PSE’s Emily Anderson- So Ladies… Bow Selection for Female Archers
By Emily Anderson
http://www.fromthedraw.com/
PSE’s Emily Anderson A woman Archer
As a female archer, there are plenty of options now available that previously were not for women. As more and more women enter the sport of archery, bows are being developed to fit specifically for a woman’s frame. Typically, women have shorter draw lengths, smaller grips, and usually pull less weight. I’m thrilled to see bows that now take these things into consideration for female shooters.
It is critical to make sure that the bow you select fits you correctly. I know that I am guilty of initially wanting to make a bow selection purely based on cosmetic features. And now that bows also have slick names and color choices designed to entice the female buyer, it makes it hard to pay attention to the truly non-aesthetic details.
When considering which bow to buy, keep the following in mind…
1. Grip – How does the bow feel in your hand? Is the grip too big? Too small?
2. Draw Length – If you aren’t sure what your draw length is, visit a local archery shop where they can measure it for you. You want to make sure you find this out prior to purchasing your bow because bows are specifically made for different draw lengths. There is usually an adjustment option available, but there is only so much leeway.
3. Draw Weight – How many pounds can you pull? The draw weight can also be adjusted on bows, but only so much. Make sure that you are buying a bow that you are able to pull back consistently. When the moment of truth occurs and an animal is closing the distance, the last thing you want to happen is to have a bow you are not comfortable pulling back – and being able to HOLD at full draw.
4. Carrying weight – This is one factor that could easily be overlooked. Yes, a bow may feel manageable at the store, but once you start adding on a stabilizer, quiver with arrows, etc., it can all of the sudden feel pretty heavy carrying through the woods. This is especially important if you are planning on hiking through the mountains for extended periods of time.
Emily Anderson – Carrying the Weight of an Elk
So, ladies, my question to you is… what was the deciding factor when purchasing your bow? Or are you still shopping?
Emily Anderson’s hunting journey began shortly after she got married. She enjoys the passions for the outdoors, hunting and fishing as a team with her husband. She established www.FromTheDraw.com as a way to share her stories as a female hunter. Emily lives in Colorado and is currently on an Elk hunt. She is now a PSE Staff Blogger and will be posting daily about her experiences and views on archery and hunting.
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PSE’s Pedro Ampuero’s Tracking Dog
By Pedro Ampuero
AdventurousBowhunter.com
Keeping in the track of the wounded one between all the group of ibex is not an easy task.
It is very common in Europe the use of dogs for tracking wounded game.They are specialist, and only used with wounded game. It is hard to teach a dog to keep on a cold track of a wounded deer when a fresh one crosses it over. All dogs prefer to follow fresh tracks, but if trained correctly they will keep up with the old one.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero’s Bavarian bloodhound Faco finding an Ibex
Iit is amazing to see these dogs work, since they can follow 24 hours old tracks for over a mile, which is a priceless help for any bowhunter out there. Since not anyone can have a dog and especially the time required to train them, in Spain we have an association with a phone in which you can call and ask for the help of a dog in case you need it.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero Our latest addition to the family RAM
I particularly have two dogs for this purpose, a Bavarian Bloodhound called FACO, and our latest addition RAM, a young german shorthaired pointer. The first one is only used for tracking wounded game, but the second one we will use it also for small game hunting like quails or partridge.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero-Tracking this beast for my Dad.
They are a great partners and it is nice to see them work an old track. I think that any hunter should have access to one of these dogs, since shots are not always as good as we would like to. It is also rewarding to see the hunters face when you find the animal after a long search.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero-Looking for a wildboar my uncle shot the night before.
Shoot straight,
Pedro Ampuero
Pedro is a mechanical engineer by trade and a bowhunter by heart. He is the co-founder of the blog AdventurousBowhunter.com and Cazandoconarco.es and has written many articles for the hunting industry and currently collaborates with the most prestigious companies on the industry.
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PSE’s Albert Quackenbush Very Enticing..
By Albert Quackenbush
SoCalBowhunter.com
PSE’s Albert Quackenbush Bow Practice
Four years ago I purchased my first PSE compound bow. It was a 2006 PSE Vengeance. I spent time researching this used bow and found the details to be very enticing. When I met the seller at his house, we spent a great deal of time discussing the bow. Being a lifelong bowhunter himself, he asked that I shoot the bow in his driveway before I purchased it. The fit and feel was just right for me. The draw was smooth, the weight in my hands was perfect and it shot like a dream. The price couldn’t be beat. I made the purchase knowing I had found the right bow for me, but that wasn’t always the case.
One of the biggest challenges I faced growing up was finding the right bow. When I first started shooting a compound bow it was because my dad bought it for me. I shot it often and loved it because he gave it to me, not really thinking about anything else.
Due to lack of knowledge and understanding, I have shot many different bows during my archery career. The most dramatic and hard lesson I learned was when I was 16 years old. I had outgrown my first compound and had to upgrade. My dad took me to a local pro shop to look at some used bows. We could never afford to buy a new one, which I was completely fine with. Just being able to bow hunt was incredible itself.
Once inside the pro shop, we noticed the owner reviewing a bow a gentleman had just brought in to sell. It looked like a great bow and my dad wanted me to try it out. It was selling for a great price and it was within our budget. This is a common mistake made by new bowhunters. They make an impulse buy and later, after shooting it and realizing their mistake, falter and get discouraged.
Albert Quackenbush
Now please understand I do not blame my dad or anyone else. There’s no blame here. It’s a misunderstanding and lack of knowledge. We did not know that you could shoot a few bows, try them out and see which one fit. It felt like we were inconveniencing the pro shop owner by taking our time looking, so we jumped at the chance to buy the used bow. Sure, I shot it (it was a difficult draw) and the bow was way too heavy for my 16 year old frame, but the price was perfect. So we bought it.
For the next two years I shot this bow with my confidence as low as one could imagine. It had no let-off, was heavy and although I was fortunate to take a couple deer with it, I really disliked the bow. With the same tactics as previously described, I went out and bought a new one.
