one-eyed-jack
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If you strap both your bow and sticks to your pack, I’d love to see a photo and details about which pack you use and the attachment method. Thank you!
Why would you not have your bow in your hands?If you strap both your bow and sticks to your pack, I’d love to see a photo and details about which pack you use and the attachment method. Thank you!
Why would you not have your bow in your hands?
Or hiking in safety zones/trails to hunting area where you're not allowed to shootHiking in steep terrain where you may need your arms free to help climb.
Steep rugged KY hills. I remember crawling on my hands and knees going up ridges. Can't do it anymore, too old. I hunt ridge tops or bottom land now.Why would you not have your bow in your hands?
Is that a regulation? I could understand if we were talking about not having an arrow nocked on a park trail or similar situation.Or hiking in safety zones/trails to hunting area where you're not allowed to shoot
I have been in plenty of situations where I had to put my bow down to navigate a spot, just not an extended enough stretch of that type terrain to warrant put the bow on my pack. All the country I have been around where that would be the case was out west. I asked the question because I have seen a decent handful of guys around here put their bows on their backs going into a whitetail setup in areas that are skillet flat. Never understood that.Hiking in steep terrain where you may need your arms free to help climb.
I have been in plenty of situations where I had to put my bow down to navigate a spot, just not an extended enough stretch of that type terrain to warrant put the bow on my pack. All the country I have been around where that would be the case was out west. I asked the question because I have seen a decent handful of guys around here put their bows on their backs going into a whitetail setup in areas that are skillet flat. Never understood that.
I have some urban archery spots where I can't shoot within 100 yards of a house. Sometimes I'll walk in deep into the woods but hugging the edge, so I'm in safety zone the whole time. I know some people have to park and then use forest service roads to access as well, some people by bike. Not regulation to carry just not shoot, so I could carry my bow if I want to, there's just no point as I can't shoot it there. To be honest most times I still carry it anywayIs that a regulation? I could understand if we were talking about not having an arrow nocked on a park trail or similar situation.
I have a set of poles and carry them out west to use for pack out if needed but have never bothered with them otherwise.I have some urban archery spots where I can't shoot within 100 yards of a house. Sometimes I'll walk in deep into the woods but hugging the edge, so I'm in safety zone the whole time. I know some people have to park and then use forest service roads to access as well, some people by bike. Not regulation to carry just not shoot, so I could carry my bow if I want to, there's just no point as I can't shoot it there. To be honest most times I still carry it anyway
i can see @Plebe s point after my recent Alaska trip-we were gun hunting but half the climb up to the tundra was more of a scramble up a stream than a hike up a trail, so hands free was helpful. I may invest in trekking poles. We had one rifle between us so just handed it back and forth for the tough bits, and then carried it out just as loaded as we carried it in lol
I have been in plenty of situations where I had to put my bow down to navigate a spot, just not an extended enough stretch of that type terrain to warrant put the bow on my pack. All the country I have been around where that would be the case was out west. I asked the question because I have seen a decent handful of guys around here put their bows on their backs going into a whitetail setup in areas that are skillet flat. Never understood that.