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Sports Recreation: Relieve Stress and Have Fun

Written by Mike on September 23, 2008 – 8:17 am -

The world we live in is growing increasingly fast-paced, stressful, and filled with responsibility.  Because of this, everyone needs some time to relax and have some recreation.  Our modern way of life also tends to be sedentary, and the meals we eat are often not very healthy.  Exercise is a very important component in renewing us.  For these reasons, sports recreation activities are some of the best recreation we can choose.  There are many options for hobbies to provide sports recreation.  You may even want to learn some new recreational sports skills. Courses to learn new sports recreation skills can be found online and in larger cities.  You can learn and participate in team sports through the local Y and other organizations.  Team... more


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Tips for Archery Fishing

Written by Mike on September 13, 2008 – 9:38 am -

Tips for Archery Fishing Also known as Bow fishing, this is a sport wherein a fisherman uses archery equipment to fish. A regular hunting bow can be used for fishing by simply attaching a reel to the front of the bow grip, although a compound bow is favored by many. Archery fishing is especially favored by regular hunters when regular game like deer are off season.  This way they can continuously hone their skills for whatever season it may be. Before engaging in bowfishing, one must first take into consideration the following: 1. A fisherman must be duly licensed.  Some states require that an individual have a state license to fish. 2. Equipment.  Most states have a predetermined set of approved equipment for archery fishing. 3. Archery... more


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Virginia High Court Upholds ATA Bowhunting Victory

Written by Mike on September 1, 2008 – 8:19 am -

In a ruling likely to provide a national precedent, the Virginia Supreme Court in mid-July upheld a lower court’s ruling that bowhunting is a safe, science-based tool of wildlife management, and that local authorities cannot stop citizens from bowhunting deer on their property when hunting itself is a right conferred by the state’s Constitution. The High Court, in choosing not to hear an appeal by the Reston Homeowners Association, also upheld the Fairfax County court’s decision to allow the Archery Trade Association to recover all legal fees incurred during the dispute. After being alerted to the dispute by Suburban Whitetail Management of Northern Virginia (SWMNV), the ATA brought legal action against the Reston Homeowners Association... more


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What Is A Compound Bow?

Written by Mike on August 24, 2008 – 1:52 pm -

A compound bow is a modern bow that utilizes a levering system, with cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs. It is usually the preferred bow for hunting. The compound bow uses very stiff limbs that can operate with greater energy efficiency than those with less stiff limbs. This limb stiffness makes the compound bow extremely energy efficient, but as the limbs are too stiff to be drawn comfortably with a string attached directly to them the compound bow has the string attached to pulleys, that have one or more cables attached to the opposite limb. When the string is drawn back, the string causes the pulleys to turn causing the pulleys to pull the cables, which in turn causes the limbs to bend and so store energy. The use of this levering system... more


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Bowhunters, Avoid Becoming The Hunted

Written by Mike on August 24, 2008 – 9:09 am -

With Montana’s upland game bird and bow hunting seasons underway beginning Sept. 6, it is a good time to review the basics of hunting safely in bear country. Grizzly bears can be found throughout western Montana, and in recent years grizzly bears are venturing out to explore and inhabit historic ranges. Every bird and bow hunters need to be aware that the act of hunting increase the risk of encountering grizzly bears. Hunters who carefully and quietly walking through brush and willows, try elk bugling or use game calls, and cover themselves with “natural” and “no-scent” products may attract bears. Or startle them. Consider a bowhunter wearing “no-scent” and walking stealthily through the forest camouflaged... more


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Permission Is Required For All Hunting On Private Land

Written by Mike on August 24, 2008 – 8:04 am -

Don’t wait until it is too late. Hunters who haven’t already asked permission from private landowners to hunt need to do so as soon as possible.   Montana law requires hunters to obtain permission for all hunting on private land. Whether pursuing upland game birds, coyotes, gopher or any other wildlife, hunters must have permission from the landowner before hunting on private property. Landowners may grant permission in a face-to-face contact or over the phone, in writing or by posting signs that explain the type of hunting allowed and under what conditions.  Read More →


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Regulation Changes In Store For Many Big Game Archers

Written by Mike on August 24, 2008 – 7:49 am -

Montana elk and antelope archery hunters need to keep a sharp eye out for several regulation changes for the 2008 hunting seasons that require many archers to have permits in hunting districts that may not have required them in the past. The changes call for elk archery hunters in the Missouri River Breaks and 23 other elk-hunting districts in central and eastern Montana to have applied a permit in June. In addition, antelope archery hunters in multi-region “900 series” areas were similarly required to have applied in June for a license via Montana’s annual special drawings. The move to change several elk- and antelope-archery regulations came in response to concerns about hunter crowding, opportunity inequities between archers... more


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