My point in all of this is don’t buy a bow just because it’s on sale or that you think looks cool. Actually take some time to shoot it. Be sure it fits you so that you will own it for a very long time.
I have moved on from that first PSE to other PSE bows because they just fit me even better. I shot a PSE X-Force for years before upgrading to my current PSE Bow Madness. This is a great bow for me and is hands down the best bow I have ever shot. It fits me like a glove, shoots exceptionally well and is quiet. PSE is a company I trust and will be shooting for a very long time.
Albert Quackenbush has been bowhunting for more than 28 years. He shares his adventures on his blog,SoCalBowhunter.com, and also writes for Bow Adventures e-magazine. He is a Pro Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com, Piranha Custom Bowstrings and Field Logic. He is a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, California Deer Association, and is a Life Member of the North American Hunting Club.
Albert was born and raised in New York State where he learned to hunt everything from squirrels to whitetail deer. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife and daughter and hunts year round.
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PSE’s Dustin Jones King Fisher
By Dustin Jones
HighCountryBowhunter.com
PSE’s Dustin Jones Bowfishing
The offseason can be hard as a bowhunter. For me once the spring/summer time rolls around I am getting the itch to start bowhunting. I always wanted to go bowfishing but I just never took the time, until this year. I finally went out and bought the PSE Kingfisher and started doing my research. I spoke to several people who mentioned to me that there were some great places to start bowfishing. In fact, they had mentioned some of the size of carp that were caught and I couldn’t believe the sizes. They were telling me 20 and 30 pound carp! That got me even more excited.
PSE’s Dustin Jones Bowfishing Trip
So for Father’s day weekend, my dad and brother headed out to give it a try. Neither of us had ever gone out before but we were all itching to get out and do some hunting. Talk about a great time. We spoke to some guys at the cove we were putting in the boat and said that in this same cove a few weeks ago they shot a 27 pound carp! That definitely got our hopes up.
PSE’S Dustin Jones Fish
We trolled out into the cove and started seeing carp surfacing and even jumping completely out of the water. We anchored down and sat there, each of us on an edge of the boat looking and waiting for a carp to swim nearby. We never did see any come near the boat, so my brother and I decided to walk the banks very slowly while my dad tried his hand in the boat still. So with my PSE Kingfisher I crept into a very muddy and shallow cove and started seeing the water swirl nearby. Soon I started seeing fins and the golden scales of carp. I took aim and let the PSE Kingfisher release some havoc on my first carp with a bow. I quickly pulled him in and admired the fact I shot a carp with my PSE bow. I noticed that the carp started swirling again so I quickly put the arrow back on and quickly shot my second carp! I was gleaming. I must have scared them off because I never got another shot in that spot. That was some great practice and it definitely cures the itch to go bowhunting. So if you have played around with the idea of bowfishing, I highly recommend getting into it. My PSE Kingfisher worked perfectly and performed like a charm.
Dustin Jones is a passionate outdoorsman who loves to hunt, especially bowhunt. He created his blog, HighCountryBowhunter.com, to share his experiences with others. He is a Field Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com and Adventure Team member for MINOX Hunting Optics.
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PSE’s Albert Quackenbush BowHunting,”It’s What I do”
By Albert Quackenbush
SoCalBowhunter.com
PSE’s Albert Quackenbush’s DIY Hunter
If you ask anyone who knows me what my passion is I can guarantee their answer will be ‘bow hunting’. Quite honestly, they are right on. When it comes down to it my passion is do-it-yourself bow hunting, or DIY. I enjoy a challenge. I love the hard work that goes into a DIY hunt because the payoff is that much greater.
Take for example hunting deer in Southern California. Sure, there is plenty of public forest land to hunt. You just have to make the effort to get there. Then again, there are also many hunters who like to get out and enjoy the same forest lands I do. In order to steer clear of the other hunters I do my homework. My homework for a DIY hunt starts with scouring over maps to find areas of interest. Sure, I can just hop on a forum and get some details where to go, but where is the adventure in that? I like to find hard to reach areas on a map and see what I can find.
Practicing year round is something I now take great pride in. For me, it is a great way to stay on top of my game. It’s also probably the #1 stress reliever I can think of after a hard work week. I am constantly at the range keeping my body in tune and sending arrows down range.
PSE’s Albert Quackenbush’s Passion
I also like to put the boots to the ground and find my own way. That’s where the scouting comes in. The great thing about SoCal scouting is that there is almost always something to hunt… year round! My trusty PSE Bow Madness always goes with me in case I run across a coyote, a wild hog or a jack rabbit, as they can be hunted year round.
I am as passionate about my family as I am bow hunting. Even still, my wife will attest that no matter what I am doing I can relate it to bow hunting and that I probably mention it far too often for her taste. I’ll be the first to admit that it is a challenge to be a good husband, father, work a full-time job and hunt as often as I get to. If I am not out bow hunting I most assuredly thinking about it or sharing information with someone through a hunting story or seminar. I am a bow hunter and it’s what I do.
Albert Quackenbush has been bowhunting for more than 28 years. He shares his adventures on his blog, SoCalBowhunter.com, and also writes for Bow Adventures e-magazine. He is a Pro Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com, Piranha Custom Bowstrings and Field Logic. He is a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, California Deer Association, and is a Life Member of the North American Hunting Club.
Albert was born and raised in New York State where he learned to hunt everything from squirrels to whitetail deer. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife and daughter and hunts year round.
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PSE’s Dustin Jones Finding the Honey Hole
By Dustin Jones
HighCountryBowhunter.com
PSE’s Dustin Jones Scouting
Hunting on public land can be difficult but extremely rewarding. Growing up in Idaho there are plenty of opportunities for over the counter tags and lots of public land to hunt. I am a big fan of do-it-yourself hunts on public land. It’s a challenge not only to find the animals, but the fact that you have to be aware of the other hunters and stay one step ahead of them as well.
The key with public land is you have to put in the time. The time that is put in when finding that “honey hole” of a hunting spot on public ground starts early and carries over from season to season. I spend a good amount of time studying maps and finding areas that look promising. Sometimes you find that honey hole and sometimes you find a spot that every other hunter in the state loves to hunt.
