True cold bow for me. Haven’t shot my compound bow but maybe 3 times since killing my bull last fall, haven’t shot the recurve since CBC’25.
Decided to keep my MER from last year with both.
User Name : NPHunter
Bow Brand : PSE
Bow Model : Mach 34
Sight Brand : CBE Trek Pro
BH Brand : Evolution Hyde 150gr
MER : 80
Hit (X/3) :0/3
Day 1, Compound, beautiful blue sky’s no wind. It was hard to draw back and hard to hold on taget, the shot felt forced but only 4” low of the 8” paper plate.
User Name : NPHunter
Bow Brand : TBOW/Uukah
Bow Model : Recurve
Sight Brand : none
BH Brand : Rocky 200gr
MER : 20
Hit (X/3) :0/3
Day 1, Recurve, I felt like the shot went well, hit 3” low of the plate, I’m OK with that for not shooting the bow since the challenge last year. Defiantly makes me want to shoot that recurve more. Note to self, don’t be lazy and shoot the recurve into the bag target, it’s a PITA to get the broadhead out.
Day 1 - Shot first thing in the morning after letting the dog out. High 40's very little breeze R>L, negligible impact. Sun coming in from high left, target and both shooting positions in shade. Both shots taken kneeling.
Compound - Shooting CE Maxima Red SDs, 350 spine, 3 fletched with Blazers, 44gr steel half-out, 515gr total weight. QAD Ultrarest MX, Apex stabs (8" front, 6" rear, 3oz each), Stan Solex. Chrono is 270fps or so IIRC. Vitals are traced from an "anatomical" shoot'n'see target, roughly 10" end to end and 8" tall to the bottom of the heart).
User Name : meta_gabbro
Bow Brand : Mathews
Bow Model : Lift X 33 (65lb, 30.5", factory strings)
Sight Brand : Axcel (Driver, 5 pin)
BH Brand : QAD (Exodus, 125gr, full blade)
MER : 65
Hit (X/3) : 1/1
Barebow- Currently spring turkey season in OR, been chasing them with the recurve. Shooting Victory VF 300 spine, 4 fletched with 4" feathers, roughly 450gr total weight. 16 strand D97 string from Lancaster, no string silencers on it yet. Haven't shot this by the chrono but I bet it's around 180fps. Vitals/CNS traced from a shotgun patterning target.
Yes, this broadhead is dull as shit, it may have gotten to know the gravel behind my target more closely than it would like (several times).
Calm sunny and warm. Mer 70. Shooting for the yellow circle on the 18n1 rhinhart. Hit slightly low and out. Miss for day one. Honestly not sure why I hit low. All my practice I've been struggling with side to side but not height must have been the extra pressure. Hades 3 blade. 70 lb. 27.5 draw. Taw 425gr
User Name : BadEarth
Bow Brand : G5 Quest
Bow Model : Drive
Sight Brand : Black Gold 8 Pin
BH Brand : Magnus 4 Blade Buzzcut
MER : 60 yards
Hit (X/3): 1/3
Haven’t shot my bow since September when I arrowed my 25’ buck. 4” center circle.
User name: ResearchinStuff
Bow Brand: PSE
Model: carbon Mach 1
Sight: spot hogg Tommy hogg
Broadhead: qad exodus 100 gr full
MER: 70 on deer vitals, farthest I've done for a cbc
0/3
About an inch right on this first shot.
Arrow setup is a victory rip tko elite 300 with 50gr brass insert, 25 gr iron will impact collar, 100gr iron will dual bevel, iron will vanes (can’t remember which, but they steer these phenomenal) . I almost switch to the 5.0 when they came out but I’ve never been this confident in an arrow setup. I had one arrow/broadhead combo that finally gave up on its 6th go when it broke. Sharpened the broadhead and back in action.
As for the range, I’m generally confident out to 75, but after a long winter of not shooting I backed that down a bit.
Shot 1:was a hit this morning. I’m considering a hit anything in the vital on my glendel, but I’m aiming lower left for heart double lung. There was no wind on this shot and it hit maybe an inch or so lower than I was aiming. Calling it a good shot though.
First time pulling the bow back since last September so this is the coldest of cold bow challenges for me. Went with a 40 yard MER downhill angle which is way shorter than I typically shoot. But with a 7 month layoff I didn’t want to go overboard.
