Who needs a shotgun when flu flu arrows can drop them like a rock?  This guy didn’t even flutter as he tumbled out of the sky.  If you are still kicking around the idea of taking on aerial targets or even birdhunting with a bow, GO FOR IT!! and don’t look back. 

Jerry Clark of Clark Broadheads recently sent me a package with some new heads I had not seen before.

He has been working hard for a while now on creating unique, effective, and specialized heads for taking birds with a bow and has created some very unique possibilities. I did some testing on some earlier products and I am amazed at how fast he has made modifications in order to create a more lethal and durable head. His earlier models did their job and they have only gotten better.

Here’s a sneak peak of the Clark Broadheads Pheasant Spear. I will post the details and the results of our testing a little later.

I managed to find and dig out my old compound. As you can see, it is a Mathews Solo Cam with Spott Hogg Sight and Trophy Taker drop away rest. I told you it was old, but still functional.

For aerials, it has the most important feature for shooting flu flu arrows off a compound, a drop away rest. This will extend the life of the flu flu feathers by reducing contact with rest. As far as compounds go, it’s probably a turtle, but that won’t matter too much and it’s much faster than any of my trad bows. Going back to a compound got me thinking about upgrading (a bad habit of compound shooters) to something newer. A Hoyt Matrix has captured my attention but haven’t been able to pull the trigger yet. We’ll see…

In early February I was playing city league basketball when I attempted to intercept an opponents pass. I managed to only tip the ball out of play but in the process jammed my ring and middle finger on my right hand. I have jammed fingers worse than this and didn’t think too much of it. Unfortunatley over the past couple months, I have tried to shoot on several occasions but it is still too painful. I kept telling myself, “maybe next week.” Now months later it’s less tender but still not ready to go. Now I must admit, with my young children and all of our horsing around, the healing process has been extended far more than it should have. Those slowly recovering joints have been jumped on, stepped on, pulled on, kicked, jammed, etc.

I love and prefer shooting traditional bows, but archery is archery regardless of the bow. It’s driving me crazy not being able to shoot so I’ll have to see if I can find an old Mathews that I quit shooting years ago. Take care of your fingers!

(photographer - Cameron Oxnam)

Our yellow labs (l-r: Rico, Sam) love to duck hunt as much as we do and probably hate it when we take bows   We’re obviously a little nuts for chasing waterfowl with bows but I feel bad for our dogs that there is much less work for them in the duck blind.  To keep them sharp and interested, we are pretty good about making sure some birds fall for them even it’s not with a bow.   No it’s not cheating to use shotguns and your dogs deserve the chance to shine.  Sprinkle in a shotgun day like this and I am sure they won’t complain.

Rico earned his keep this day and the picture shows only half of the birds. On a day like this, it would have been nice to have an extra dog in the blind.
(photographs courtesy of Cameron Oxnam)