PSE’s Dustin Jones My Passion
What I enjoy the most is hunting deep in the back country. I like to drive until the road ends and then hike a few miles into the mountains where very few people are. These areas are the ones that I treasure the most mainly because of the time it takes to scout and get familiar with the area. Nothing compares to a 3 or 4 day hunt where you pack everything you need on your back to try and harvest an animal. Most of the time I hear of hunters that spend all this time in the woods in hopes of seeing an animal and come back feeling like it was an unsuccessful hunt. Whenever I get to spend a few days in the back country chasing wild game I consider that a successful hunt.
Even though I am passionate about bow hunting, my true passion is my family. Taking time to hunt definitely takes time away from my family and balancing that time can be a challenge. It is something that I am aware of and try hard to make sure that it doesn’t interfere with the time I spend with them. I enjoy taking my wife and my son out on scouting trips and spending that time with them to show them what I look for. It is a great way to share both of my passions; my family and bow hunting.
Dustin was born and raised in Eastern Idaho where he currently resides with his wife and two sons.
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PSE’s Will Jenkins- Make the Shot
By Will Jenkins
TheWilltoHunt.com
PSE’s Will Jenkins Tree Stand Practice
With the season fast approaching many folks are focusing on broadhead tuning and putting lots of holes in foam. While this is all good and necessary one thing I find myself and many others lacking as we get close to season is practicing how you’ll be hunting. This means putting arrows through foam while you are in situations similar to how you will be hunting.
Most people hunt from tree stands and of course this is extremely different from standing on flat ground and making an easy shot. Not only that you’re wearing different clothes and a safety harness but you’re also standing on an 18″ x 24″ platform 20 feet up a tree. I’d suggest when setting or checking stands bring your bow and a small target and put a few arrows in the target through each of your shooting lanes. Making sure you have adequate room to move and draw is just as important as practicing from that height and angle. It’s critical to make sure you’re comfortable to draw and bend at the waist to make the shot. I usually go in with a friend and we take turns pulling arrows and sending them backup a quiver hooked to a pull rope and moving the target. This not only makes you better prepared to make the shot it’s a great boost to your confidence. When that big buck walks out into your shooting lane and you know you’ve made that shot before it feels good!
PSE’s Will Jenkins Bow Hunting Practice
Lately it seems more people are hunting from ground blinds. Practicing sitting down is key but it’s also key to practice sitting down and out of your blind. If you’ve ever tried shooting out of a blind understanding you clearance is huge. If you aren’t careful while your sight might be aimed just out the window your arrow could be pointed right at the wall of the blind. The good news with this is its way easier to practice. You can throw up your blind and a stool most anywhere you’d normally shoot to get used to shooting out of it.
With the season drawing nearer, in weeks or days be sure you’ve had some practical bow hunting practice and you’re confident you can make the shot when it counts!
Will Jenkins is creator of TheWilltoHunt.com and Harnesses For Hunters. He’s an avid outdoorsman who enjoys sharing his experiences through his blog. He also writes for Bow Adventures e-Magazine and is a member of the Professional Outdoor Media Association.
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PSE’s Pedro Ampuero Enjoying the freedom of the Outdoors
By Pedro Ampuero
AdventurousBowhunter.com
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero Backpacking
I have to admit I love every way of hunting, all of them have something special, but the one that fulfills me more is mountain hunting.
You realize how small we are in this vast world. Being alone in the middle of nowhere, just hearing the sound of wind, with only your own tracks behind is one of the best ways of getting out of the rush way of living in this modern world and truly enjoying outdoors freedom.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero’s Snow tracks in the Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan
The mountains challenge us both physically and mentally, having the capacity of taking the best and worst of you. It is tough and beautiful at the same time, and when you try it for the first time, either you hate it or get in love with it for the rest of your life.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero in a Blizzard
In Spain we can hunt the Chamois and the Spanish ibex, which are two gorgeous animals. The Spanish ibex is very well known because of its beauty, and many hunters visit Spain to try to get one with the bow every year. On the other hand, the chamois is typically a more challenging, since it leaves on a tougher terrain, and although its trophy may not be as beautiful as the ibex, it’s my favorite in the Spanish Peninsula.
SE’s Pedro Ampuero Ibex Dani
The world is full of sheep, goats, ibex, argalis, etc.. In some of the most astonishing and wildest places on earth, which just being there makes any hunt worthy.
I would say the most important thing you need for hunting in the mountains, especially with the bow is patience. Never rush and learn to take your time before making a decision. A wrong decision can take you lot of useless hiking and waste a lot of time of your hunt.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero Dall Sheep
Get prepared for your next mountain hunt to take the best out of you,
Good luck,
Pedro Ampuero
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PSE’s Albert Quackenbush – Proud Bow Hunter
By Albert Quackenbush
SoCalBowhunter.com
PSE’s Albert Quackenbush Target Practice
Hunting has been in my family for as long as I remember. My dad and brother are the two best hunting partners a guy could ask for. We would spend all year discussing the previous year, the weather, where to place stands and when October would arrive so we could get in the woods. Sure, we hunted for small game and turkey, but the animal we most desired was the whitetail deer. I took it for granted, until I moved 3,000 miles away.
Where I grew up in New York State everyone hunted. When I moved to California that all changed. It was a new place with new friends who didn’t understand hunting. Then married a woman who doesn’t care for hunting, but she appreciates the passion I have for it. I am a proud bow hunter and I am not afraid to share it.
I have actually made some great new friends through bow hunting in California. Some of the guys are my new bow hunting partners. Every week we hit the archery range to practice and talk about the upcoming archery seasons and what we can hunt. I look forward to it each and every week.
Now that my daughter is three and a half, I have started sharing more and more of the outdoors with her. I have never hidden the fact that I hunt, nor will I be ashamed of it. Sometimes, when I am watching a hunting show on television, she’ll hop on my lap and point out the animals onscreen. It makes me proud to know she knows the animals and sees the hunters in pursuit of wild game.
