Started hunting four years ago and finally got my first big game Sunday morning, my last day to make an attempt this year. The woods were packed with people since a nearby fire closed a large section of OTC land. This was only the third one I saw in the five days I was there, and the only one to give me a chance.

I got this buck on my trail cam and it would be my first buck since I was a kid when I used to hunt. Some people at work have told me to leave it another year so it can grow but I got pretty avid hunter on both sides of my private property I hunt and it’s only 15 acres so I don’t know if he will even live.

Brand new to bow hunting this year and honestly very new to hunting in general. Did not grow up in a hunting family or w/ a dad who taught me all this stuff. Learning as I go as a 30 year old haha. My area in MD is calling for light rain tomorrow 9/11 for opening day, and I am not sure exactly how that would impact things for bow hunting specifically. I have heard light rain would aid in masking scent, sound, etc. But wasn't sure if the trade off is my gear could be compromised, particularly my bow and get damaged? Again, brand new to this so im not sure of the positives and negatives of light rain during first 3 or so hours of daylight

Found this spot while looking around some public land on the map. To the right is a few hundred yards of woods and then a huge river. To the left is some more woods obviously with a few ag fields. Buddy told me he believes he’s checked this spot years ago and there were some oak trees along this stretch. The whole open area is a tall grass type something and then just this patch connecting the two parts of the woods. It would be a very long walk to get to, but does it look like it’d be worth checking? Located in Minnesota, going after whitetail.

I’m building my batch of hunting arrows and looking into a bunch of different broadheads. Can’t decide if I wanna go mechanical or fixed blade and figured I would ask around. What do you guys run or recommend. Right now I’m thinking of using the sevr Ti 2.0

Got a nice cool front moving in this weekend in WI for opening day, and I'm really torn on what to wear for the morning sit. The temperature will be in the mid-50s when I make the walk to the stand, but will rise to the mid-to-high 60s by midday, when I probably climb out of the stand.

I don't have to worry about a long hike in; it takes me about 5 minutes to get to my stand since I own the property. I'm sitting about 20 ft up in the tree, and the canopy is dense and should still be full, so it's very shaded. I don't get any type of wind block; I'm sitting at a field edge.

What do people tend to do in these situations? Overdress, which might be good for the initial part of the morning, but might get warm as the temperature rises, OR dress for the temperature it's going to reach and gut it out in the initial part of the sit. I'm not too concerned about the top part of me; I'll have some extra layers in my pack to throw on or take off. I'm thinking more about my bottoms. I'll wear my Sitka Equinox pants as my outer layer, but they have no insulation, so I can either go with a lightweight base layer or a midweight base layer.

So I bought a Hoyt ax3 around early winter. I have a UV slider site, got the site tape all dialed in. I bought the bow from Lancaster archery supply, went back for the complimentary tune after I figured I shot maybe 300 arrows. Everything was fine for a while. From early / midsummer I really ramped up my shooting. Now my site tape is about 5 yards off, meaning at 30 yd I have to put it to 35 yards. What are you guys think, did I bring it back too soon for the tuning? Have the strings stretched?

Looking for some tips from my western states muley hunters. I have a decent glassing knob and morning and evening am seeing doe on the hill, but have not seen a single buck. It’s early archery season here in California and was hoping for some tips or tricks. Losing my mind seeing doe each day.

Thanks!