.
Takeaways-
My goal this summer is to extend my range out to at least 50 yards for game. Hunting here in the South, I’ve never hunted a spot that offered a shot over 25-30 yards and i haven’t bow hunted since 10/2016. I just got a new bow a week or two before the contest and haven’t had a chance to shoot past 30.
I’m happy with my performance and very confident at 30 yards now. I would say my 5 day group was smaller than I thought it would be. I look forward to doing my own unofficial version of this again later this year at longer ranges.
I also look forward to reviewing everyone else’s results from the challenge. A lot of you guys are WAY more experienced and proficient hunters than I am. It’s awesome to have a thread like this to help guys like me benchmark our performance against the “pros.”
Over the course of the contest I bought 2 new releases and a stabilizer that I can’t wait to get out there and mess with now that I can practice again!
Doug
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