When I get home wearing camouflage face paint, she often jokingly asks me if I am wearing makeup. Of course I reply that indeed I am!
PSE’s Al Quackenbush Teaching his Daughter to Shoot
Just recently, my daughter and I ventured to a sporting goods retailer and we picked out her very first bow. While I was introduced to archery when I was nine, I figured she could start earlier if she wanted to. Sure, she’s not going want to focus on it for more than five minutes, but she should have fun and shoot some arrows like her dad if she wants to. Enthusiastically, she said that she wanted the bow and also loved seeing all of the taxidermy around.
The next day, we got her bow out of the package and she shot for the first time. Like most kids, she was frustrated at first. With a little patience and coaxing, she was shooting arrows and smiling in no time. You can bet that I will be sharing more bow hunting tips and techniques as we both age gracefully.
Albert Quackenbush has been bowhunting for more than 28 years. He shares his adventures on his blog, SoCalBowhunter.com, and also writes for Bow Adventures e-magazine. He is a Pro Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com, Piranha Custom Bowstrings and Field Logic. He is a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, California Deer Association, and is a Life Member of the North American Hunting Club.
Albert was born and raised in New York State where he learned to hunt everything from squirrels to whitetail deer. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife and daughter and hunts year round.
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PSE’s Dustin Jones – An Unforgettable Moment
By Dustin Jones
HighCountryBowhunter.com
PSE’s Dustin Jones & Son
Sharing my love for bowhunting is something that I truly enjoy. When my wife and I were dating, she didn’t know very much about hunting. In fact when she would come over and we would watch old hunting tapes or watch hunting shows, she couldn’t stand watching. I made sure not to force it on her but to share why I enjoy it so much. To show her how much fun it could be, I gave her a bow and we started shooting the 3-D range in the evenings whenever we could. Her comment to me was that she could shoot targets but not a real animal. This was perfectly fine with me. I get to take her out and practice and share my love for archery with my wife.
I get to share it even more now with my son. He just turned 3 and taking him to archery shoots to teach him just as my dad did is an experience that I will never forget. I got him his first bow not too long ago and seeing his face light up and how excited he got is an unforgettable moment. I knew the excitement he felt and I know now how my dad felt.
PSE’s Dustin Jones’ Son
I got to take my son to a 3-D archery shoot and start teaching him how to shoot his bow. This was truly a memorable experience. He loved to see all the animal targets and of course he had to carry his “noculars” (binoculars) just like his dad. We pretended we were hunting and had to look for the animal and then sneak up to make the shot. His first archery experience was a success! Spending that time passing on what I have learned from my dad onto my son was a moment I’ll never forget.
Dustin Jones is a passionate outdoorsman who loves to hunt, especially bowhunt. He created his blog, HighCountryBowhunter.com, to share his experiences with others. He is a Field Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com and Adventure Team member for MINOX Hunting Optics.
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PSE’s Jared Bloomgren – Share Bowhunting with your Family and Friends
By Jared “J-Rod” Bloomgren
Jared Bloomgren and Family
I share bowhunting with my family and friends in many different ways. To this day I still bowhunt with my older brothers every chance I get. My biggest bull elk to date was shared with one of my brothers and another memory that will never be forgotten. My other brother and I go on bowhunting trips together when we can. He has four children who also love the thrill they get while hunting. My best friend and I venture out on backcountry trips often looking for the elusive trophy bucks and bulls we all seek. Every one of these adventures with friends and family is cherished beyond recognition and brings us closer.
Jared Bloomgren and Wife
Most importantly, I share my hunting with my wife and children. My wife is a very good shot and I have enjoyed watching her shoot numerous deer and it makes me flood with emotions of happiness every time she goes out with me. This last spring turkey season my 2 year old daughter went hunting with me for the first time and each time we went out it was purely magical and amazing. I know my son will do the same. The feeling of being a father is unlike anything else in this world. I now know what my Dad meant when he would say these things. Thank you Dad!
Jared Bloomgren and Friend
Bowhunting is such a part of me, being able to share it with my family and friends make it even better than can be explained or imagined!
Jared “J-Rod” Bloomgren is a hardcore Do-It-Yourself bowhunter who strives to better himself each year in the outdoor community. As a professional hunter, freelance writer and photographer, he likes to relive his outdoor adventures through written expression and photography making the reader feel as if they were along on the hunt. He attributes much of his success to the vital education he has learned from the various big game animals that he hunts. He is quoted as saying, “In each and every hunt, success or defeat, I learn something from every outing and that I can put in my arsenal of knowledge to use at a later date, a later date that will again put my wits against that of my prey.”
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PSE’s Emily Anderson – The Count Down to ELK!
By Emily Anderson
www.FromTheDraw.com
PSE’s Emily Anderson
If you ask me what hunt, I count down the days for each year, I’ll respond without hesitation… Elk! For this reason, September has a special place in my heart. Ever since I first heard a bugle echo across a ridge top, I’ve been unable to get the sound out of my head. The sound is haunting, frightening, and glorious all wrapped up together. However, I don’t mind having it stuck in my head. On the contrary, I look forward to the chance each year to sneak into a bull’s backyard and have him bark a warning call announcing that I am now in HIS territory. The bugles in the recesses of my memory are easily recalled when I think of these close encounters. I’m reminded of moments when a bugling elk was so close that every hair on the back of my neck stood at attention. And there’s the time when I caught a bull dead in his tracks five yards away from where I sat, and I got to enjoy another bugle and snot blowing demonstration. And still another memory floods back of the time I slept above timberline and listened to two bulls fight in the meadow nearby while the cows mewed and walked all around my tent.
Allen Fader
As the aspen leaves begin to show hints of gold each year, you can be guaranteed that my husband and I will be heading out on public land in the wilderness of Colorado. That is the style of hunting we prefer in our home state… do-it-yourself on public lands. In my opinion, DIY hunting feels as if the reward is just a little bit greater when you head out on a hunt, unguided and tearing up the tread on your hiking boots. I want to plant my feet on high places and travel through thick forested lands in my quest to arrow whatever animal I have a tag in my pocket for… and most likely, it will be elk!
