| | | Bow Hunting Gear | Archers generally have to make their shots from
forty-five yards or less. Because of this short
distance between hunter and game, there are several
factors that come into play in bow hunting that are
not as important when rifle hunting. For instance, a
bow hunter has to factor in the acute senses of his
prey. The bow hunter must take measures to fool the
smell, hearing and sight of his game. In order to do
this a bow hunter requires specialized equipment.
In order to make his shot, a bow hunter must be
completely invisible to the animal he is hunting. A
bow hunter can accomplish this with camouflage. There
are many different camouflage patterns available to
today's bow hunter, each designed for concealment in
different terrain. A bow hunter in the deep woods
would no more use a desert camo pattern than a hunter
in the snowy tundra would use a woodland camo pattern.
A hunter must make the correct decision what kind of
camo to use. Some serious bow hunters have gone so far
as to employ the same ghillie suits worn by armed
forces snipers to perfect their camouflage.
But it is foolish to think that wild animals only
perceive danger with their eyes. On the contrary, most
animals have been blessed with a very acute sense of
smell. At 45 yards, a white-tailed deer would smell
the hunter and run. Bow hunters also have a large
variety of scent masking agents that hide the smell of
the hunter under a stronger smell that the quarry will
not find alarming.
In order to make their shot and remain undetected
until they do, a hunter must remain still and quiet,
so the animal will not hear him when he is within
visible range. But while the animal is too far away to
see him, the hunter may attempt to lure it in by
fooling it's sense of hearing as well. There are
several calls designed for different game on the
market.
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