... or are you into knapping? inquiring minds (mine) want to know...
Any suggestions for getting started in bow hunting?
a coleman lantern with coleman (white gas) fuel lights up blood spots/sprays at night. kinda shitty carrying it around all day though. luminol, yes.I can use any type of bow... I have owned just about every type and used to practice daily from my porch...i can even make one if I wanted too and have years back...with my messed up wrist all I do now is crossbow...yeehaw...after surgery I hope to return to it tho..I got a nice 9 point non typical deer last year with the cb..it didn't suffer much and dropped not far from where shot with bolt..trailing a bleeding animal makes me feel bad and sucks at night as you have to try to find it no matter what..that spray and special light makes it easier..luminol sp???..an old friend used to drag toilet paper on a stick...it will absorb blood and show easily..helps older folks with bad eyesight...my cb is 320+ fps and 119 lbs per sq inch and disables into 2 pieces in seconds.. rocking carbon fibre bolts...barnett rules ..its my second cb from them .. I can put it in back pack or hide it easily..
cheaper if you get into traditional archery- IE- recurves & longbows. you can find good used ones on ebay or craigslist, sometimes for under a c-note. compounds are higher dollar, esp. if you want all of the bells and whistles. i make my own wooden arrows for my trad bows, am learning to knap stone points, & trying to figure out how to make a one piece indian style selfbow out of walnut or hickory. pretty steep learning curves to pick up something indian children knew hundreds of years ago. if i only had an old indian to teach me...