Yes, September feels a little bit like Christmas to me. I get to spend several weeks up in the mountains of Colorado enjoying God’s creation all around me, and if I’m lucky, I’ll release an arrow and come home with meat to fill my freezer.
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PSE’s Pedro Ampuero – A Good Hunting Partner
By Pedro Ampuero
www.AdventurousBowhunter.com
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero’s Boar with Dad
Hunting is not the same if you cannot share it with your friends or family. Many of us spend a lot of days alone in the mountains. It helps you to appreciate a good hunting partner.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero Chamois
I have been lucky to live with the best hunter in the world, my dad. I typically hunt with him both here at home and abroad. He is the best hunting partner you can have and I keep learning a lot from him. He has hunted all over the world for all kind of species, but what I admire most is how he understands hunting. Either hunting a sheep in the remote north or a woodchuck close to home with our dogs, all is fun and the important thing is to enjoy the outdoors.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero Cordoba
On the other hand, I feel lucky to have a priceless group of friends, those that you can go out hunting anywhere and are always there when you need something. Hunting with them is a real pleasure, and when someone gets something, we all feel like if it would have been ourselves. I would like to thank them for everything, they know who they are.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero’s friend Vic
Now I am excited to pass this passion to the ones closest to me as my father did years ago.
Good luck in the mountains, and remember to share these moments with the ones you love most,
Pedro Ampuero
Pedro Ampuero was raised in Spain, a country full of hunting opportunities in which the hunting season goes year round. He spends many days each year in the field and traveling the world in search of new adventures. You will always find him outdoors scouting, hunting, filming or tracking with his Bavarian bloodhound.
Pedro is a mechanical engineer by trade and a bowhunter by heart. He is the co-founder of the blog AdventurousBowhunter.com and Cazandoconarco.es and has written many articles for the hunting industry and currently collaborates with the most prestigious companies on the industry.
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PSE’s Albert Quackenbush’s Hunting Roots
By Albert Quackenbush
SoCalBowhunter.com
PSE’s Albert Quackenbush
My bow hunting roots were set at an early age in Western New York State. It should come as no surprise that I chose to become a bow hunter because of my dad. I loved being outdoors and so did he. When he would go hunting, he’d take my brother and me along with him, and often we’d get a chance to shoot at a squirrel or two. He taught me to shoot a bow when I was nine years old with an old fiberglass longbow with wooden arrows. He taught me how to shoot, care for my equipment and the safe practices that must be maintained as an archer.
My brother and I were extremely fortunate growing up. Being raised on a farm, we would always have an ample supply of straw bale to hold our targets and we would constantly make up different games to improve our shooting and have fun. Whether it be saving a train from robbers or pretending we were Robin Hood, we would always have fun.
PSE’S Albert Quackenbush The Early Days
The first shot I ever took on an animal with a bow was when I was 10 years old. My dad had been in the fields and had seen a buck meander into our overgrown orchard. He came back to the house, had me get my bow and he gave me an arrow tipped with a broadhead. With his equipment in hand, we hopped in the truck and drove to the edge of the field. He explained that he was going to circle around the deer and stalk up through the orchard. He posted me at the very top of the orchard, near the field in case the buck doubled back. A short time later, I peered around the apple tree I was using as cover and there he was! He was on a path to walk right by my tree. So I waited what seemed like an eternity and drew my bow thinking he’d be right there. Sure enough he came walking by and I let the arrow fly… right over his back. I was shaking like a leaf in a tornado and he bolted like nobody’s business. When I checked the yardage I was heartbroken. I had missed the deer at three yards! It was a lesson learned and it showed me how much buck fever can take over!
A couple years later, on a walk with my brother on the farm, we spotted antlers sticking up above the swale on the edge of a field. We quietly scooted back to the house and told my dad. Figuring this would be a good lesson for us, he told me to grab my bow and to go put a stalk on the buck to see if I could get him. My brother and I played the wind perfectly and got to within ten yards of this massive buck when the wind swirled and gave us up. He bolted away as our hearts were about to pound out of our chests. It’s hard to describe the excitement and thrill we both felt. Even without shooting an arrow, we had stalked very close to one of the most skittish animals on the planet. We were forever hooked on bow hunting!
Albert Quackenbush has been bowhunting for more than 28 years. He shares his adventures on his blog, SoCalBowhunter.com, and also writes for Bow Adventures e-magazine. He is a Pro Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com, Piranha Custom Bowstrings and Field Logic. He is a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, California Deer Association, and is a Life Member of the North American Hunting Club.
Albert was born and raised in New York State where he learned to hunt everything from squirrels to whitetail deer. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife and daughter and hunts year round.
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PSE’s Jared Bloomgren – Bowhunting is Second Nature
By Jared “J-Rod” Bloomgren
PSE’s Jared Bloomgren in the mountains
Bowhunting instantly became second nature to me when I picked up that recurve for the very first time. Mind you it was so long ago I cannot remember for sure what my age was! At any rate, shooting the recurve made me want to get a compound bow and a short time later I was flinging arrows with a youth compound bow that was handed down to me from one of my older brothers. I attribute my start into the archery world to my two older brothers. Jason and Justin would shoot bow after school and I started doing it with them. It may still surprise them to this day how much archery and bowhunting has become a piece of me and who I am.
PSE’s Jared Bloomgren and Friend
The first time I went hunting was with my dad and my two older brothers. I remember standing on the seat as dad glassed deer from afar. I remember both of my brothers getting their first deer as well as my cherished opportunity to take my first one with my father as well. These are memories that will never be lost, forgotten, or downplayed. Memories like this are what make us who we are in this life.
PSE’s Jared Bloomgren Bowhunting
Jared “J-Rod” Bloomgren is a hardcore Do-It-Yourself bowhunter who strives to better himself each year in the outdoor community. As a professional hunter, freelance writer and photographer, he likes to relive his outdoor adventures through written expression and photography making the reader feel as if they were along on the hunt. He attributes much of his success to the vital education he has learned from the various big game animals that he hunts. He is quoted as saying, “In each and every hunt, success or defeat, I learn something from every outing and that I can put in my arsenal of knowledge to use at a later date, a later date that will again put my wits against that of my prey.”
