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Should I be using right of left helical?

Question: I’ve started using a light helical fletching. I’m a right-handed shooter. Should I be using right of left helical? Is there a difference? I have fletching clamps for my jig for both so I can use either. I’ve been using right and it shoots the same as straight with my field points. I haven’t [...]

Dave Eder’s 2009 Bowhunting Season Weeks 2-3

The weekend of October 17th brought the end of the October Lull for me…As I scored with a New Jersey Buck.

Are my sight pins or form messed up?

Question: When I line up my nocked arrow with the string it appears that the sight pins are well left. I’m right-handed. It seems that they should all line up if the bow is properly sighted in. What causes this and is my form flawed? Answer: There are two reasons your sight pins have to [...]

Question: Can deer smell my breath? What can I do about it? Answer: We believe that human breath is one of the strongest sources of human odor. Other strong sources include your hair and armpits. To best deal with mouth odor it pays to brush your teeth often with baking soda toothpaste. Also, Scent-Lok offers [...]

How long before sunset do you think I need to be in my tree stand?

Question: Thank you for the great electronic magazine. I only wish I had found you sooner! I’m planning on doing a lot of late season hunting this year. I have two questions: In past seasons I have done some, but never very seriously because it is so very cold up here where I hunt in [...]

How would you hunt these scrapes?

Question: Where I hunt I see quite a few big scrapes but never any big bucks, lots of small ones.

How important is it to silence my bow?

Just how important is a quite bow..see what our pros have to say.

Which Compound Bow is more forgiving?

Question: Which is more forgiving, a bow 38 to 40 inches long with a brace height of 7 1/4 to 7 1/2 inches or a short bow 30 to 32 inches long with a brace height of 8 to 8 ½ inches. Thank You. — Don Pfeffer Answer: That’s a great question and we will [...]

What would be better?

A longbow or recurve for hunting deer, small game and bowfishing?

Will increased draw weight hurt my bow?

I was wondering if that might hurt my bow