Balancing exercise and bow shooting time.

[pointysticks]

Working and being a decent attentive husband really eats up the outdoor time.

I've never spent so much time getting into hunting shape. Typically my shooting suffers. Yesterday I jogged. After some family time I found a window of opp to go and shoot my bow.

I've been shooting more and with the new bow that just fits me. I'm stacking the arrows. I parked my truck unloaded a mtn bike and rode the long way to the range. Carrying a bow on a bike blows. I had to take a breather when I got there. My cold shot group was so bad cuz I was breathing and sweating so hard. I sat down in the shade. I got up, and shot great all day.

In ready. I got home fired some broad heads. Non issue. Bring on hunting season.!

Three weeks. Mulie opener!

[ishy]

I picked up a back pack that has the straps on the back and it holds my bow great on a bike. I use to hang a cheap daypack over my pack frame and would just throw the bow on top with the string over the two vertical bars, which worked fine also.
Also getting the family into shooting helps with the time thing. Haven't gotten the wife to try, but all my girls (10,8 and 5) love to shoot and going to 3d shoots.

[BrentLaBere]

I have been trying to combine them. Doing sprints to increase my VO2 Max and helps me with cold shots every time from different yardages, standing, kneeling, sitting......
Sounds like you are ready to go! just dial it in these last few weeks.

[LongShot]

I've been doing 2 mile hikes early mornings with 500 ft elev change and a 30 lb pack. Then I do 1 cold shot at 30 to 40 yds after a sip of water and a minutes rest. I concentrate on this first shot because it's the most important, of course. Then it's more broadhead shots (10 - 15), then about 30 or so field point shots at various ranges. As the season gets closer, I'll vary locations, shooting angles, and difficult shots like kneeling or sitting. I'm fortunate to be retired and live on enough land to have my own target ranges. Bring on the season!

[elkaholic]

Constant battle here too. Early mornings is about the only time I have to get my shooting/excercise in. Every now and then I will go shoot in the evening with my buddy. Mornings that I shoot/train I usually do a broadhead cold shot at 50-70 yrds (I practice at long distances but have a 50 yrd hunting rule) then shoot at different yardages and angles for another 20-30 shots. Then it's off to 5 uphill runs.

Days that I lift I don't shoot as I am to fatigued to get good form/shots. As Cameron Hanes has mentioned, I try to do something every day to train for elk hunting.

[ElkNut1]

"As Cameron Hanes has mentioned, I try to do something every day to train for elk hunting."

Great words to live by! I feel the same way!

ElkNut1