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PSE’s Dustin Jones – My First Hunting Trip
By Dustin Jones
HighCountryBowhunter.com
PSE’S Dustin Jones & Fynch Hunting
I was fortunate enough to have my dad teach me about hunting. He was a great teacher and although he doesn’t think he was; he was very patient with me and my two brothers. Even if it was just to drive the roads and look for deer my dad would take all three of his boys. I can still remember it as plain as day; my dad had just given me my first bow and arrow. He took me out and taught me the proper way to hold the bow, how to hold my hands, and to pick a spot on the target. He was a great mentor and a fantastic teacher.
My dad started me in bow hunting for many reasons, but one of the main reasons was of course to extend our hunting season. Archery antelope begins as early as the middle of August and we can hunt white-tails into December with our bows. Of course we love to see animals with impressive head gear, but one of our main reasons for hunting was to put meat in the freezer.
PSE’s Dustin Jones with Family
The most vivid memory I have of my first hunting trip was when my dad took me elk hunting with him. He made sure to make it enjoyable and fun for me. He bought me raspberry filled powder doughnuts; sports drink, and treats to pack in my hunting pack. We headed out into the mountains before light to the sounds of elk bugles all around us. We spent the morning hiking up and down canyons chasing the elk. The moment that I’ll never forget was when my dad and I heard some elk coming down a trail so he set us up behind a big rock pile 5 feet from the trail. Just as we set up it was only a matter of seconds when down the trial comes trotting a 5×5 bull elk. He stopped a mere 5 feet from us and just stared at us and had us pegged. It felt like he stood there forever but it was a matter of seconds before he caught wind of us. My dad said when he looked back at me he had never seen a kid smile that big before. From that point on I was hooked on elk hunting. I looked forward to every hunting trip with my dad as a kid and am fortunate to live close to him still so we can enjoy many more to come.
Dustin Jones is a passionate outdoorsman who loves to hunt, especially bowhunt. He created his blog, HighCountryBowhunter.com, to share his experiences with others. He is a Field Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com and Adventure Team member for MINOX Hunting Optics.
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PSE’s Will Jenkins – I Fell in Love with Archery
By Will Jenkins
TheWilltoHunt.com & Harnesses For Hunters
PSE’s Will Jenkins Bowhunting Practice
I’ve been hunting about as long as I’ve been old enough to follow my Dad around in the woods. I started out squirrel hunting with the .22 and eventually hunting deer with an old split barrel 20 gauge. Growing up hunting in central Virginia meant a pretty short season and only hunting weekends. Another thing that makes hunting in Virginia a little different is hunting with deer dogs. I won’t go too deep into that, it’s just different than how most people grow up deer hunting. I finally killed my first deer when I was 14 years old. It was a small 6 point that I killed back down in a swamp. I was shaky and nervous and I’m not sure me or my Dad could have been more excited!
Since my first deer 13 years ago I’ve killed quite a few more but never more than two or three a season. As a matter of fact there have been several seasons without killing a single deer. That also made me a less than enthusiastic hunter for quite a while. Then in December of 2004 I killed my biggest buck to date. He’s no monster but at around 130″ he was the biggest deer I’d ever seen in real life. I shot him with my 12 gauge. He’s was being run by dogs running flat out through the woods. While most people look down on taking running shots at deer, when hunting where it’s legal to hunt with dogs you rarely get any other kind of shot. I didn’t put a great shot on him so it was quite a tracking job but once we found him there in the creek we were all pretty excited. Then the jokes started. Since we found him in the creek all the blood had washed away and even as we were gutting him we couldn’t find any pellets. So the joke started that I scared him to death. After the taxidermist skinned him out he found one pellet in an artery in his neck. It was definitely a lucky shot. Not that I’m purely a trophy hunter but after killing that big buck my attitude changed toward hunting.
PSE’s Will Jenkins
Then after college I moved to Maryland for a job in Baltimore. I moved in December, so needless to say that season wasn’t great but as I looked at the Maryland hunting regulations I realized if I wanted to have any kind of hunting season I need to start bow hunting. So, I found the forum at MarylandWhitetail.com and started asking questions about getting started. Shortly thereafter various members of the Maryland Bow hunters Society had pretty much completely outfitted my hand-me-down bow with lightly used gear. Another MBS member happened to have access to an indoor range near my house and would meet me there every other Wednesday to practice. Then I had the chance to hunt in Maryland some where there are no dogs running and on properties with little bow hunting pressure. It was amazing. I’d never really had the opportunity to watch deer behave or just be without being chased by a dog. That’s when the obsession really started. I fell in love with archery and hunting deer that were less pressured.
Now I’m back living in Virginia hunting some local places and still carrying the bow as much as possible. I also plan to hunt some in Maryland this season all of which will be with my bow. Hopefully all of that time will lead to some great stories and maybe even trophy to share with you all! If nothing else, I’m excited to share a bunch of hunts with some good friends.
Will Jenkins is creator of TheWilltoHunt.com and Harnesses For Hunters. He’s an avid outdoorsman who enjoys sharing his experiences through his blog. He also writes for Bow Adventures e-Magazine and is a member of the Professional Outdoor Media Association.
Will lives in Central Virginia with his wife and two kids. He hunts in Virginia and Maryland but has dreams of heading west to hunt Elk and Mule Deer.
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PSE’s Emily Anderson – Allure of the Bow
By Emily Anderson
www.FromTheDraw.com
PSE’s Emily Anderson
I can still vividly remember the first time I held a bow. I was with my husband, Troy, in a local sporting goods store. He was admiring the row of bows, picked one up and announced, “I want to start hunting with a bow.” I knew where this was going. A new hobby, or passion as some call it, was about to be formed – a new addiction that came with an expensive price tag. Old passions had recently been laid to rest. The dirt on a bull rope and smell of rosin hanging in the air, gave proof of a recent ride. Leather chaps were now draped over the bannister, and the adrenaline and rush of an 8 second ride now had a need to be replaced. And as my husband stood there holding a bow, I knew I couldn’t say, “No.” Little did I know that I was about to step into this new arena with him… hand in hand.
