4 things Bow Hunters Should be Doing NOW!

[Kevin]

Pulling back your bow while you watch TV - I like to be in front of the TV watching Erin Andrews on Dancing with the Stars just like the next guy, but that doesn’t mean I have to totally surrender my manhood. Why not grab your bow while you’re hunched over on the couch? I do it all the time.

While my wife texts in her votes, I get out my Hoyt, strap on my release, and practice pulling my draw. It’s a great way to start strengthening your back muscles, and the perfect way to maintain that “in-season feel.” Oddly, it kinda tides me over through the spring and summer.

Not to mention it allows me to keep my man card.

Scouting for deer - Just because you can’t hunt deer in the spring doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be out in the woods scouting for them. In fact, right now is one of the best times of the year to be sitting in your stand. The weather is beautiful, the snakes aren’t out in full force yet, and the deer don’t have a care in the world, i.e. they’re still on their natural daily routines. These are the same routes they'll be taking when bow season opens. Start scouting now, and you’ll know exactly where to go five months from now.

Shooting your bow from your stand - If you're out scouting from your stand, you might as well take along a decoy or target and practice your aim. When I first got into bow hunting, this was one of the biggest mistakes I made. That is, shooting from flat ground across a flat plane is a lot easier than shooting at an angle 30 feet up in a tree. And though I’ve been bow hunting for years, I never take that fact for granted. Unless you feel it’s practical to climb and shoot from the roof of your home (disclaimer: that would be pretty stupid! Don’t do it!), dig out your climber from the garage, get elevated, and start shooting!

Planting a food plot - OK so maybe you have planted your food plot, but if you haven't, you should, because now is the time to start sewing certain types of seeds. For most of Arkansas, types of food plots to plant in early summer include: Buckwheat, Bermuda, Peas, Alyce and Crimson Clover, Indigo, Sorghum, Soybeans and sunflower.