Had a successful hunt this morning. High angle shot, arrow did not pass through so there wasn't a good blood trail. Put my trackers on her and they made short work of it. Deer jumped in a pond which made it tricky for the dogs but they didn't give up and figured it out.

Show us your warmup shots folks! 25 yards downhill tree stand shot. Good luck!! Rut is raging in Ontario this week!

Oct Madness After missing all of last season because of non archery rotator cuff surgery I was able to take an Antelope in September and hunt whitetails in October. I was only out 3 times in September when a Dr. told me I needed to have a surgery on some skin cancer. That's not too bad I thought until after the surgery I was told no pulling a bow for 2 weeks. The weeks went by and October 20 th I was back in the woods in Iowa. My first set found me rattling in 5 bucks all at the same time....exciting! It slowed down after that and very, very windy. The afternoon of the 24th I was in MN sitting in a tree near my home where I had a large 8 pt come into 12 yds. I passed on him but later thought better of it. The afternoon of the 29th I got back into the same stand and 15 minutes later saw a, buck walking by at about 35 yds. 35 yds is stretching my preferred shooting distance so I grunted at him , he stopped looking my and started walking again, I grunted again and this time he stopped, turned and came right at me. I let him come to 15yds where he turned and I shot hitting him right in the mid body. The arrow was buried to the fletch as him ran off. I replayed the shoot through my mind several times and decided to wait over night to trail him. With a friend I returned the next morning and we found him 350 yds away. The shot wasn't perfect as It was gut's but caught the artery right under the spine. He is a nice 8 pt buck weighing in at 200lbs, my equipment is a Bear T/D 50lbs with Steelforce broad head.

Getting back into shooting recurve after several years of being out of the game. Anybody have any tips on being more consistent with accuracy? I can shoot a decent pattern but it’s still not where Id like and not where I used to be at. Thanks guys!

My name is Jenn Richardson, my husband, Grant Richardson and I created this group, TradBowhunter - Ethical Predator. We are from Ontario, Canada, I have had a love for the outdoors since I was little. My grandfather being a conservation officer in the United States and my other grandfather a trapper here in Ontario. I have been in Law Enforcement for over 26yrs, love the outdoors, marketing and business so decided to put all three together! This is a passion piece for Grant and I...My hubby being the subject matter expert with Traditional Bowhunting as well as an author, podcast host and 3rd generation traditional bowhunter. We wanted to bring like minded people together and create a place to share their experiences with traditional bowhunting. ----------------- Hey folks! Grant Richardson here - about myself... I was raised in a hunting family. I have Bowhunted with traditional gear all my life and started shooting bows when I was 3. I've been able to hunt all over North America and along the way this past 40 plus years hunting with trad gear I have learned that success is born not from tech or the latest camo but from long cold days in the woods and often- failure. Bows and arrows were always a part of my life and I was lucky to have an upbringing that emphasized time in the woods. I was able to see both the rise of Bowhunting in Ontario and the laws and regulations based on ethics & conservation formed- But - also to see them fall apart to an Industry that focused on the latest and newest tech or gadgets to bring wild game home and not the skillsets I was raised to respect and follow. The very fabric of those primitive weapon/Bowhunting seasons was based on the fact that it was harder to take game with a bow and arrow- simply that it was difficult- but there is the truth that many forgot or perhaps never learned. The Ethical Predator was created from those lessons learned all my life. I helped create this community seeing a need to bring folks from all over the world into a community that supported the old ways, from scouting, tracking & the heritage of Bowhunting I grew up with.