Deer & Deer Hunting

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO DO TO BE READY FOR BOW SEASON

Early bow seasons are just around the corner. Are you getting ready? Sure, you’ve got a job, and kids, and a spouse, and the yardwork just won’t stop – but the clock is ticking, and unless you commit to a regular preparation routine, when opening day finally arrives and you have a shot opportunity, failure is a distinct possibility. And that’s not acceptable.

This isn’t about scouting, and trail cameras, and food plots. Those are topics for another time. This is about getting you, and your equipment, in tip-top shape. You have all summer, and that’s plenty of time. But only if you start now.

Here are 5 keys to a successful preparation program.

GEAR CHECK

Bowhunters are notorious “gadgeteers.” We have lots of stuff, and over the course of a long hunting season some of it gets broken, some gets used up, some of it is lost in the shuffle. Now is the time to make some space in your garage or a spare bedroom and lay it all

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