But I’m getting ahead of myself; let me back up a little…
Autumn has always been one of my favorite seasons of the year. As days slowly begin to decrease the allotted time for the sun’s rays to shine, the leaves begin to turn shades of gold as if kissed by the sun. A crisp breeze with a hint of Jack Frost’s breath disrupts their golden display. They surrender and take turns falling to the forest floor which is now taking on the form of a yellow brick road for deer and woodland creatures to travel on. As more golden leaves tumble down in a natural confetti fashion, the forest appears as if a parade is about to begin. In a way it is. We call it opening day.
As summer was coming to a close the first year Troy and I were married, he asked if I was okay with him hunting that fall. Hunting was not unfamiliar to me. I understood what this entailed and was excited about the thought of our freezer filled with game meat. I had no objections to him wanting to shoot an animal for the purpose of adding lean meat to our table. I can remember the annual ritual where my dad and brother would venture off into the woods in search of wild game when autumn would roll around. However, it never occurred to me that this adventure would be something I would be interested in. When presented with Troy’s question of whether or not he could go hunting, for some reason I found myself responding to my new husband with a question instead of an answer. The question was simply, “Can I come with?” I think he was a little taken back at first, but then a smile crept over his face and we’ve been hunting together ever since.
PSE’s Emily Anderson
For our first couple years hunting together, we would arm ourselves with rifles, and don bright orange. Our clothes consisted of heavy camouflage jackets and winter boots. During rifle season, it wasn’t uncommon to be hunting with a blanket of snow on the ground and frozen toes in my boots. Sleeping arrangements consisted of a GP medium tent and breakfast was usually an attempt to cook frozen eggs over a campfire. After a couple years of hunting elk this way (and without punching a tag), we found ourselves once again preparing for opening day. While in the hunting section of the sporting goods store, purchasing ammunition and admiring numerous elk mounts on the wall, Troy could no longer stand the allure of the bows. Like a chorus line beckoning to come take a look, they were all lined up hanging neatly on the racks. He gave in. Picked one up. And, I was forced to answer the underlining question of “Can I buy one?” as he stated, “I want to start hunting with a bow.”
As still fairly newlyweds with limited funds, I glanced at the price tag and thought it might be smart to delay the inevitable just a bit. I struck a deal with my husband. He could have the bow as soon as he brought home some elk meat during rifle season. Now, mind you, Troy was quick to point out that he had shot plenty of elk before he met me. But somehow my deal stuck, and not long after I was eating elk meat for dinner and Troy was shopping for a new bow.
I quickly realized that bow hunting was a whole new world, and if I wanted to continue hunting with my husband, I would need to look into archery as well. The question was how I would present this idea in a way that he couldn’t say no. I was now the one holding the bow and pleading with my brown eyes. Before the words even escaped my mouth, I was presented with the same challenge I had given Troy several months ago – Shoot an elk with your rifle first. That fall, while Troy was at work, I fulfilled the challenge by shooting my first elk and packing it off the mountain. I called him as soon as I got cell service, and proudly announced, “Let’s go bow shopping.”
Emily Anderson’s hunting journey began shortly after she got married. She enjoys the passions for the outdoors, hunting and fishing as a team with her husband. She established www.FromTheDraw.com as a way to share her stories as a female hunter. Emily lives in Colorado and is currently on an Elk hunt. She is now a PSE Staff Blogger and will be posting daily about her experiences and views on archery and hunting.
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PSE Introduces the PSE Staff Bloggers
PSE Staff Bloggers
September 10, 2012 – Tucson, AZ – Precision Shooting Equipment, Inc. (PSE), a pioneering company in the archery industry, announces the selection of the PSE Staff Bloggers for blog.pse-archery.com.
“We are very honored to have assembled such an outstanding team of bloggers to represent PSE,” said Blake Shelby, PSE Director of Marketing. “Their dedication to DIY hunting, family and bowhunting will be represented in their posts.”
The PSE Staff Blogger Team consists of the following:
- Pedro Ampuero – www.adventurousbowhunter.com
- Emily Anderson – www.fromthedraw.com
- Will Jenkins – www.thewilltohunt.com
- Dustin Jones – www.highcountrybowhunter.com
- Albert Quackenbush – www.SoCalBowhunter.com
- Ainsley Beeman
- Jared Bloomgren
“We are excited to welcome them to the PSE family and look forward to reading their posts,” said Jonathan Shepley, President of PSE. “We believe they will be an asset to our industry with their tips, strategies and insights into bowhunting and archery.”
About Precision Shooting Equipment, Inc.
Pete Shepley, a legend in the archery industry, founded PSE 41 years ago. Today, PSE is one of the largest privately-owned archery equipment manufacturing companies in the country and a leader in development and manufacturing of the most advanced compound bows and related equipment ever produced.
For more information about PSE, visit www.pse-archery.com or read their blog at http://blog.pse-archery.com.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero – Bow Hunting is in my Veins Forever
By Pedro Ampuero
www.AdventurousBowhunter.com
Pedro Ampuero Roe Deer with his Father
I started hunting with my dad when I was 4, and that’s the main reason now I feel at home when I’m in the mountains. We usually went hunting roe deer and wild boar in the weekends, and I don’t know how I always had such a great time with my father despite the long waiting hours, long walks and bad weather.
I got my first buck at the age of 7 and I will never forget the moment when my dad offered me the rifle to try to take it. I felt so much pressure and adrenaline! Three years later I got my best buck ever alone, it was just a monster and I didn’t realize how big it was until I got older. Nothing similar has been taken in that area and I have already assumed I will never get one like that. My father was proud but frustrated; he hadn’t seen a buck like that in all his life and he left his son 20 minutes alone…
PSE’S Pedro Ampuero First Buck
My father gave me on my 14th birthday a shotgun so I could go hunting by myself. It was a great challenge, since I could only shot accurately under 50 yards. Getting so close to the animals made me learn a lot, and I realized that trying to get closer and closer was becoming part of me.
