Thanks in part to a custom-made wheelchair mount and mouth-triggering device, Jake Beckstrom is deadly accurate with his crossbow.
by NAHC Member Jake Beckstrom
Only a few minutes remained before legal shooting time ended on day No. 1 of my bowhunting career. My dad had just begun packing up a few items inside the roomy box blind when our host, NAH Managing Editor Dave Maas, whispered sharply, ...
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By Inside Track Managing Editor Dave Maas
The author's friend, Jay, with a lunchtime gobbler
The shot is etched into my memory—I aimed at the spot where the strutting tom’s beard attached to his chest as he drew closer with each step …9 yards, 8 yards, 7 yards … and then sent my arrow on its way. The red and yellow fletchings disappeared into the tom’s chest feathers, b...
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While arrowheads are believed to date back thousands of years, bowhunting as a sport really has developed in only the last few decades in the United States. In fact, the first bow-specific season was established in 1934 in Wisconsin.
Today, there are more than 3 million bowhunters across the country and most of them – more than 90 percent according to research – hunt with compound bows. Ironic...
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Plano® announces the start of its “Win a Michael Waddell Autographed Bow Case” online sweepstakes that runs from now until midnight on Sept. 30. No purchase is required to enter and participation is easy.
Registration is free and open to the public, but registrants must be 13 years of age or older. To enter the contest, visit PlanoMolding.com and click on the “Win a Bow CaseR...
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Plano Molding Co. has a hard and soft response that can be summed up in a single answer as to the perfect case for today’s modern hunting bows – it’s called the Grab ’N Go™.
The Plano® Grab ’N Go series offers two standalone soft cases that serve both as a reliable carrier and a rugged 600D nylon protective covering. And while that’s good, it gets even better. Both models can also ...
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Two prominent and well-respected brands in the hunting sports industry, Plano® and Bone Collector™, have teamed to create the Bone Collector Edition of Plano storage cases.
The introductions include hard and soft gun cases, a bow case and a magnum field box.
“The collaboration with Michael Waddell, Mr. Bone Collector himself, to develop this product line has been refreshing and rewarding,...
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Plano’s New ALL WEATHER Bow Case offers more features and protection found on cases costing twice as much!
Plano, IL – Since introducing its first bow case in 2000, Plano® has provided cases that provide unmatched quality and value. Featuring patented Pillarlock® Protection, elastomeric arrow storage, tie-downs for both limbs and strings, all at a cost below that of lesser cases. D...
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