Day 1
Cloudy- little sprinkle of rain.
Shot was totally fine all things considered.
In for the year. 80 yards set as MER is very much a maximum but wanted to push myself to that for the spirit of the challenge.
Thanks to @robby denning and all the sponsors here. Amazing opportunity and helps us be realistic with our expectations.
Enjoy the pressure as well.
User Name :Moosehunter
Bow Brand : Bowtech
Bow Model :Revolt x
Sight Brand :Black gold
BH Brand :Evolution Jekyll
MER :80 / 7" circle
Hit (X/3) :1/3
Day 1: Hit. Nerves had me a little but shot broke clean and we'll take it
MER : 29 yards (point on distance with this setup)
Hit (X/3) : 0/1
This is real cold for me, haven't picked up a bow in more than 8 months.
Broadhead, Zwickey Delta. Arrows are 400 spine Big Jim dark timbers with 50 gr inserts. Total point weight is 175-ish. 4 inch parobolic feathers. Paper plate to represent whitetail deer vitals
Day 1 Shot. Sunny and windy, but in my protected backyard. Very wobbly with my hold and really having to focus on the shot process. Hit just a bit low of my of the plate, release felt ok. I need to hold slightly higher and/or make sure I'm fully expanded in my draw for the next shot, & focus on anchor.
Day 1.Shooting for the plate. Shot felt as about as good as it can for not shooting in about 3 months. There was a pretty good breeze but I was shielded for the most part.
Beautiful morning to start out here, probably the only day where I'll get to shoot without a ridiculous wind.
Shooting the Victory RIP TKO V1's, 4 fletch Max Stealth with a reflective wrap, Iron Will 25gr HIT and Iron Will 25gr Ti collar. Running right around 285 ft/s. After shooting with a Silverback for the last few weeks am back to my Nock2It release. Exact setup that I shot my buck with last season.
User Name : ND1612
Bow Brand : Mathews
Bow Model : LiftX 29.5 - 28.25"/70#/80%
Sight Brand : Spot Hogg Boonie 2p
BH Brand : Iron Will S100
MER : 50yd, 4.5" black circle
Hit (X/3) : (1/3)
Day 1 - Hit, just barely. Sliced the edge of the black
Target is the outlined vital insert in my 3d deer. 70 yards is pushing it for me, to be sure.
Shot #1: Hit. calm, 75 degrees. Mid-day. Felt like a clean release. Not too much pin float. I’m really focusing on shooting my wise-guy release like a tension. Setting my finger on the hair trigger, then just pulling back with my shoulders and letting my finger get pulled into the trigger and setting it off. If I punch it at this range, it will be immediately apparent.
User Name: Mish-pop
Bow Brand: Elite
Bow Model: Energy 35
Sight Brand: Spot Hogg
BH Brand: Sevr Ti 1.5 Hybrid
MER: 55
Hit (X/3): 1/3
9 inch vital circle outside the 4 inch inner circle.
Same MER as last year. Been practicing to 60 and 70 yds but still not as consistent as I would like so 55 it is again. 63 degrees with a crosswind of 15 mph right to left. That much wind i would almost always try and get closer. I was shooting off my deck with wind blocked but arrow drifted to the left when it caught wind and cut the line. Calling it a hit but I will need to aim into the wind a little next time.
8th Year Shooting the Challenge! I've changed up my setup a bit this year; going towards mechanicals since I feel like I end up chasing my tail every fall with little tuning & form issues which then hinders my confidence in the field. I'm still striving to maintain form and a tuned bow, but want to eliminate variables that could lead to a pour hit on a deer. I've also gone from a Spot Hogg Whipper Snapper (thumb release) to Stans Solex wrist release. I lost my old release in the field last fall and wanted to try something new; simplicity again wins out. My best groups are maybe a little larger, but the errors are smaller when things go wonky.
My target species is whitetail, represented by the 8" circle on my target. This is what the woods I hunt look like. Threading the needle through trees builds character.
Day One: 55deg, overcast with light winds. Drew and let down once as my foot position was feeling strange. Second draw and anchor felt good. Release was decent. Hit about 2" left of center. Not bad.
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