PSE’S Pedro Ampuero Boar
Later that year I found an old bow from my dad. He started hunting with a bow but had to quit after being injured on a polar bear hunt in the North Pole on the shoulder. I started training and one year later I was hunting with it, or at least trying! It was tough to learn things since in Spain bow hunting was not popular, so I learned a lot from my mistakes. Best advice ever a friend gives me after a year of shooting… “Try to anchor always on the same place”. I was like? What do you mean, anchor? I was confident shooting at 10 yards, and that year I got my first boar at 7. On the other hand it took me 3 years to get my first roe buck spot and stalk. It was a tough journey, but it made me learn a lot.
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero First Boar
That’s how bow hunting got into my veins forever. Nowadays I get as nervous as on those years, and although the equipment has improved, it still seems as hard as on those days, still learning from my mistakes every day! What also keeps it the same is the need of finding ways of making it more challenging…
PSE’s Pedro Ampuero
Enjoy every day in the mountains,
Pedro Ampuero
Pedro Ampuero was raised in Spain, a country full of hunting opportunities in which the hunting season goes year round. He spends many days each year in the field and traveling the world in search of new adventures. You will always find him outdoors scouting, hunting, filming or tracking with his Bavarian bloodhound.
Pedro is a mechanical engineer by trade and a bowhunter by heart. He is the co-founder of the blog AdventurousBowhunter.com and Cazandoconarco.es and has written many articles for the hunting industry and currently collaborates with the most prestigious companies on the industry.
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PSE’s Albert Quackenbush – A Die Hard Bowhunter
PSE’s Albert Quackenbush
What you see is what you get. That’s exactly how I have lived my life and how I want to be known. My name is Albert Quackenbush and I am a die-hard bow hunter. I have been a bow hunter for 28+ years and I most definitely passionate about it.
Up to this point, I spent most of my life living in Western New York State and utilized everything from a bow to a firearm. I hunted everything, but my passion was for whitetails. I now reside in Southern California where I strictly bow hunt and love to hunt anything I can. One of the things that make it even better is having a great group of hunting buddies out here. In NY I have two of the best hunting partners a guy could ask for; my dad and brother. We always swap stories, talk about gear and plan our next hunting trips. I always look forward to heading back to NY to hunt whitetails with them.
The SoCal Bow hunter blog (SoCalBowhunter.com) started for a few reasons. First and foremost, I love to write. I love telling stories and I getting people involved. I saw little to none of that here in Southern California. I also started it to share information and to get information. When I moved to California, I couldn’t get a hunter to help with anything. Everyone was super tight-lipped. It not only frustrated me, it angered me that my fellow hunters would even give me a tip or two. I wasn’t asking for hunting spots, just where to start. That is primarily the reason I started the blog. The second reason is that I love to test out gear and see what works, what doesn’t, and what I would recommend to my fellow hunters.
I am a Pro Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com, Field Logic and Piranha Custom Bowstrings. I am a member of the RMEF, California Deer Association, NWTF, and is a Life Member for the North American Hunting Club. Best of all, I am now part of the PSE Blogging Staff and a PSE Field Staff member.
PSE’s Albert Quackenbush & Daughter
Most of all I just want to be the best husband and father I can be. Being a hunter, while important to me, is secondary. Sharing what I know with my daughter will be ongoing as she grows up. I feel that sharing what I know will help keep our heritage alive for future generations.
Albert Quackenbush has been bowhunting for more than 28 years. He shares his adventures on his blog, SoCalBowhunter.com, and also writes for Bow Adventures e-magazine. He is a Pro Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com, Piranha Custom Bowstrings and Field Logic. He is a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, California Deer Association, and is a Life Member of the North American Hunting Club.
Albert was born and raised in New York State where he learned to hunt everything from squirrels to whitetail deer. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife and daughter and hunts year round.
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Stick’em Archery’s Brian Stephens Gets His Gator!
Stick’em Archery’s Brian Stephens
Stick’em Archery’s Brian Stephens killed a 10′ gator this past weekend in Central Florida. It was filmed for the new show Ultimate Bowhunting TV. Congrats Brian!
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Dustin Jones’s Love for the Outdoors and Bowhunting
PSE’s Dustin Jones
My name is Dustin Jones and being a bowhunter just isn’t something I do, it’s who I am. It was how I was raised as a kid and plan on passing down my love for the outdoors to my children just as my dad did. I grew up with my dad taking me on his hunting trips along with my two brothers. This is where my passion for the outdoors began. I remember him giving me my first bow thinking how cool it was, and from that point on I was out in the backyard honing my skills thinking I was just like Robin Hood. I would practice by setting up targets and sneak into position to take the shot. Needless to say I was hooked on archery and especially bowhunting and have been for 17 plus years. Even if I eat some tag soup at the end of the year, the most important thing is that I was able to get out and enjoy the beautiful backcountry.
PSE’S Dustin Jones
I started my blog to initially record my hunts and outdoor adventures more like a hunting journal that I can reflect on and share with my kids. In doing so, I noticed that there is a lot of valuable information that could be found through various blogs and websites to help improve my skills as an archer and a hunter. There weren’t very many that I could find here in Idaho that talked about our area. So I started up HighCountryBowhunter.com to share my experiences and what I have found to work for me here in Idaho. Blogs are great ways to gather information because you don’t have to sift through pages of ads like you do in magazines; you get blunt and honest opinions from every day hunters. It is a way for me to share my passion with others and the experiences that I have as a bowhunter. I have gathered some great information from fellow bloggers and have made some friendships that I trust and can rely on for help and suggestions.
Dustin Jones is a passionate outdoorsman who loves to hunt, especially bowhunt. He created his blog, HighCountryBowhunter.com, to share his experiences with others. He is a Field Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com and Adventure Team member for MINOX Hunting Optics.
Dustin was born and raised in Eastern Idaho where he currently resides with his wife and two sons.
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