Bow Hunting
Nathan Stefan
Bow Hunting
Two white Tails during the day
An 8 point buck on the left and a 10 point one on the right
White Tail deer
This is a White Tail deer it is a 12 point Buck. This is the kind of deer i am looking to shoot when i go bow hunting.
Mathews Monster Bow
This is the bow that i use when i go hunting, i really enjoy this bow. This bow has no recoil or vibration. and shoots about 352 fps
Bows
Practice, Practice, Practice
History of bow hunting
- 1934-Year of the first Bow hunting season in the United States, held in the state of Wisconsin. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1937-First use of bow-sights in archery competition. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1939-James Easton experiments with making arrow shafts out of aluminum, rather than wood. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1941-Larry Hughes uses aluminum arrows to win the American National (archery) Championship. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1942-Hoyt Archery co. founded by Earl Hoyt, Jr. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1946-Easton produces it's first trademarked aluminum arrows, the "24 SRT-X". (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1951-Max Hamilton introduces "Plastiflech" vanes to replace feathers. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1953-Bear Archery develops and sells the first working recurve bows. Previous bows were straight-limbed longbows. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1956-Hoyt Archery develops the first "Pistol grip" bow handle. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1958-Easton develops the "XX75" aluminum arrow shaft. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1961-Hoyt Archery introduces the "Torque stabilizer". (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1966-Easton develops the "X7" aluminum arrow shaft. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1969-Holless Wilber Allen is granted a patent on his invention of the Compound Bow which he designed 3 or 4 years earlier. His original wheels were triangular in shape. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1970-Compound bows and release aids make their national debut in U.S. national archery competition. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1971-Andy Rimo develops the "flipper" rest. Pete Shepley starts PSE archery company. Flex Fletch manufactures it's first soft plastic arrow vanes. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1974-Freddie Troncoso invents the first dual-prong arrow rest. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1982-Cam wheels on compound bows first appear. Previous wheels where perfectly round.
- 1983-Easton develops the first carbon arrow shaft. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1992-The Olympic torch, in Barcellona, Spain is ignited using a flaming arrow shot by Antonio Rebollo of the Spanish Olympic Team. Matt McPherson founds Matthews Archery Co., manufacturing bows with single-cam technology. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
- 1995-The Compound Bow is included in the World Target Archery Championship competition for the first time. (strictlybowhunting paragraph 11)
Laws in Wisconsin for bow and arrow
Bows, Arrows, and Crossbows
Crossbow means any device using a bow which, once drawn, is held solely by means other
than the effort of the person firing it (DNR 6 ).
Crossbows are legal for any person to use for hunting turkey under authority of a turkey
hunting license and small game under authority of a small game license or non-resident
furbearer hunting license. (DNR 6)
Crossbows are not legal to use for hunting small game under the authority of an archery
license except by the following individuals:
1. Resident and non-resident disabled huntersissued a ClassA, Class B Crossbow, or Class
C Disabled Hunting Permit or Crossbow Permit.
2. Persons 65 years of age or older with an appropriate hunting license. (DNR 6)
Arms Transportation
It is illegal to:
• possess or transport in a moving vehicle any firearm (other than a handgun), bow, or
crossbow unless it is unloaded. (DNR 6)